CONOVER, N.C. –Although Newberry's season drew to a close in a four-way tie for 15th place at the 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Golf South/Southeast Regional capping arguably the best two-year run in school history, Carlos Leandro will be representing the Wolves at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships as an individual.
 
Leandro finished tied with instate Lander's Conor Richards, both qualified as individuals by being one of the top two golfers in the tournament not on a team in the top seven.
 
Carlos paced the Wolves with his two-under 69, moving from 29th into a four-way tie at 15th. The leap up 14 positions put him at one under for the tournament with four birdies coming in the final round.
 
Head coach Howard Vroon stated, "A consolation [to the team's season ending] is that Carlos now gets to compete at the national championship to represent Newberry College and our program there." He continued, "We are very pleased for Carlos, he has earned it."
 
As a team the Wolves completed their best round of the tournament on its final day, firing a collective 290 to move up four spots on the leaderboard, but could not make up enough ground to secure a top-seven finish and a second straight berth into the NCAA Men's Golf Championships.
  
First team all-SAC selection Harry Bolton, a junior, rebounded from a difficult first two days to finish with a one-over 72 for the Wolves on Wednesday, birdieing his final hole to end the tournament on a high note.
 
Senior first team all-conference performer Spencer Skiff ended the tournament with a four-over 75. Honorable mention selection Ben Thompson was eight over in the final round.
   
At 12 under for the tournament, West Florida secured the top spot in the tournament with a total of 840. The Argonauts were trailed by Florida Southern at nine under and Barry who finished at one over. In the fourth spot was Lynn while SAC opponent Lincoln Memorial followed closely behind. 
 
Delta State and Saint Leo were deadlocked for sixth, finishing at 24 over. Florida Tech fought valiantly but finished outright in eighth, just outside the qualifiers at 26 strokes over par. 
 
Wednesday marked the final round of the golfer for the illustrious Spencer Skiff. Skiff's career 73.52 scoring average ranks third in Newberry's computerized scoring era and is the fifth-lowest in the history of the conference. His 72.34 average this season ranks fifth in the Newberry annals and ninth in SAC history.
 
In his four-year career, Skiff matched Leandro, Campbell, and Stanley for the career lead with two wins. He finished among the top 10 on 16 occasions, the fourth-most in school history, and is tied for fifth with seven top-fives. He became the fifth player in school history to earn multiple first team all-SAC selections earlier this season. 
 
"Congratulations to this team on an incredible season," said Vroon. "They accomplished so many amazing things, more than any team in the history of Newbery College. They won five intercollegiate tournaments, beat every team ranked in the top 10 of the country, and achieved the highest national ranking in school history. We are terribly disappointed to have our season end this way. We were well prepared and playing very well coming into this event. None of us has any explanation for how poorly we played so we are sad and disappointed. But we will get over that and we will remember the remarkable achievements of this team for many years to come."
 
The NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships will start Monday, May 21 in Muscle Shoals, Ala. at the Robert Trent Jones The Shoals – Fighting Joe Course.