ST. JOSEPH, Miss. – The Saginaw Valley State University men's golf team had a shot at advancing to the NCAA Division II Championships on Saturday, sitting in second place after two rounds at the NCAA DII Midwest Regional. However, SVSU shot a 291 (+7) in the third round to finish seventh overall with a three-round total of 874 (+22).

Shea Harmeson led the Cardinals on Saturday with a round of 70 (-1), finishing tied for 27th with a total score of 219 (+6). Jiseung Choi had the best overall weekend performance for SVSU, tying for 19th after carding a 216 (+3). Choi shot a 76 (+5) in the final round after climbing to second place on Friday with a 67 (-4).

Evan Klein posted a final-round 74 (+3), bringing his total to 222 (+9). Thomas Keyte added to the excitement on Saturday by eagling the 559-yard, par-five 10th hole. He shot an even-par 71 to finish just one stroke behind Klein at 223 (+10). Keyte's eagle was the fourth of the tournament for SVSU, with Harmeson, Choi, and Joey Per each notching one on Friday. Per rounded out the team's scoring with a 76 (+5) in the final round, finishing the tournament at 224 (+11).

Season Recap: Saginaw Valley men's golf team concludes its season with its first NCAA appearance since 2017. Their seventh-place finish marks the program's best showing since 2014, when they placed third and advanced to the NCAA DII Championships.

Throughout the season, the Cardinals claimed two individual victories and recorded five top-five individual finishes. Shea Harmeson earned both tournament wins, capturing the title at the Battle at Brunswick in March and at the GLIAC Tournament in April, becoming just the second SVSU men's golfer to win the GLIAC Championship. He also tied for second at the Findlay Spring Invitational in March.

Evan Klein and Thomas Keyte each secured runner-up finishes as well—Klein at the FIndianapolis Intercollegiate in April, and Keyte at the Davenport Invitational in October. Choi added two third-place finishes, placing in the top three at both the SVSU Al Watrous Invitational in September and the Motor City Shakedown in October.

The team finished fourth in the GLIAC Tournament and advanced to medal match play, where they defeated Ferris State in the semifinals before falling to Wayne State in the championship match.

Under second-year head coach Mike Masten, the team qualified for the NCAA DII Regional for the first time in eight years. Notably, both the men's and women's teams advanced to their respective regional tournaments in the same season for the first time in program history.