Coming off a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championship, the men’s golf team earned an invitation to play in the NCAA East Regional in Roswell, Ga., May 16-18. The invitation is the first since 1994.

Two individuals, and the top 10 teams in each region, advance to the NCAA Championship at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio, May 29-June 1. The West Regional will be hosted by the New Mexico, in Albuquerque, N.M. The Central Regional will be hosted by Arkansas-Little Rock.

Leading the Spartans in Iowa City was junior Eric Jorgensen, who earned first place. Jorgensen became the first Spartan in school history to claim the Big Ten crown with a score of 280.

Jorgensen shot a three-under 69 to defeat Northwestern’s Scott Harrington by two strokes.

Chris Wardell