JARRED CARLYLE QUALIFES AS AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS YEAR'S
NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH/SOUTH CENTRAL MEN'S GOLF REGIONAL

        INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Arkansas Tech junior Jarred Carlyle found out Friday that he gets to continue playing this season as he earned a spot as an individual in the 2008 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf South/South Central Super Regional Tournament.

This year’s NCAA D-II South/South Central Super Regional Meet will be hosted by St. Edward’s University from May 5-7 at Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin, Texas. The top scoring team from each region within the super regional and the top individual not with a team from each super regional (regardless of region) will advance to the 2008 Division II Spring National Championships Festival in Houston, Texas, on May 14-17 at the Memorial Park Golf Course.

It is the second consecutive season that Carlyle, a native of Nashville, Ark., has qualified for NCAA D-II Super Regional play as both he and fellow classmate, B.J. Hawkins (Winnsboro, Texas) earned berths in last season’s super regional.

“Jarred has had a really good season and is deserving of competing in this year’s NCAA Tournament,” Wonder Boys Head Golf Coach Dave Falconer said. “I’m hoping Jarred can go to Texas, make a good showing and continue to play well.”

Carlyle, who recently finished tied for the sixth at the 2008 Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield/GSC Championships after shooting a three-over par 218 at the Hot Springs Country Club. Carlyle, who is the No. 3 seeded individual from the South Region, enters the NCAA Super Regional sporting a 72.6 scoring average in 16 rounds of golf and eight tournaments. On the season, Carlyle, who was repeat First-Team All-GSC and All-GSC Tournament Team selection this year, has had three Top 10 finishes and two more finishes in the Top 25, including taking home individual medalist honors at the Natural State Classic in Heber Springs, Ark., after firing a 36-hole total of 140.  

Joining Carlyle as individuals from the South Region were Henderson State’s Jack Bartlett (No. 1 seed), West Georgia’s Brandon Bennett (No. 2 seed), Henderson State’s Ben Cuzen (No. 4 seed) and Saint Leo’s Matt Cornuet (No. 5 seed).

In addition to five individuals, eight teams qualified for the regional meet, including three teams from the GSC. West Florida, the three-time GSC champion and the No. 1 team in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf D-II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, earned the region’s top seed, while Valdosta State earned the No. 4 seed and North Alabama, this year’s GSC runner-up, earned the No. 8 seed. Other teams that qualified were Florida Southern (No. 2 seed and champion from the Sunshine State Conference), Nova Southeastern (No. 3 seed), Barry (No. 5 seed), Lynn (No. 6 seed) and Florida Tech (No. 7 seed).

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