MSUb(TM)s Joe Deraney Earns NCAA Regional Berth
The Statesboro, Ga. native led the Bulldogs in stroke average this season with a 73.18 average. He took home medalists honors at the Homewood Suites Invitational this past March. Deraney finished the regular season with seven top-20 finishes under his belt.
The bid is well deserved by Joe (Deraney). He played well all year long, said MSU head coach Clay Homan. Even though he did not play well the last two tournaments, this is a great chance for him to make it to the NCAA Championships.
He joins Mississippi's Jordan Dempsey, Rob Langley of Furman, Tulane's Michael Thompson and Chris Wheeler, along with Tennessee State's Robert Dinwiddie.
The Southeastern Conference, who will serve as the host of the 2005 East Regional, had 10 teams selected to compete for the National Title. Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and Vanderbilt will compete in the East Regional, while Kentucky and Arkansas were sent to the Central Regional. Auburn, South Carolina and LSU will all travel west to the West Regional.
Deraney becomes the eight Bulldog golfer to make the NCAA field as an individual. The last time MSU had an individual compete in the field was Michael Connell and Chad Wellhausen in 1998. Wellhausen advanced to the NCAA Championships that season. Current head coach Clay Homan was invited as an individual in 1995 in New Haven, Conn.
The championships will be conducted June 1-4 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Loyola College (Maryland) is the host institution for this year's championships.
EAST REGIONAL Golf Club of Tennessee in Nashville, TennesseeHosted by the Southeastern Conference Teams (seeded in the following order):1. Georgia2. Georgia Tech3. Florida4. Duke (Atlantic Coast)5. Wake Forest6. Tennessee7. Georgia Southern8. Alabama9. Clemson10. Georgia State (Atlantic Sun)11. Coastal Carolina (Big South)12. East Tennessee State (Southern)13. Indiana14. Central Florida15. North Carolina16. Louisville17. Virginia18. Vanderbilt19. Charlotte20. Penn State21. North Carolina-Wilmington (Colonial)22. Towson23. Rhode Island24. Rutgers25. Maryland26. Army (Patriot)27. Boston College Individuals:1. Jordan Dempsey, Mississippi2. Rob Langley, Furman3. Michael Thompson, Tulane4. Robert Dinwiddie, Tennessee State5. Joe Deraney, Mississippi State6. Chris Wheeler, Tulane CENTRAL REGIONAL Warren Golf Course in South Bend, IndianaHosted by the University of Notre Dame Teams (seeded in the following order):1. Oklahoma State (Big 12)2. Augusta State3. TCU (C-USA)4. Kentucky (SEC)5. Texas6. Purdue7. Minnesota8. Michigan State (Big Ten)9. Oklahoma10. Kent State (MAC)11. Texas Tech12. Southern Methodist (WAC)13. Tulsa14. Wichita State15. Xavier (Atlantic 10)16. Texas A&M17. Kansas18. Arkansas19. Baylor20. Notre Dame (Big East)21. Lamar22. Missouri23. Kansas State24. IUPUI (Mid-Continent)25. Jackson State (SWAC)26. Detroit (Horizon)27. Loyola (Maryland) (Metro Atlantic) Individuals:1. Patrick Sullivan, Arkansas-Little Rock2. Scott Anderson, Ohio State3. Edward McGlasson, Colorado4. Garrett Chaussard, Illinois5. Chris Wilson, Northwestern6. Korey Mahoney, Eastern Michigan WEST REGIONAL Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, CaliforniaHosted by Stanford University Teams (seeded in the following order):1. UNLV2. New Mexico (Mountain West)3. Auburn4. Arizona State5. UCLA6. Arizona7. Brigham Young8. South Carolina9. Southern California10. Washington (Pac-10)11. LSU12. Pepperdine (West Coast)13. San Diego State14. UC Riverside (Big West)15. St. Mary's (California)16. Stanford17. Texas-Arlington (Southland)18. Colorado State19. Cal Poly20. Fresno State21. Oregon22. Denver23. South Alabama (Sun Belt)24. Illinois State (Missouri Valley)25. Samford (Ohio Valley)26. Princeton (Ivy)27. Central Connecticut State (Northeast) Individuals:1. Jeff Hood, California2. Garrett Sapp, UC Irvine3. David Kim, San Jose State4. Kenny Ebalo, Southern Utah5. Danny Bowen, New Mexico State6. Tyler Goulding, Air Force