HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Georgia State used a final round 8-over 288 to finish 22nd at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Prairie Dunes Golf Club on Monday. Making their fifth appearance in the national championship since 2000, the Panthers finished at 23-over par.

^{Junior Damon Stephenson led the Panthers in the final round with a 1-under, 69, while freshman Nathan Mallonee shot an even par 70 on Monday morning.}

^{The Panthers moved up to No. 22 following the afternoon wave of teams completed play. Due to six weather related suspensions, five of which directly affected Georgia State, the fourth round of competition which was to include the top 40 individuals and ties was cancelled. The top-8 teams will now move on to match play to determine the national champion.}

^{“I told the guys after the round that I am proud of the way they competed this week and all season long,” head coach Joe Inman said. “However, I also told them that we can be even better. We stood with some of the best teams in the country and never backed down.}

^{“I also want to thank Tyler Gruca for four great years. He has been everything a coach could ever want out of a student-athlete. He worked hard on the course and in the classroom and will be deeply missed. He was a big part of us getting this program back to national prominence.”}

^{Gruca shot a final round 6-over, 76, to finish at 8-over par and tied for 89th. He made a pair of birdies in the final round.}

^{He will finish his four-year career never missing a tournament, 45 total, and playing 131 rounds for the Panthers, third most in program history. He recorded five top-5 finishes, including a third place finish at the NCAA San Antonio Regional just over a week ago to lead the Panthers into the national championship.}

^{Junior Davin White shot a final round 6-over 76 tied for 42nd at 2-over. White was tied for the individual lead at 6-under with one hole to play in his second round. He finished the season with eight top-25 finishes, including three top-10 results.}

^{Sophomore J.J. Grey shot a final round 3-over 73 finished tied for 113th. Grey made three birdies during his final round. He finishes the season with a school-record 41 rounds play, surpassing the record of 40 held by Ty Harris (2004-05).}

^{Stephenson rebounded from a tough start to the tournament to record his 21st round of par or better this season, tied for the second most in school history. He made four birdies during the final round which came over a five-hole stretch on the back nine and finished tied for 131st.}

^{Mallonee also had his best round of the tournament, making six birdies during his final round. He finished the event at 17-over and tied for 136th.}

^{No. 3 Stanford finished at 13-under to secure the No. 1 seed entering match play. No. 1 Alabama tied with No. 16 LSU at 4-under. Alabama will be the No. 2 seed with LSU going out on Tuesday as the No. 3 seed. Oklahoma State, ranked No. 2 in the country will be the No. 4 seed after finishing at even par and play No. 5 seed Georgia Tech which finished at 1-over. The Yellow Jackets are No. 4 in the country. UCLA, SMU and Illinois claimed the final three spots in match play.}

^{Stanford's Cameron Wilson, ranked No. 2 in the country, won a three-hole playoff over Georgia Tech's Ollie Schniederjans, ranked No. 4 in the country to claim in the individual title. The two had finished at 6-under after 54 holes. Stanford's David Boote, Houston's James Ross and Alabama's Robbie Shelton tied for third at 5-under par.}

^{Georgia State finished ahead of No. 23 Auburn, No. 18 Florida State, No. 47 Iowa State, No. 35 Kennesaw State, No. 42 Purdue, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 22 Southern Cal.}

^{The Panthers made their fifth appearance in the championship since 2000 after winning the school's seventh conference championship last month.}  

^{The appearance in the NCAA Championship capped a season in which the Panthers won a school-record four times and recorded their best ever finish in an NCAA Regional.}

^{Georgia State will return four members of the NCAA Championship squad next year. The Panthers have already signed three and will add one more this summer.}

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^{'s Golf Championship at Prairie Dunes Golf Club on Monday morning. Making their fifth appearance in the national championship since 2000, the Panthers finished at 23-over par.}

^{Junior Damon Stephenson led the Panthers in the final round with a 1-under, 69, while freshman Nathan Mallonee shot an even par 70 on Monday morning.}

^{Teams seeded No. 16-30 finished play on Monday morning after starting their final round on Sunday evening. The round was delayed by the sixth weather related suspension of the week. Teams ranked No. 1-15 will tee off in Hutchinson on Monday afternoon to determine the top eight teams which will advance to match play to determine the champion.}

^{“I told the guys after the round that I am proud of the way they competed this week and all season long,” head coach Joe Inman said. “However, I also told them that we can be even better. We stood with some of the best teams in the country and never backed down.}

^{“I also want to thank Tyler Gruca for four great years. He has been everything a coach could ever want out of a student-athlete. He worked hard on the course and in the classroom and will be deeply missed. He was a big part of us getting this program back to national prominence.”}

^{Gruca shot a final round 6-over, 76, to finish at 8-over par and tied for 104th with the remaining wave still to play a final round. He made a pair of birdies in the final round.}

^{He will finish his four-year career never missing a tournament, 45 total, and playing 131 rounds for the Panthers, third most in program history. He recorded five top-5 finishes, including a third place finish at the NCAA San Antonio Regional just over a week ago to lead the Panthers into the national championship.}

^{Junior Davin White shot a final round 6-over 76 and stands in a tie for 53rd at 2-over. White was tied for the individual lead at 6-under with one hole to play in his second round. He finished the season with eight top-25 finishes, including three top-10 results.}

^{Sophomore J.J. Grey shot a final round 3-over 73 and stands tied for 119th. Grey made three birdies during his final round. He finishes the season with a school-record 41 rounds play, surpassing the record of 40 held by Ty Harris (2004-05).}

^{Stephenson rebounded from a tough start to the tournament to record his 21st round of par or better this season, tied for the second most in school history. He made four birdies during the final round which came over a five-hole stretch on the back nine. He stands in a tie for 135th.}

^{Mallonee also had his best round of the tournament, making six birdies during his final round. He finished the event at 17-over and is currently tied for 140th.}

^{Entering the final wave on Monday afternoon, No. 3 Stanford holds a four stroke lead entering the final round. The Cardinal are 12-under following a second round 13-under, 267. No. 1 Alabama is second at 8-under, followed by No. 2 Oklahoma State in third at 4-under. No. 16 LSU is fourth at 3-under with No. 4 Georgia Tech in fifth at 1-under. Those five teams of the field of 30 are the only schools under par.}

^{Georgia State finished ahead of No. 18 Florida, No. 47 Iowa State, No. 35 Kennesaw State, No. 42 Purdue, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 22 Southern Cal.}

^{The Panthers made their fifth appearance in the championship since 2000 after winning the school's seventh conference championship last month.}  

^{The appearance in the NCAA Championship capped a season in which the Panthers won a school-record four times and recorded their best ever finish in an NCAA Regional.}

^{Georgia State will return four members of the NCAA Championship squad next year. The Panthers have already signed three and will add one more this summer.}