WAC Champion San Jose State and Idaho, which finished two strokes behind the Spartans, are both headed to the NCAA West Regional, May 6-8 at the Stanford University Golf Course.
San Jose State is seeded 14th while the Vandals are seeded 16th in the 24-team regional event. UCLA is the No. 1 seed with Alabama second, Arizona third, Ohio State fourth, Virginia fifth, and host Stanford sixth.
“We are excited to be playing at Stanford for the NCAA Regional,” said Spartan head coach John Dormann. “We have good knowledge of the course and the different ways it can be played. We just need to go out and play our best for three days.”
While San Jose State received the conference's automatic selection, Idaho earned an at-large bid.
"It's the first time Idaho has qualified for the NCAA Regional tournament with an at-large bid," said Vandal coach Lisa Johnson. "We're really excited to have set this benchmark for the future."
Johnson said the opportunity to continue their season is important to the Vandals, who were not satisfied with their conference finish.
"It will be a challenge but we believe, if we play our best, we can advance to nationals," Johnson said.
There will be carry over from the WAC tournament.
"We definitely learned that every shot matters," said Johnson, who is preparing her team for its trip to nationals by playing their home courses as long as possible. "We learned it is extremely important to have four solid scores counting every round."
Eight teams and two individuals from each of the three regional tournaments advance to the May 18-21 NCAA Championship at the Country Club of Landfall.
All three rounds will have live scoring on
www.golfstat.com. Spectators may also attend the rounds as parking is available one first-come, first-served basis at the Stanford Golf Course.