The good news continues to flood in for the Valparaiso University men’s golf program.

For the second consecutive year, Valparaiso University men’s golf fifth-year senior Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) has earned an at-large NCAA Regional berth as he was selected to participate in the West Lafayette Regional, which will be hosted by Purdue at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind. beginning on Monday, May 13 and running through Wednesday, May 15 with 18 holes each day. VanArragon is the top-seeded individual among the 10 invited to join the 13 participating teams at the West Lafayette Regional.

Also for the second consecutive season, the Beacons have earned a postseason tournament bid as the team has accepted an invitation to compete in the National Golf Invitational (NGI), a postseason tournament similar to the NIT in basketball. The 54-hole event will be held from May 17-19 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz.

Invitations for the NGI are extended to the top teams that did not secure automatic or at-large bids into the NCAA Regional Field. VanArragon will not be eligible to compete in the NGI due to his NCAA postseason competition, but the remainder of the team will participate in the event.

This marks the third straight year that Valpo has had at least one individual in the NCAA Regional field. VanArragon, the Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Year, is ranked No. 66 nationally in the latest Clippd rankings. He owns a 69.35 scoring average over 31 rounds and finished as the runner-up at the MVC Championship.

Valpo, led by veteran head coach Dave Gring, possesses a team scoring average of 289.13, the best in program history, and placed third as a team at the MVC Championship. VanArragon led a trio of top-5 finishers at the MVC Championship as junior Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, N.Y. / Niagara Wheatfield) placed third and freshman Adam Melliere (Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville) tied for fourth.

Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex – West Lafayette, Indiana

Hosted by Purdue

Teams (seeded in the following order):

Individuals (seeded in the following order):