Murray State's Trey Wall, posted a final round 84 on a difficult Atkins Golf Course Wednesday at the NCAA D-I Men's Golf Urbana Regional in Urbana Illinois.
 
Wall, the first Murray State freshman to reach the NCAA level, earned the chance to compete after winning the Missouri Valley Conference individual title last month.
 
His score line over the 54-hole event was 78-74-84=236 as he played the first 45 holes with no score worse than bogey, while racking up three birdies on what was a stern test at the home course of the Illinois Fighting Illini.
 
"I am grateful to have been a part of this event this week," Wall said who placed 70th. "There are only 60 players in the nation that got to compete as individuals and to be able to do that as a freshman was amazing. I am looking forward to helping build this program at Murray State in my next three years. In the off season, my priority is to get stronger and longer on the golf course."
 
"Even before the practice round Saturday, Trey and I talked about how tough of a task this was going to be," said MSU head coach Jacob Miller. "It's all for one spot, and there were upperclassmen and some that are going to be on the PGA Tour here this week. So if you finished second or 50^th, it didn't matter. All that mattered this week is that Trey was going to be a better player when the three rounds were over than he was at the start. I think that mission was accomplished and it's going to set him up for a busy summer of competition."
 
NCAA Regional Notes

• Wall was the first MSU freshman to make the NCAA Tournament as an individual.
• Patrick Newcomb was the last Murray State player before Wall to play in an NCAA regional in 2013 when he played in Fayetteville.
• Cameron Carrico also played as a solo player for the Racers in the NCAA regional in 2011 in Zionsville, Ind.
• Wall's summer plans include defending his Kentucky State Amateur Championship (June 22-24) at Gibson Bay GC in Richmond and trying to qualify for the US Amateur.
• The MVC had two solo players in the field this week at Urbana, with Valparasio's Anthony Delisanti joining Wall at Atkins GC.
• Delisanti placed 18^th on scores of 76-72-65=213.
• Illinois State was the MVC's team champion in the event and the Redbirds carded rounds of 289-289-289=867 and a 10^th place finish.
• Host Illinois was the team winner among the field of 13 teams, with Oklahoma State, UNLV, Troy and Texas Tech also advancing.
• Michigan's Hunter Thomson was the medalist to advance on scores of 69-67-67=203, a shot better than Cincinnati's Ryan Ford.
• The Atkins course is played as tough and long as it was able for the NCAAs at 7,533 yards and to a par of 70.

 
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