May 5, 2008

Indianapolis, Ind. - University of Northern Iowa senior Jordan Weber has been selected to play in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.  Weber, a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, becomes the first UNI golfer ever chosen for NCAA postseason competition.

 

Three 54-hole regional tournaments - East, Central and West - will be conducted May 15-17. A total of 27 teams and six individuals not on selected teams are assigned to each regional site.  Weber, picked as an individual, will compete in the Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio.  Ohio State University is the host school and the tournament will be played on the Scarlet Course.

 

A native of Bernard, Iowa, Weber posted a 2007-08 stroke average of 71.5, with eight rounds in the 60s, including a low of 64 at the Agua-Caliente Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif. Nov. 11.  He also had one victory, earning medalist honors at the John Dallio Memorial in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 1-2.

 

The top 10 teams and two individuals not advancing on teams will move on from each regional to the championship finals.  This year's national championship will be held May 28-31 on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Complex in West Lafayette, Ind., with Purdue University as the host institution.

 

NCAA MEN'S GOLF CENTRAL REGIONAL - May 15-17
Scarlet Golf Course - Columbus, Ohio
Hosted by The Ohio State University

 

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma State
3. Georgia Tech
4. Florida
5. Tennessee
6. Lamar
7. Wake Forest
8. Indiana
9. Texas A&M
10. Louisville
11. Wichita State
12. Kent State
13. Penn State
14. Arkansas
15. Michigan
16. TCU
17. Texas-Arlington
18. Illinois
19. Ohio State
20. Baylor
21. Colorado
22. Eastern Kentucky
23. Marquette
24. Eastern Michigan
25. Cleveland State
26. Loyola (Maryland)
27. Sacred Heart

 

Individuals:
1. Chris Baker, Iowa State
2. Clayton Rask, Minnesota
3. Josh Sandman, Notre Dame
4. Victor Almstrom, Minnesota
5. Brent Long, Western Kentucky
6. Jordan Weber, Northern Iowa