The good news just keeps coming for the Valparaiso University men’s golf team.
A day after Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, N.Y. / Niagara Wheatfield) and Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) were both announced as part of the NCAA Bath Regional field, the program has revealed that the team’s season is not done yet.
The Beacons have earned a place in the inaugural National Golf Invitational (NGI), a postseason tournament similar to the NIT in basketball. The 18-team, 54-hole event will be held from May 18-21 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz.
Invitations for the postseason tournament are extended to top teams that did not secure automatic or at-large bids into the NCAA Regional field. The committee used a cumulative average of Golfweek/Sagarin and GolfStat rankings along with a committee decision on teams that have strong resumes.
Valpo leads the Missouri Valley Conference with a 289.48 season scoring average. The Beacons finished as the team runner-up at the MVC Championship with Delisanti winning individual medalist honors for the second straight season. Valpo owns a season winning percentage of .754 (107-35) during a historic year for the program. Delisanti earned MVC Golfer of the Year status, while VanArragon garnered the MVC Elite 17 Award and both were named to the All-MVC team.
This will mark the first time that the program has advanced to postseason play as a team since competing in the NCAA Columbus Regional in 2013.
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