TicketsCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati fifth-year senior men's golfer Ty Gingerich has earned a bid to the NCAA's Purdue Regional, May 13-15. The action will take place at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
The top five teams in each of the six regionals, as well as the top individual not on any of those squads, will advance to the national championship in Carlsbad, Calif. (May 24-29).
This trip will be a homecoming of sorts for the Russiaville, Ind., native, whose father, Rex, pitched at Purdue, while his brother, Weston, is a current member of the baseball team. Gingerich, who completed his finance degree last week, won the Big 12 individual championship with a 9-under 279 at Whispering Pines in Texas, which included three-straight birdies on the back-nine. It was his first collegiate win after three second-place finishes. His 72.42 career stroke average is currently second in school history to former teammate Sam Jean.
This also marks the program's third-straight year in the postseason as well, the best streak in school history. The prior two instances saw the first-ever team appearance, at the Las Vegas Regional in 2023, while Jean qualified as an individual in Columbus in 2022.
Austin Squires, who competed in the 2017 and 2019 Regionals, is the only Bearcat with multiple bids. Other representatives include David Tepe (2013), Jon Nichols (1974), Geoff Hensley (1969) and George McManis (1965). Squires' 21st-place finish in 2017 was the highest in school history.
The other competing teams include (in seed order) Vanderbilt, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Purdue, San Diego State, Mississippi State, Indiana, College of Charleston, Stetson, Colorado State, Southern Illinois and Tennessee Tech.
Individuals joining Gingerich in West Lafayette include Caleb VanArragon (Valparaiso), Hunter Thomson (Michigan), Cameron Huss (Wisconsin), Barend Botha (Toledo), Valentin Peugnet (Illinois State), Owen Stamper (Middle Tennessee), Alex McCulla (Illinois State), Luke Fuller (WKU) and Ben Ortwein (Rider).
The top five teams in each of the six regionals, as well as the top individual not on any of those squads, will advance to the national championship in Carlsbad, Calif. (May 24-29).
This trip will be a homecoming of sorts for the Russiaville, Ind., native, whose father, Rex, pitched at Purdue, while his brother, Weston, is a current member of the baseball team. Gingerich, who completed his finance degree last week, won the Big 12 individual championship with a 9-under 279 at Whispering Pines in Texas, which included three-straight birdies on the back-nine. It was his first collegiate win after three second-place finishes. His 72.42 career stroke average is currently second in school history to former teammate Sam Jean.
This also marks the program's third-straight year in the postseason as well, the best streak in school history. The prior two instances saw the first-ever team appearance, at the Las Vegas Regional in 2023, while Jean qualified as an individual in Columbus in 2022.
Austin Squires, who competed in the 2017 and 2019 Regionals, is the only Bearcat with multiple bids. Other representatives include David Tepe (2013), Jon Nichols (1974), Geoff Hensley (1969) and George McManis (1965). Squires' 21st-place finish in 2017 was the highest in school history.
The other competing teams include (in seed order) Vanderbilt, Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Purdue, San Diego State, Mississippi State, Indiana, College of Charleston, Stetson, Colorado State, Southern Illinois and Tennessee Tech.
Individuals joining Gingerich in West Lafayette include Caleb VanArragon (Valparaiso), Hunter Thomson (Michigan), Cameron Huss (Wisconsin), Barend Botha (Toledo), Valentin Peugnet (Illinois State), Owen Stamper (Middle Tennessee), Alex McCulla (Illinois State), Luke Fuller (WKU) and Ben Ortwein (Rider).