West Liberty, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's golf team will close out the 2023-24 regular season and looks to make one final push for a postseason bid as they play host to the 25-team field for the NCAA Atlantic/East Region Preview at the Oglebay Resort's Jones Course. The 36-hole tournament will tee off at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 22, and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, as hopeful NCAA qualifiers get their first glance at the regional course.

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• Derek Graham, an All-MEC Second Team selection, will be the number one golfer in the lineup and is coming off a tie for 30^th at the Cecil C. Spadafora IUP Invitational where he carded a 151 (+9). Earlier this spring he recorded back-to-back top-10 finishes at the MEC Spring Classic and the the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational where he tied for sixth at both tournaments. His season-low 36-hole score was 139 (-3) at the MEC Spring Classic where he also finished in a tie for sixth. He has the lowest round score shot by a Hilltopper this season of 66 at the UC invitational, leading to a season low 54-hole score of 214 (+4) back in September. He has notched six rounds of even or under par, two rounds in the 60s, and a stroke average of 76.4 in 28 rounds played this season.
• Awethu Mkhwanazi remains the number two golfer in the Hilltopper lineup after carding a season-low 36-hole score of 147 (+5) to tie for 19^th place at the Cecil C. Spadafora IUP Invitational last week. Also at last week's tournament at Indiana (PA), he posted a season-low score of 72 (+1) during the opening round of the tournament. His best 54-hole score was 230 (+14) at the West Liberty Invitational back in September. He has a stroke average of 77.0 in 13 rounds played this season.
• Ethan Cook will be the number three golfer for WLU and is coming off a tie for 34^th at the Cecil C. Spadafora IUP Invitational where he recorded a 152 (+10). Earlier this spring he notched back-to-back top-15 finishes as he tied for 15^th at the Mercyhurst Laker Spring Invitational and tied for 12^th at the MEC Spring Classic. Additionally, his 36-hole score occurred at the MEC Spring Classic, a 143 (+1). He posted a season-low round score of 70 (-2) at the West Liberty Invitational in September and a season-low 54-hole score of 219 (+3) at the Dr. Walley Edgell Invitational back in September. He has recorded three rounds of even or under par and has a stroke average of 77.7 in 18 rounds played this season.
• Bo Orecchio, who also earned All-MEC honors with an honorable mention selection, will be in the number four spot in the lineup for West Liberty. Prior to the Cecil C. Spadafora IUP Invitational where was tied for 57^th and notched a total of 155 (+13), he had carded his first top-5 finish of the year with a fifth place finish and a 36-hole score of 150 (+6) at the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational. At the MEC Spring Classic he turned in a season-low 36-hole score of 144 (+2) for a tie for 16^th place. He has a season-low round score of 69 that led to a season-best 54-hole score of 223 (+13) at the UC Invitational back in September. He has carded one round of even or under par, one round in the 60s, and a stroke average of 77.5 in 28 rounds played this season.
• Noah Seivertson rounds out the Hilltopper lineup as he is coming off a 156 (+14) performance at the Cecil C. Spadafora IUP Invitational where he tied for 62^nd place on the player leaderboard. He carded a season-low 36-hole score of 144 (+2) at the MEC Spring Classic which resulted in a tie for 16^th place. He shot a low round of 70 and a 54-hole score of 216 at the Dr. Walley Edgell Invitational back in September. He has notched three rounds of even or under par and a stroke average of 78.5 in 26 rounds played this season.