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EAST REGIONAL PREVIEW: Gannon Heads to Michigan to Compete in East Regional

GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS at NCAA DIV. II EAST REGIONAL DATE/TIME:  Monday, May 5 to Wednesday, May 7, 2025 I 10:00 a.m. tee time – Monday; 12:10 p.m. tee time – Tuesday; TBD — Wednesday FORMAT: Play 5, score 4 I Allow one Substitution per day COURSE/LOCATION:  The Meadows Golf Club I Allendale, Mich. LIVE SCORING   ERIE, Pa. – […]

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GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS at NCAA DIV. II EAST REGIONAL

DATE/TIME:  Monday, May 5 to Wednesday, May 7, 2025 I 10:00 a.m. tee time – Monday; 12:10 p.m. tee time – Tuesday; TBD — Wednesday

FORMAT: Play 5, score 4 I Allow one Substitution per day

COURSE/LOCATION:  The Meadows Golf Club I Allendale, Mich.

LIVE SCORING

 

ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon women’s golf team will make its fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division II East Regional on Monday, May 5 to Wednesday, May 7. Coach Scott Stano‘s squad claimed an automatic spot in the NCAA playoffs by winning the PSAC championship for the sixth consecutive year last weekend in Kutztown, Pa.

 

Gannon is one of 72 teams nationwide and 18 teams in the East Region to claim a spot in the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships. The Golden Knights are seeded eighth in the 18-team East Regional, which will be played at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale, Mich. and hosted by No. 2 seed Grand Valley State.

 

Findlay is the No. 1 seed in the regional followed by GVSU. The rest of the top five includes No. 3 Missouri-St. Louis, No. 4 UIndy, and No. 5 Tiffin. The second five includes No. 6 Ferris State, No. 7 Ashland, No. 8 Gannon, No. 9 Wayne State (Mich.), and No. 10 Davenport.

Also included in the East Regional field are Drury, McKendree, Maryville (Mo.), Ohio Dominican, Saginaw Valley State, Franklin Pierce, Glenville State, and Illinois Springfield

Six individuals complete the field: Sydney Hugo, Walsh; Lucia Martin, Charleston (WV); AJ Powell, Wisconsin-Parkside; Abby Wolff, William Jewell; Addie Delcamp, Northwood; and Rockhurst’s Grace Claney.

The top five team finishers in the 54-hole East Regional team competition will advance to the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships on May 13-17 at Boulder Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nev. The top five teams from the East and West Regions and the top four teams in the Central and South along with the top two individuals not on an advancing team will advance to the championships.

 

STANO COMMENTS 

“We’re very excited for the opportunity to compete in this year’s regional,” related Stano. “We have worked hard since August for this tournament. We have started to play better each tournament in the spring and we’re starting to get into a nice groove. We set up a difficult tournament schedule to help prepare us for this tournament. Top to bottom of the team I am so proud of this year’s team.  They believe in one another. They have the focus and determination to put themselves in contention for a spot to move on come Wednesday.”

 

GOLDEN KNIGHTS SHOWCASE SEASONED LINEUP 

Gannon enjoyed another strong season with wins in three events. Stano’s squad has won its last two tournaments, finishing first by 20 strokes in the recent PSAC Championships and prior to that a first-place showing in the Cav Classic.

 

Gannon has now won a PSAC-record six straight PSAC Championships and Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole) won her third straight individual title, which has also never been done before. Petersen has been named the PSAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Year the last two years and was previously named the PSAC Freshman of the Year.

 

Petersen’s win in the PSAC Championships also tied her for the career record at Gannon with seven victories. She has three first-place finishes this season and has been in the top five in six of 11 tournaments. The senior from Denmark enters with a 76.0 average over 23 rounds.

 

Fellow senior Andrea Martinez (Tarragona, Spain/Col·legi Vedruna Sagrat Cor) and junior Emily Donahue (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) add experience to the lineup. Martinez, a native of Spain, has a 79.4 average over 23 rounds and recently finished fourth at the Cav Classic. She was also second at the Michael Corbett Fall Classic.

 

Donahue is a junior with an 82.8 average over 20 rounds. She has played some of her best golf this spring to grab a spot in the lineup. Donahue finished in a tie for 12th in the PSAC Championships.

 

Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola) and Alexandria LeCureux (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) provide the youth in the lineup. Mateo is a sophomore from Spain and has a 79.1 average in 21 rounds. She owns three top ten finishes and was tied for third at the PSAC Championships.

 

LeCureux is second on the team with a 79.0 average in 23 rounds with five top-five showings. The freshman has six finishes in the top ten and posted her highest showing of the season at the PSAC Championships with a tie for third.   

 

Victoria Colmenares (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/ICL Academy) will serve as Gannon’s substitute. A sophomore from Bolivia, she has an 84.5 average in 13 rounds.      

 

TAKING A LOOK BACK AT THE 2024 EAST REGIONAL

Gannon posted its highest finish ever at the NCAA Division II East Regional. The Golden Knights tied for seventh place in the 15-team regional, missing the last of five qualifying spots for the NCAA finals by just two places and seven strokes.  

 

Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole) shot a 2-over-par 74 on Wednesday, and the Knights turned in an impressive score of 21-over-par 309 on the tough Prairie View Golf Club course.

 

Gannon tied Ferris State with a three-day score of 949 as the Knights’ scores improved on each of the final two days. After opening in 11th place with a 327 score on Monday, Gannon shot 313 on Tuesday and 309 on Wednesday. Gannon’s 309 was the fourth-best score of the day among the 15 teams.

 

Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole) was Gannon’s top finisher and also posted a better score each day. Petersen finished in a tie for 11th with scores of 80-77-74 for a 15-over par total of 231.        

 

Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola) (79-85-77) and Andrea Martinez (Tarragona, Spain/Col·legi Vedruna Sagrat Cor) (85-75-81) each finished in a tie for 44th with a 25-over par total of 241. Sarah White (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) T48 — 83-80-80—243 +27) and Zoey McClain (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (T56 — 89-81-78—248 +32) completed Gannon’s contingent of golfers.

THE GANNON LINEUP FOR NCAA DIV. II EAST REGIONAL

1. Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole) (Sr., 76.0 avg. in 23 rounds)     

2. Andrea Martinez (Tarragona, Spain/Col·legi Vedruna Sagrat Cor) (Sr., 79.4 avg. in 23 rounds)        

3. Alexandria LeCureux (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) (Fr., 79.0 avg. in 23 rounds)          

4. Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola) (So., 79.1 avg. in 21 rounds)          

5. Emily Donahue (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) (Jr., 82.8 avg. in 20 rounds)

 

Substitute

Victoria Colmenares (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/ICL Academy) (So., 84.5 avg. in 13 rounds)     



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EUGENE, OR — The Big 12 Conference closed out the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with three individual titles and 16 total medals across four days of competition at Hayward Field. Athletes from all 16 Big 12 programs competed in the national meet, highlighted by standout performances from Baylor, BYU and Oklahoma […]

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  • James Corrigan (BYU) – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase, 8:16.41

  • Brian Musau (Oklahoma State) – Men’s 5,000m, 13:20.59

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  • Alexis Brown (Baylor) – Women’s Long Jump, 6.63m

  • Lexy Halladay-Lowry (BYU) – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase, 9:08.68

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  • Blair Anderson (Oklahoma State) – Men’s Long Jump, 8.02m

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  • Shelby Frank (Texas Tech) – Women’s Discus Throw, 63.37m

  • Joy Naukot (West Virginia) – Women’s 10,000m, 31:34.34

 





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