Division II Men’s Golf Championships

Dates and sites: Five super regionals will be played May 1-3, from which teams and individuals will advance to the finals May 16-19 at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, West Virginia. Concord and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference are the tournament hosts.

Field: The championship tournament includes 105 competitors.

2005 champion: South Carolina-Aiken.

Top contenders: South Carolina-Aiken, Cal State Bakersfield, Florida Southern, Lynn and West Florida were the top five teams in the most recent Golf Channel poll.

Championship notes: Top-ranked South Carolina-Aiken finished second behind Division I Coastal Carolina at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational April 9. Senior all-American Scott Brown took home medalist honors at nine-under-par. Brown leads Division II in scoring average at 71.86. As of mid-April, the Pacers had won 18 of 23 tournaments dating back to 2004. Augusta State hosted the 54-hole event at the Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans, Georgia, with three nine-hole layouts designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. The 15-member field included nine of the top 31 teams in Division I ... Lynn coasted to a 17-stroke victory over Rollins to claim the Sunshine State Conference championship. The Tars’ Dan Walters was medalist. Lynn features Hoyt McGarity and Keir McNicoll. Florida Southern was third behind Tim Reed and Greg Koch, who finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

Division II Women’s Golf Championships

Dates and sites: Four regionals will be played May 1-2 at Findlay, Northeastern State, South Dakota and West Florida. The finals are May 10-13 at Grand Valley State.

Field: Two teams and two individuals from each of four regions, for a total of 48 competitors.

2005 champion: Rollins.

Top contenders: Rollins, Florida Southern, Western Washington, Ferris State and Grand Valley State were to top five teams in the most recent Golf Channel poll.

Championship notes: Rollins’ Mariana De Biase shot a final-round 76 to overcome teammate Charlotte Campbell and Florida Southern’s Lindsey Bergeon to win the Sunshine State Conference title, while the top-ranked Tars won their fourth straight team championship. De Biase has finished in the top 10 of every tournament this year, and Campbell has done so in all but one ... Grand Valley State finished fourth at the Northern Kentucky tournament. Senior Erin Gage and freshman Rachel McHenry were the Lakers’ top finishers. Ferris State placed second at that tournament behind senior Elena Robles, who was third in the individual standings.

Division II Softball Championship

Dates and sites: Eight double-elimination regionals will be held on campus sites May 11-14. The eight regional winners advance to a double-elimination tournament at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia, May 18-22.

Field: Sixty-four teams.

Selection date: May 7.

2005 champion: Lynn.

Top contenders: Humboldt State, Florida Southern, Emporia State, Southeastern Oklahoma State, SIU Edwardsville, Cal State Bakersfield, Lock Haven, Barry.

Championship notes: Humboldt State pitcher Lizzy Prescott ranks third nationally with a 0.49 earned-run average ... Megan Brown of Florida Southern threw her third no-hitter of the season April 12, striking out 14 in a 1-0 win over St. Leo ... Emporia State’s Melissa Stevens holds the record for wins in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... Southeastern Oklahoma State’s  Donni Sullivent was hitting .444 to lead her club in batting average as of April 13 ... On April 13, SIU Edwardsville’s fielding percentage of .979 ranked second nationally ... Christie Hill of Cal State Bakersfield had a team-leading 10 home runs as of April 13.

Division II Men’s Tennis Championship

Dates and sites: The first and second rounds are May 4-6 at campus sites. The championship is May 10-13 at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Rockhurst and the Kansas City Sports Commission will host.

Field: Sixty-four teams will participate in a single-elimination tournament at 16 first- and second-round sites. Sixteen conferences will receive automatic qualification. The remaining 48 teams are selected at large.

Selection date: April 26.

2005 champion: West Florida.

Top contenders: The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee released its first regional men’s tennis rankings in late March. The top teams in each region are Mercy, Armstrong Atlantic State, Lynn, Ouachita Baptist, Drury, Abilene Christian, Washburn and Brigham Young-Hawaii.

Championship notes: In addition to a strong third-place showing in the 2005 NCAA tournament, the Armstrong Atlantic State team also received Intercollegiate Tennis Association all-academic team honors last year ... The Lynn Knights had to get creative in a match late last month when two starters were knocked out of the lineup. The team showed its depth by coming away from a match with St. Leo with an 8-1 victory ... Earlier this season, the Abilene Christian Wildcats notched convincing wins over  Division I Texas-Pan American and Lamar ... Washburn sophomore Rutger Vliegenberg played on the Netherlands Junior Davis Cup team, reaching a national ranking of 170.

Division II Women’s Tennis Championship

Dates and sites: The first and second rounds are at campus sites May 4-6. The finals are May 10-13 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Field: 64 teams.

Selection date: April 26.

2005 champion: Armstrong Atlantic State.

Top contenders: In a recent Division II Fila/ITA poll Armstrong Atlantic State, Brigham Young-Hawaii, West Florida, Barry and Lynn occupied the top five spots.

Championship notes: Last season, Armstrong Atlantic State stopped Brigham Young-Hawaii’s bid to become just the second program to earn four straight NCAA Division II championships. The Lady Pirates and the Seasiders are once again on a collision course as both squads are in the midst of perfect seasons heading into postseason play. The last time the NCAA championship was held in Kansas City in 2002, Brigham Young-Hawaii topped Armstrong Atlantic, 5-1, to win its third national title ... The Lynn Fighting Knights reeled off 15 straight wins on the season before falling to defending national champion Armstrong Atlantic earlier this month, but the Fighting Knights remain a threat to win their fourth overall national championship and their first since 2001.