NOBLESVILLE, IND. –Campbell turned in its best round of the week and moved up to 10th on the team leader board after Wednesday's final round of the NCAA Noblesville Regional Championship at The Sagamore Club.
No. 5 Texas (282-279-283—844) claimed a five-stroke victory over No. 18-Tennessee (285-283-281—849) and No. 8 North Carolina (285-284-280—849). No. 28 Louisville (288-282-284—854) and No. 28 UAB (296-288-275—859) also qualified for the NCAA Championship, May 28-June 2 at Grayhawk Golf Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Campbell (307-296-289—892) finished in front of UT-Martin (299-300-297—896), 43rd-ranked Duke (305-289-303—897) and Loyola Chicago (309-302-299—910) in the 13-team field.
Cole Bradley of Purdue won the individual title at 10-under 206 (72-69-65) and claimed a berth in the NCAA finals as the low individual not on a qualifying team.
Junior
Edwin Blomander (74-72-71—217) led the Camels on the par-72, 7173-yard Jack Nicklaus design. He finished the event with 11 birdies and 29 pars while playing the par-5 layouts at 4-under. On Wednesday, the native of Eksjo, Sweden made four birdies and three bogeys.
Fellow junior
Henrik Lilja finished tied for 42nd at 5-over 221 (78-71-72) after an event where he compiled 31 pars and 10 birdies.
Senior
Pontus Nyholm, the Big South golfer of the year ranked No. 15 nationally, concluded his collegiate career after finishing in a tie for 47th place (72-76-75—223). Fellow senior
Josh Hetherington moved up to T63 after shooting one-under par Wednesday (83-77-71—231) and finishing tied for fourth in the field with 37 pars.
Under the direction of head coach
John Crooks, the Camels made their program-record fifth-consecutive NCAA regional appearance after winning the Big South Conference title for the third time in the last four opportunities.
NCAA Nobleville Regional
Noblesville, Ind. / The Sagamore Club
May 17-19, 2021 / Par 72, 7173 yards
Final Team Results (Top 5 qualify for NCAA Championship): 1. Texas 282-279-283—844, T2. Tennessee 285-283-381—849, T2. North Carolina 285-284-280—849, 4. Louisville 288-282-284—854, 5. UAB 296-288-275—859, 6. North Florida 285-288-290—863, 7. Arkansas State 297-290-287—874, 8. UNC Wilmington 290-292-301—883, 9. South Florida 294-299-296—889,
10. Campbell 307-296-289—892, 11. UT-Martin 299-300-297—896, 12. Duke 305-289-303—897, 13. Loyola Chicago 309-301-299—910.
Final Individual Leaders: 1. *Cole Bradley (Purdue) 72-69-65—206, 2. *Mark Goetz (West Virginia) 74-66-68—208, T3. *Ross Steelman (Missouri) 73-70-66—209, T3. Zan Luka Stirn (Arkansas State) 77-66-66—209, T5. Parker Coody (Texas) 73-70-67—210, T5. Hunter Wolcott (Tennessee) 70-72-68—210. *individual competitor.
Campbell Individuals: T26.
Edwin Blomander 74-72-71—217, T42.
Henrik Lilja 78-71-72—221, T47.
Pontus Nyholm 72-76-75—223, T63.
Josh Hetherington 83-77-71—231, --
Alejandro Cogollo X-79-X, --
Romain Lanteri 91-X-DQ.
