INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA released the 43-team field for the 2021 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday, May 3. The Albertus Magnus College men's golf team was one of the 30 programs that earned an automatic qualification into the event.
In addition to the 43 teams competing in the NCAA Championship, the field will also include six individuals not on one of those teams. After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the top 18 teams and top six individuals not on one of those programs. The championship will be held May 11-14 at the Oglebay Golf Resort, in Wheeling, W.V., and will be hosted by Bethany College and the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
The Falcons earned their automatic qualification into the NCAA Championship with a convincing victory at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Golf Championship, the program's first league title. Albertus (320) topped second-place finisher Saint Joseph's College of Maine (343) by 23 strokes, with senior Ryan Sember (Branford, Conn.) capturing medalist honors with a two-under 69.
In addition to Sember, Robert Eichelberger (Odessa, Fla.) (83), David Aquavia (Oakville, Conn.) (84), and Devin Hines (West Haven, Conn.) (84) all made the GNAC All-Tournament team. Sember also earned GNAC Player of the Year honors, while Eichelberger was named the GNAC Rookie of the Year. Brandon Fowler (Lexington, S.C.) rounded out the Falcons' competitors at the GNACs, tallying a score of 88 to have all five Albertus golfers card sub-90 scores.
To go along with their GNAC Title, the Falcons also won both of its dual-matches in 2021. Albertus topped Mitchell College twice on the season, opening the year with a 336-366 road win before earning a 334-336 victory at home at the New Haven Country Club.
