Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Long selected in NCAA Auburn Regional
4/24/2019 5:31:00 PM | Women's Golf, BRAA
Becomes first Raider to compete in regionals as individual
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – One day after being named the Conference USA Female Golfer of the Year, Blue Raider senior Hanley Long has been selected to compete the 2019 NCAA Women's Golf Regionals as an individual at the Auburn site.
"I'm super pumped to be going somewhere close enough that my family and friends can be there to be a part of the experience," Long said. "Getting an individual bid to regionals definitely speaks to the talent level our program has been building to the last several years."
Long, Middle Tennessee's first ever league golfer of the year, now becomes the first Blue Raider ever to be selected as an individual for the NCAA Women's Golf Regionals. She did compete as a freshman three seasons ago in the Shoal Creek Regional when Head Coach Chris Adams led her team to the postseason following their second consecutive Conference USA title.
"We knew Hanley's body of work this season would get her to a regional, but finally hearing and seeing her name makes it more of a reality," Adams stated. "It's a real testament to her hard work and it's a huge step in the right direction for our program.
"Obviously we want to be there as a team and we were pretty close this year. To have a player of her caliber represent us in regionals, though, says a lot about this program and will help us tremendously moving forward because it shows that you can succeed as an individual at a high level here at Middle Tennessee."
The Auburn Regional will be played at Saugahatchee Country Club on May 6-8 with a practice round taking place on May 5.
A total of 18 teams and six individuals will compete in three rounds at Saugahatchee with the Top 6 teams and Top 3 individuals not on an advancing team moving on to the NCAA Championships.
Should Long move on to the NCAA Championships, it would mark the 40th appearance of the four-time All-Conference USA honoree's storied career.
"Hopefully this will be motivation for my teammates and future players in the Middle Tennessee program to have the same opportunity to compete in NCAA Regionals as a team or individual," Long added. "I'm excited for the opportunity and plan to leave it all out there in hopes of earning a trip to nationals."
The National Championships take place from May 17-22 at Blessings Club in Fayetteville, Ark.
Teams (Conference Champion)
1. Duke University
2. Vanderbilt University
3. Florida State University
4. Auburn University
5. University of Virginia
6. Furman University (Southern Conference)
7. Clemson University
8. University of Houston (American Athletic Conference)
9. Kennesaw State University (Atlantic Sun Conference)
10. University of Alabama
11. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
12. University of California, Berkeley
13. University of Maryland, College Park
14. East Carolina University
15. University of Denver (The Summit League)
16. University of South Alabama (Sun Belt Conference)
17. University at Albany (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
18. Murray State University (Ohio Valley Conference)
Individuals
1. Leonie Bettel – University of Kentucky
2. Brigitte Thibault – California State University, Fresno
3. Hanley Long – Middle Tennessee State University
4. Monica San Juan – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
5. Anne-Charlotte Mora – Texas State University
6. Victoria Huskey – College of Charleston (South Carolina)
"I'm super pumped to be going somewhere close enough that my family and friends can be there to be a part of the experience," Long said. "Getting an individual bid to regionals definitely speaks to the talent level our program has been building to the last several years."
Long, Middle Tennessee's first ever league golfer of the year, now becomes the first Blue Raider ever to be selected as an individual for the NCAA Women's Golf Regionals. She did compete as a freshman three seasons ago in the Shoal Creek Regional when Head Coach Chris Adams led her team to the postseason following their second consecutive Conference USA title.
"We knew Hanley's body of work this season would get her to a regional, but finally hearing and seeing her name makes it more of a reality," Adams stated. "It's a real testament to her hard work and it's a huge step in the right direction for our program.
"Obviously we want to be there as a team and we were pretty close this year. To have a player of her caliber represent us in regionals, though, says a lot about this program and will help us tremendously moving forward because it shows that you can succeed as an individual at a high level here at Middle Tennessee."
The Auburn Regional will be played at Saugahatchee Country Club on May 6-8 with a practice round taking place on May 5.
A total of 18 teams and six individuals will compete in three rounds at Saugahatchee with the Top 6 teams and Top 3 individuals not on an advancing team moving on to the NCAA Championships.
Should Long move on to the NCAA Championships, it would mark the 40th appearance of the four-time All-Conference USA honoree's storied career.
"Hopefully this will be motivation for my teammates and future players in the Middle Tennessee program to have the same opportunity to compete in NCAA Regionals as a team or individual," Long added. "I'm excited for the opportunity and plan to leave it all out there in hopes of earning a trip to nationals."
The National Championships take place from May 17-22 at Blessings Club in Fayetteville, Ark.
Teams (Conference Champion)
1. Duke University
2. Vanderbilt University
3. Florida State University
4. Auburn University
5. University of Virginia
6. Furman University (Southern Conference)
7. Clemson University
8. University of Houston (American Athletic Conference)
9. Kennesaw State University (Atlantic Sun Conference)
10. University of Alabama
11. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
12. University of California, Berkeley
13. University of Maryland, College Park
14. East Carolina University
15. University of Denver (The Summit League)
16. University of South Alabama (Sun Belt Conference)
17. University at Albany (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
18. Murray State University (Ohio Valley Conference)
Individuals
1. Leonie Bettel – University of Kentucky
2. Brigitte Thibault – California State University, Fresno
3. Hanley Long – Middle Tennessee State University
4. Monica San Juan – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
5. Anne-Charlotte Mora – Texas State University
6. Victoria Huskey – College of Charleston (South Carolina)
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