ALLENDALE, Mich. – Bryce Burke fired a final round 73 to finish in a tie for third at the Midwest/Central Region Championships Wednesday afternoon, allowing him to advance to the NCAA D-II National Championships.
 
Fighting through difficult, rainy conditions at The Meadows at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Michigan, Burke's third round 73 was lowest final round score by all players in the field. Burke shot up 10 spots on the final day to punch his ticket to the national championships. Burke finished the tournament with an overall score of 220 (72, 75, 73, +7).
 
In just his first year with the Wonder Boys, Burke will compete in the NCAA D-II National Championships as a freshman. Burke is the first individual to advance to the national championships under head coach Luke Calcatera in his fifth season at the helm for Arkansas Tech.
 
As a team, the Wonder Boys shot the third-lowest team score in the final round to finish in a tie for 13^th. Julio Arguelles fired a final round 77 to close out in a tie for 14^th with a 13-over-par.
 
FINAL ROUND TEAM RESULTS

1	Central Missouri	294	294	312	900	+48
2	Southeastern Oklahoma	291	300	310	901	+49
3	Bellarmine	294	295	319	908	+56
4	Tiffin	289	303	320	912	+60
5	Central Oklahoma	299	300	314	913	+61
T6	Southwestern Oklahoma	301	313	301	915	+63
T6	Lewis	298	296	321	915	+63
8	Northern Michigan	302	301	313	916	+64
T9	Lindenwood	301	304	312	917	+65
T9	Washburn	301	292	324	917	+65
11	Missouri-St. Louis	300	299	320	919	+67
12	Ferris State	311	302	307	920	+68
T13	Arkansas Tech	301	311	310	922	+70
T13	Grand Valley State	295	301	326	922	+70
T13	Henderson State	301	305	316	922	+70
T16	Winona State	302	311	316	929	+77
T16	Indianapolis	305	322	231	858	+77
18	Minnesota State	307	306	324	937	+85
19	Northwood	308	322	317	947	+95

 
FINAL ROUND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1	Talon Supak	Illinois-Springfield	70	71	77	218	+5
2	Zach James	Southeastern Oklahoma	69	72	78	219	+6
T3	Bryce Burke	Arkansas Tech	72	75	73	220	+7
T3	James Inman	Bellarmine	69	72	79	220	+7
T5	Alex Springer	Central Missouri	71	73	77	221	+8
T5	Jake Duvall	Southwestern Oklahoma	73	75	73	221	+8
7	Keenai Sampson	McKendree	70	74	78	222	+9
8	D.J. Vogt	Bellarmine	71	73	79	223	+10
T9	Travis Mays	Central Missouri	72	71	81	224	+11
T9	Robert Dofflemyer	Lewis	73	72	79	224	+11
T14	Julio Arguelles	Arkansas Tech	75	74	77	226	+13
T80	Austin Smith	Arkansas Tech	76	82	81	239	+26
T95	Jordan Hawkes	Arkansas Tech	78	80	85	243	+30
T95	Dylan Lovell	Arkansas Tech	79	85	79	243	+30

 
NEXT UP
Bryce Burke will represent the Wonder Boys at the NCAA D-II National Championships at the Green Valley Ranch in Denver, Colorado from May 17-21.