INDIANAPOLIS — The UTSA women's golf team learned Wednesday its NCAA postseason destination and the Roadrunners will be the No. 15 seed at the Norman Regional on May 6-8 at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club.
The Roadrunners will make their second straight and fifth overall NCAA Regional appearance when they face a field of 18 teams and six individuals at the three-day, 54-hole, stroke-play event. The Norman Regional teams include (by seed):
1. Texas
2. Wake Forest
3. Florida
4. Arizona State
5. Oklahoma
6. TCU
7. Pepperdine
8. Purdue
9. Mississippi
10. Texas Tech
11. Mississippi State
12. Virginia Tech
13. NC State
14. Texas A&M
15. UTSA
16. UNC Wilmington
17. Sam Houston State
18. Fairleigh Dickinson
Other NCAA Regional sites include Cle Elum, Washington, East Lansing, Michigan, and Opelika, Alabama.
The low six teams and low three individuals not on those teams from each regional — a total of 24 teams and 12 individuals — will advance to the national championships to be played May 17-22 at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.
Under the direction of two-time C-USA Coach of the Year Summer Batiste, the Roadrunners earned their second straight and fifth overall NCAA postseason bid after winning the C-USA Championship last week in Florida. Ana Gonzalez captured individual medalist honors and Julie Houston tied for eighth place to lead UTSA to a 12-shot victory for its second consecutive and fourth all-time league title.
UTSA advanced to three straight NCAA Regionals in 2011-13, finishing 16th in the 2011 West Regional, 20th in the 2012 Central Regional, and 17th in the 2013 Central Regional. The Roadrunners turned in their best NCAA postseason finish and score by placing 12th with an 892 (298-295-299) at the Austin Regional last year.
