Ferris State Men's Golf Beats GVSU To Win 22nd All-Time GLIAC Championship

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's golf team captured its 22nd all-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship by beating rival Grand Valley State in the league finale on Sunday (April 14) in Augusta, Mich.

After earning the number three seed following the stroke play portion of the league championships, the Bulldogs advanced to the medal match round and beat Wayne State on Saturday 3-2 to reach the league final. In the championship match, FSU then knocked off number one seed Grand Valley State by a 3-0-2 score to emerge with the league title.

This year marks the fifth consecutive time in which the Bulldogs have reached at least the semifinal round at the league men's golf championships and FSU's third title under the current league format since 2019. FSU also won the 2021 championship after no tournament was held in 2020 and reached the finals in 2022 before falling in the semifinals a year ago.

In Sunday's showdown against the Lakers, FSU's McCoy Biagioli was a four-stroke winner while Zach Koerner won his match by seven strokes. Both Nathan Kraynyk and Sam Havey forged ties in their head-to-head contests before Caleb Bond came up with a three-stroke triumph for the Bulldogs. FSU did not drop any of the five matches to the Lakers.

The 2024 GLIAC Championships continued the format established four years ago with each league school competing in 36 holes of stroke play and the top four teams advancing to the semifinals. The head-to-head medal match play bracket format for the semifinals and finals was similar to the current format utilized at the NCAA Championships.

This year's event was held again in Augusta with action at the Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort near Battle Creek on the Stoatin Brae Golf Club course. The par 71 course measured at 6,742 yards. Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort has become one of the largest golf resorts in the World, featuring six championship courses in one amazing destination.

Ferris State, which was ranked fifth this past week in the NCAA Midwest Regional Rankings entering the conference championships, will await the official NCAA selection announcement set for later this month.

Overall, the Bulldog men's golf squad has now captured 22 GLIAC Men's Golf Championships in school history.

Visit the links below for final results from the GLIAC Championships:

Stroke Play - https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&&lb=&x=0.957249356442&tid=29041

Semifinals - https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=match&tid=29040&rid=1

Finals - https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=match&tid=29040