The Valparaiso men's golf team will open its first NCAA Tournament appearance on Thursday with the first round of the of the Columbus Regional at The Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course) in Columbus, Ohio.

The Valparaiso men’s golf team learned Monday night that it will make it's NCAA Division I Golf Championships debut in nearby Columbus, Ohio.

Crusader fans can find out where the Valparaiso men's golf team is heading for regional action in the 2013 NCAA Men's Golf Championship this evening, as the selection show airs live on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. CT.

For the first time in program history, the Valparaiso men’s golf team is headed to the NCAA Tournament after posting a team score of 294 on Sunday to beat Cleveland State by four strokes and win the Horizon League Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

The Valparaiso men’s golf team combined for a 1-over par team score of 289 on Saturday to vault into first place after two rounds of the Horizon League Men’s Golf Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

Junior Thomas Wettstein (Neenah, Wis./Xavier) fired and even-par round of 72 to be in a tie for second, and the Valparaiso men’s golf team is in third place but just two strokes behind Loyola after the opening round of the Horizon League Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla on Friday.

Valparaiso men’s golf coach David Gring was selected as the Horizon League Coach of the Year, while senior Austin Gaugert (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) and junior Kyle Henning (Brookfield, Wis./East) were both named to the all-league teams when the Horizon League announced its season awards on Thursday.

Fifth-year senior Brad Winters (Elgin, Ill./Saint Edward [Dayton]) and junior Kyle Henning (Brookfield, Wis./East) each posted rounds of 4-over par 76 on Sunday to lead the Valparaiso men’s golf team in the final round of the Wolfpack Spring Open at Lonnie Poole GC in Raleigh, N.C.