Five SSC Teams Will Compete in 2024 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship
Two individuals from SSC programs will also compete in the regional championship
Phil Wood | Sunshine State Conference
INDIANAPOLIS - Five Sunshine State Conference women's golf teams and two individuals are set to compete in the 2024 NCAA Division II South Regional. The 2024 event will take place at the Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tennessee. The three-day tournament will be hosted by Lee University and take place from May 6-8.
Sunshine State Conference tournament champions Saint Leo earned automatic qualification into the South Regional. They are ranked eighth in the region. Nova Southeastern University is the highest-ranked SSC team at No. 2. The Sharks and Lions will be joined by Rollins College, Barry University, and Lynn University. Flagler College is the region's top seed.
The two individuals representing the SSC are Ana Maria Jimenez Rios of the University of Tampa and Sandra Eriksson of Eckerd College.
The last SSC team to win the national championship was Florida Tech which won the tournament in 2019. Between 2000 and 2014, the SSC won every single national title. Last season, Nova Southeastern finished as the national runner-up. The Sharks' Olivia Gronborg won the individual national title. She was the first SSC winner since Lynn's Helen Kreuzer won the individual title in 2021.
The top five teams and the top two individuals not on an advancing team will advance from the South Region to the national championships. The championships will be held May 21-25 at Orange County National Golf Center in Orlando, Florida.
Teams and individuals are listed in rank order. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution's name.
South Region:
1. Flagler [Peach Belt Conference]
2.
Nova Southeastern
3. Anderson (South Carolina) [South Atlantic Conference]
4.
Rollins
5.
Barry
6.
Lynn
7. Lee
8.
Saint Leo [Sunshine State Conference]
9. Wingate
10. Limestone
11. West Florida [Gulf South Conference]
12. North Greenville [Conference Carolinas]
Individuals:
1.
Ana Maria Jimenez Rios, University of Tampa
2.
Sandra Eriksson, Eckerd
3. Lauren Martin, Lincoln Memorial
4. Charlotte Colley, Lenoir-Rhyne
5. Kajsa Lindqvist, Lander
6. Josefine Winkle, Lander
More info from the NCAA: 2024 Division II Women's Golf Championship Qualifiers Announced