(FINAL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP STROKE PLAY RESULTS - PDF)

Dixie State's chance of advancing on to the eight-team quarterfinal round of the 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championships came up just two strokes short as the Trailblazers finished ninth-overall Wednesday at The Resort at Glade Springs Golf Club in Daniels, W. Va.

The Trailblazers (292-290-293-875, +11) began the final day of stroke play right on the cut line in a two-way tie for eighth-place on the team leaderboard. However, Dixie State's combined 5-over 293 on its final loop could not overcome the matching 293 tallied by Lincoln Memorial (288-293-293-874, +10), which clinched the eighth spot for Thursday's head-to-head quarterfinal match play round.

Three teams out of the 20-team field finished the three days of stroke play under par, led Barry University (294-272-280-846) at minus-18 846, followed by Lynn University (292-277-284-853, -11) in second and West Florida (293-281-288-862, -2) in third. The final five to clinch a spot in Thursday's quarterfinal match play round include Florida Southern (299-283-284-866, +2), Trevecca Nazarene (294-289-286-869, +5), Arkansas Tech (288-289-293-870, +6), Cal State Monterey Bay (287-296-290-873, +9) and LMU.

Sophomore Spencer Wallace (72-76-69) was Dixie State's top finisher in stroke play after firing a team-best 3-under 69 Wednesday with six total birdies on his loop to wind up in a seven-way tie for 21^st-overall at 1-over 217. Freshman Triston Gardner (78-75-72) also posted a solid round as he rolled in three birdies en route to an even-par 72 as he finished tied for 64^th at 9-over 225.

Senior Nicklaus Britt (73-69-76) collected a pair of birdies on his way to a 4-over 76 in his final collegiate round to tie for 28^th-overall at 2-over 218, while freshman Noah Schone (74-70-76) also carded a 4-over 76 to finish tied for 44^th at 4-over 220, and sophomore Brock Nielson (73-76-81) wound up tied for 83^rd at plus-14 230 after he posted a final round 9-over 81.

Florida Southern's Michael VanDerlaan (72-69-66-207, -9) won the NCAA Division II individual stroke play national championship by two shots over Barry University's Jorge Garcia (74-66-69-209, -7).

Dixie State wrapped up the 2018-19 season with 11 top-10 team finishes in 12 total team events, which included the Trailblazers' victory at the 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Golf South Central/West Regional Championships earlier this month at The Ledges Golf Club in St. George. DSU also posted a runner-up finish in its debut at the RMAC Championships last month and registered six top-five team results overall.