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Eric Ash

Men's Golf

Ash Ties For Third, Qualifies For Nationals; SSU Places 11th

Sophomore Eric Ash will compete as an individual at the 2013 NCAA Div. II Championship Tournament on May 20-24.
FINAL RESULTS

DUPONT, Wash. -- Eric Ash saved his best collegiate performance for when it mattered most.  Shooting a career-best six-under-par 210 this week at The Home Course in Dupont, Wash., Ash finished the 2013 NCAA Division II Men's Golf West/South Central Regional Tournament in a tie for third place and will represent Sonoma State as an individual at the NCAA Division II Championships at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa. on May 20-24. 

As a team, the Seawolves placed in a four-way tie for 11th place, carding a 54-hole total of 874 (+10), 20 shots back of regional team champion Cal State Monterey Bay (854), which held off runner-up Western Washington (855) by just one stroke and third-place Grand Canyon (856) by two.

After shooting rounds of 74, 67 and 69 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, Ash is one of two individuals not with a qualifying team to advance to the national tournament -- Hawai'i-Hilo's Dalen Yamauchi finished one swing back of Ash at five-under-par 211.

Cal State Monterey Bay, which won the CCAA championship last week, won its first-ever regional title by shooting 10-under-par in the three-round event, clipping Western Washington and Grand Canyon for the title.  Colorado-Colorado Springs (861) and Cal State Stanislaus (863) will join the Otters, Vikings and Antelopes as the five teams to advance to the national tournament in Pennsylvania.

Steven Warne tied for 25th after carding a 74-71-72--217 (+1), Kyle Listar tied for 54th with a score of 75-75-71--221 (+5), Matt Medeiros tied for 94th at 78-75-76--229 (+13) and Blake Basham placed 102nd after shooting 84-78-73--235 (+19) in the three-round tournament.

Finishing behind the top five teams that advance to nationals (Cal State Monterey Bay, Western Washington, Grand Canyon, Colorado-Colorado Springs and Cal State Stanislaus) was Hawai'i-Hilo (864), Chico State (865), Midwestern State (870), Colorado State-Pueblo (872), Dallas Baptist (872), Abilene Christian (874), Cal State East Bay (874), Sonoma State (874), St. Edward's (874), Colorado School of Mines (880), Cameron (880), Dixie State (888), UC San Diego (892), Western New Mexico (905) and Incarnate Word (912).