LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State women's golf team goes for its 11
th NCAA Championship appearance as the 15-seed at the Stanford Regional from May 10-12 at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif.
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NM State is joined by top-seed and third-ranked Wake Forest, No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 10 USC, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Stanford, No. 22 Arizona, Florida, Northwestern, Iowa State, Denver, TCU, San Diego State, Pepperdine, San Jose State, Cal Poly, Sacramento State and Navy. The Aggies lineup is set to consist of
Amelia McKee, Pun Chanchai,
Alison Gastelum,
Karen Miyamoto and
Alex Quihuis with
Arantza Armas Stenner as the emergency substitute.
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NCAA Regionals feature 54 holes played over three days with the top-six teams and top-three individuals not already on an advancing team qualifying for NCAA Championships May 21-26 at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Aggies have qualified for the NCAA Championship 10 times.
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NM State is led by WAC Player of the Year
Amelia McKee, WAC Freshman of the Year Alison and Gastelum and two-time Player of the Year and four-time WAC First Team honoree
Pun Chanachai. This is the fourth regional for Chanachai, three with the team and one as an individual. Aggie head coach
Danny Bowen is taking the Aggies to their second regional during his four-season tenure.
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The Aggies get the Stanford Regional underway on Monday, May 10, with tee times beginning around 10:50 a.m. (MT) on hole one. Aggie Nation can keep up with all the Regional action on GolfStat.
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