April 28, 2026

Ferris State women’s golf team headed to NCAA DII East Regional Tournament for fifth straight year

For the fifth consecutive year, the Ferris State University women's golf team has earned a berth into the 2026 NCAA Division II East Regional Championships.

The Bulldogs are one of five squads from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to secure a postseason berth for the East Regional, which will take place May 4-6 at the Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio. The regional championships will be hosted by the University of Findlay.

Along with Ferris State, the qualifiers also included Grand Valley State University, Davenport University, Wayne State University and Saginaw Valley State University.

Four years ago, the Bulldogs placed 11th at the East Regional Championships in their first team trip to the postseason since 2014 when Ferris State finished fourth in the regional championships.

The Bulldogs previously made 13 consecutive NCAA appearances from 2002 to 2014. In 2023, Ferris State placed seventh in the East Regional before coming away with another seventh-place tying finish in 2024.

A year ago, in 2025, Ferris State placed third in regional action and secured its first trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships in 16 years, coming away with a 17th place overall finish.

Eighteen teams were selected from the East Region from six conferences in addition to six individual competitors from non-advancing schools.

All participants will compete through the 54 holes of competition with the top four teams from the East Region along with the top two individuals not on an advancing team moving on to the national championships set for May 12-16 at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

The Bulldogs have twice captured a regional championship in 2003-04 and 2006-07 while attaining runner-up honors four times (2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09).

Prior to earning an at-large bid the last two years, Ferris State reached the NCAA Tourney three years ago as the GLIAC's automatic qualifier after winning the league championship during the 2023 spring season.

This year, the Bulldogs claimed the GLIAC Championship and the league's automatic berth once again last week in Augusta.