The Event: 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf National Championships
Time: Wednesday, May 21, 8 a.m. shotgun start (Midvale Country Club, Penfield, N.Y.)
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Averett at a Glance: Averett University senior Killian O'Reilly shot 5-over-par during Tuesday's first round action, putting him nine strokes off the lead. He is among 20 golfers tied for 100th overall in the field of 225. ... Wednesday's second round was moved to an 8 a.m. shotgun start due to expected rainy weather ... O'Reilly was one of 10 individuals selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, which will be held May 20-23 at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, New York ... O'Reilly was one of 10 individuals from teams not on a school within the 43-team field who made the tournament. O'Reilly is the first Cougar to make the field as an individual since Craig Hosie placed 10th overall in the 2004 NCAA Division III National Championships. ... O'Reilly, a native of Culpeper, Virginia, will make his second NCAA Division III National Championships after playing in 2022-23 when Averett qualified as a team. ... This season, O'Reilly has put together a solid campaign that currently has him nationally ranked No. 28 individually for Averett, which was also nationally ranked as a team this spring. A NCAA PING All-Region selection, an All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference First Team selection and two-time ODAC Golfer of the Week this season, O'Reilly placed fifth at the ODAC Championships. He has a 72.67 scoring average this season over 24 rounds in nine events. He finished in the top 10 in six of those events while being ranked as high as No. 25 individually in the nation. ...
The Tournament at a Glance: O'Reilly is one of 225 total participants competing in this year's field, which is comprised of 34 automatic qualifying teams, nine at-large teams and 10 individuals. The first two rounds will be played simultaneously between Midvale Country Club and Cobblestone Creek Country Club in nearby Victor, New York. After 36 holes, the field will be trimmed to the top 18 teams and the top six individuals not on one of the top 18 teams for the final 36 holes.
Averett at the NCAA Championships: Averett has a history of success at the NCAA National Championships. The Cougars won the 2003 national title with Janne Mommo winning the individual national championship. The Cougars have also made NCAA National Championships appearances as a team in 2001, 2002 and 2023 with individual appearances in 2000 (Mommo) and 2004 (Hosie). Former Cougar Max Pettersson placed fourth overall in 2023 when Averett last made the field as a team.