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Midwestern State's Derek Oland had a little more on his mind than just qualifying for the NCAA Division II Championships in the final round of the West/South Central Regional at the Par-72, 6,909-yard Grey Rock Golf Course.
 
"I had confidence and I felt like I had a chance to win," the junior from McKinney said. "I felt like I had a good round in me. I was thinking something like a 2-under."
 
The prognostication was about the only thing off for Oland Wednesday as he recovered from an early bogey to post a tournament-best round of a 5-under 67 to claim individual medalist honors by three strokes.
 
"You come to expect this kind of performance because this is what he has done all year," MSU coach Jeff Ray said. "His iron game was very impressive today and he thrived on his chances from 150-175 yards. He was in such great control of his swing and emotions today."
 
Oland overcame a two-stroke deficit standing sixth after two rounds of play by delivering his seventh round in the 60s this season and 17th par-or-better score.
 
Oland becomes the first MSU golfer to qualify for national tournament play and will compete in the NCAA II Championships at The Meadows in Allendale, Mich. from May 19-21.
 
But the day didn't start quite the way he was hoping as he took a bogey on his first hole of the day.
 
"I knew I had to stay patient because bogeys are going to happen," Oland said. "I needed to stick with the game plan of hitting fairways and greens to get a chance at a lot of birdies."
 
He got going on the second hold driving to within 170 yards setting up his first great iron shot of the day.
 
"The pin was over the ridge and I was able to get within 8 feet for an eagle," Oland said. "That eagle got me going."
 
He alternated bogies with birdies on Hole Nos. 5-8 before settling in for a 1-under 35 on through nine holes of play.
 
Oland proved superb on the back nine working for birdies on Holes 12 and 14 to surge into the lead before closing strong.
 
"He gave himself so many chances that he made enough putts," Ray said. "This could have easily been a 63. He's playing with so much confidence right now. He got to within seven feet on 15 and missed the putt then got his approach to within 8 feet on 17 before two-putting for birdie."
 
Oland closed out with his seventh birdie of the day in front of a cheering section of teammates on the Par-4, 386-yard 18th hole.
 
"It was incredible to finish up with the birdie in front of my team," he said. "This was probably the biggest win of the season to me. It wasn't my best tournament because I didn't have my A Game, but I knew it just takes one swing to get me going."
 
Overall, the Mustangs finished up a frustrating week of golf with a 20th-place over showing carding rounds of 317, 312 and 300 for a 65-over total of 929.

Senior Jeremy LeGuen closed out a solid career posting rounds of 84, 80 and 80.
 
Fellow senior Julio Gonzales-Galvan carding a tournament-best 74 to finish 84th with a total of 237 in his final tournament as a Mustang.
 
Freshman Colton Dorion placed 91st with a total of 240 (+24), while sophomore Brandon Banks finished with a total of 248 (+32).
 
Cameron shot a 918 in three rounds and carded a 310, one stroke higher than their total from round two.  The Aggies tied with Dallas Baptist for 14th place and missed the top-six by 14 strokes.

Dylan McClure led the Aggies with a 74 and placed 31th overall with a 227 (78+75+74), Cullen Stahl shot an eight-over on the back nine and ended day with an 80; he would finish in 42nd place with a 229 (73+76+80).

Michael Kelly also carded an 80 and finished his four year career at Cameron with a 50th place finish after scoring a 230 (74+76+80).  This was Kelly's fourth NCAA Regional appearance and he helped Cameron win two Lone Star Conference titles.

Corey Bounds recovered on Wednesday with a 76 and carded a 239 (75+88+76) to finish in 89th place, Bradley Ferrell rounded out the Cameron group with a 242 (77+82+83) and placed 94th overall.

Texas A&M-Commerce's C.J. Clem finished with a 54-hole total of 236 (+20), putting him in 80th place for the week individually.

St. Edward's claimed top team honors firing a 14-over 878 while Chico State (894/+30), Hawaii-Hilo (894/+30), California State, Monterey Bay (897/+33), Western New Mexico (903/+39) and Simon Fraser (904/+40) earned the West/South Central Super Region berths in the NCAA II Championships.