University of Missouri-St. Louis finishes runner-up in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championship, losing in the final match to the University of Indianapolis. This marks the University of Indianapolis 2nd consecutive men’s golf conference title.

Many of the top Division II college golf programs are in action this week at Fox Run Golf Club, site of the Midwest Regional hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  The two-day competition concludes Tuesday with the final 18 holes starting with a 10am shotgun.

Malone and Ashland lead the team standings after posting 292 while Wayne State is two shots off the pace at 294.  UMSL, ranked 9th in the country entering the tournament, posted a team score of 300 and will begin the final round 8 shots off the lead.  Maryville University is in 12th place after a first round score of 309.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA.  – The No. 9 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s golf team recorded a 12^th place finish at the Guy Harvey Invitational, hosted by Nova Southeastern, and held Monday-Tuesday at the PGA National.

The Tritons shot rounds of 293, 304 and 296 en route to posting a team score of 893. Top-ranked and defending national champion Barry won the team title with an 854 (290-276-288), defeating No. 4 ranked Lynn (296-282-283 – 861) in the 16-team field.

Senior Warren Crow was the top finisher for UMSL, carding a 218 (73-72-73) to tie for 23^rd place. Sophomore Colby Yates followed in a tie for 40^th place with a 224 (73-74-77), while senior Joe Atkisson shot a 225 (73-77-75), tying for 44^th place. Rounding out the top five were freshman Julien de Poyen (74-81-71 – 226; T48th place) and sophomoreAnthony Cope (79-81-81 – 241; 77^th place).

Senior Justin Hyun (78-79-72 – 229; T56th place) and freshman Matt Barry (81-73-79 – 233; T68th place) competed as individuals.

Barry’s Adam Svensson and Mario Beltran were co-medalists of the event, each shooting a five-under par 211.

UMSL returns to the links on Monday and Tuesday, when they host the Midwest Regional at Fox Run in Eurkea, Mo.

Steve Stricker and D.A. Points already were guaranteed spots in the U.S. Open.

Two more former Illini will join them in the field next week at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.

Luke Guthrie and Scott Langley qualified for the 113th U.S. Open on Monday.

It marks the third time Langley, the 2010 NCAA individual champion at Illinois, will play in the major tournament, while Guthrie will make his first appearance in a major next week. He is guaranteed to play two majors this summer after he qualified two weeks ago for the 2013 British Open.

Guthrie — who played one round at Brookside Golf & Country Club and one round at The Lakes Golf & Country Club — qualified with dramatic flair Monday in Columbus, Ohio.

The Quincy native needed three playoff holes after already playing 36 holes Monday to secure his spot in Pennsylvania when he made a birdie on his final playoff hole. His 6-foot putt, which came with darkness descending, assured the 23-year-old the 15th and final qualifying spot after he shot an 8-under 136 (67-69) for the day.

“Wow! I’m so pumped for an opportunity to compete for the US Open,” Guthrie tweeted late Monday. “Pretty intense out there in the playoff!”

Langley, who drained a hole-in-one on his 26th hole of the day, tied for sixth at Colonial Country Club near Memphis, Tenn., to secure one of nine qualifying slots. Langley, 24, made seven birdies on the day to compensate for four bogeys and finish at 5-under 138 (71-67).

Seven other players with Illinois ties competed Monday at various qualifiers across the country. Illinois men’s golf coach Mike Small, current Illinois players Thomas Pieters, Alex Burge and Mason Jacobs, and former Illini Joe Affrunti, Zach Barlow and Jonathon Krick all took aim at Merion. Small withdrew from qualifying in St. Louis after 22 holes. He shot a 76 in his only full round.

Barlow and Krick each shot 7 over to tie for 11th at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis.

Burge recorded an 8 over during his two rounds in St. Louis, which only took the top two golfers.

Affrunti compiled a two-round score of 2 over during his qualifying at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., but only the top eight golfers earned a spot.

Pieters, the 2012 NCAA individual champion who helped Illinois defeat California on Saturday in the NCAA semifinals, shot a 3 over during his stay at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio, where two golfers clinched berths.

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Lance Ringler of Golfweek joined Dustin Ashby and Dr. Tobin Lingafelter to discuss the NCAA Championship taking place in Atlanta.

HERSHEY, PA. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s golf team shot a 297 on the final 18 holes of stroke play on Wednesday at the NCAA Championship to vault into a tie for seventh place, thus securing its spot in the top eight to advance to tomorrow’s match play.

The Tritons, which entered today’s final round in 10^th place, finished with a three-round score of 898 (299-302-297), at the 6,984-yard, par-71 Hershey Country Club, equaling Western Washington (292-312-294). UMSL garnered the No. 7 seed by virtue of the tiebreaker and will face No. 2 seed Barry tomorrow in one of four quarterfinal matches. Barry combined for a three-day score of 876 (284-288-304). The two sides will face off in a best-of-five match-play showdown beginning at 8:15 a.m. (EST).

“We are very excited to advance to the final eight,” said fourth-year head coach Troy Halterman. “This will be the best finish in school history regardless of tomorrow’s outcome.

“The guys are excited, but still focused on the work ahead. We still feel we haven’t played a complete round out here yet. It feels more like we have survived the last three days. This course is very difficult and tests all aspects of your game. However, I think our difficult schooled and great home courses have prepared us to grind it out on a course like this.”

Florida Southern bettered Barry by nine strokes after the completion of the three-day stroke play tournament, carding an 867 to lead the field of 20 teams. Nova Southeastern was third at 877, while Lynn and South Carolina-Aiken tied for fourth at 888.

Juniors Warren Crow and Joe Atkisson paced the Tritons today, each carding a one-over par 72. Crow tied for an 11^th place finish with a score of 218 (74-72-72), just missing a top-10 finish by one stroke, while Atkisson shot a 224 (74-78-72), tying for 31^st place.

Freshman Colby Yates shot a tournament personal best 74 on his final 18 holes today to move up to a tie for 44^th place with a 228 (76-78-74), while senior Chase Smith tied for 64^th place with a 231 (78-74-79). Freshman David Abolt rounded out the scoring with a 237 (75-80-82), tying for 91^st place.

Individual national champion honors went to Tim Crouch of Florida Southern, who won a three-player playoff. Crouch, Matt Atkins of South Carolina-Aiken and Jake Webb of Western Washington all finished two strokes under par with a 211.

HERSHEY, PA. – Despite adding three strokes to yesterday’s score, the University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s golf team moved up one spot to 10^th place in the team standings after Tuesday’s second round of competition at the 2013 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.

The Tritons carded a 302 on today’s 18 holes and own a two-day score of 601 (299-302).

Barry University posted the lowest team score for the second day in a row and extended its lead over rival Nova Southeastern to 10 shots on the 71-par Hershey Country Club East Course. Barry’s four-over-par 288 pushed its total to four-over-par 572 for the tournament with Nova Southeastern posting a six-over-par 290 in round two for a 14-over-par total of 582 in the 20-team field.

Florida Southern (19-over-par) trails by 15 strokes in third place, but seems safely positioned in the top eight. Only the top eight teams at the conclusion of Wednesday’s play moves on to the match/medal format of the team championship.

UMSL is only four strokes behind eighth place Central Oklahoma (597).

Junior Warren Crow posted a one-over par 72 today to pace the Tritons, moving into a tie for 15^th place individually with a 146 (74-72), while junior Joe Atkisson (74-78) and senior Chase Smith (78-74) are tied for 47^th place with a 152.

Freshman Colby Yates sits in a tie for 64^th place with a 154 (76-78), while freshman David Abolt is tied for 70^th place with a 155 (75-80).

California State Stanislaus’ Rob Damschen fired the low score of the tournament to move into first place on the individual leader board with a 138 (70-68).

UMSL tees off tomorrow beginning at 12 p.m. (EST) and is paired with Colorado Springs and Central Missouri.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is in 11th place after the first round of the NCAA Division II National Championship being played in Hershey, PA.