May 5, 2008

WACO, Texas - The Baylor men's golf team was selected to the NCAA Central Regional it was announced on Monday afternoon by the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee.

Baylor will make its 11th-straight in the NCAA Regional tournament. The Bears were one of 27 teams and six individuals selected to the Central Regional played at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. Ten teams and two individuals not on advancing teams will move on from each regional to the championship finals.

Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Colorado also were selected to the Central Regional from the Big 12 Conference.

Last season, Baylor finished 18th overall at the NCAA Central Regional at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. Baylor finished in fifth place at the 2008 Big 12 Men's Golf Championships, its highest finish since placing fourth in 2002.

The 2008 NCAA Men's Golf Championships will take place May 28-31 on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana.