2024 Gannon men's golf team photo

Men's Golf Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

REGIONAL PREVIEW: Host Gannon Looks to Defend Atlantic/East Regional Title

GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS hosting NCAA DIV. II ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 8 to Saturday, May 10
GOLF COURSE: Whispering Woods Golf Club | Erie, Pa. | Par 72 | Round 1 – 6,661 yards | Round 2 – 6,629 yards | Round 3 – 6,641 yards
TEE TIMES: Thursday – 7:30 a.m. | Friday – 7:30 a.m. | Saturday -- 7:30 a.m.
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ERIE, Pa. – A total of 20 teams and 108 total golfers will descend on Whispering Woods Golf Club as Gannon hosts the 2025 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional on Thursday, May 8 to Saturday, May 10. The Golden Knights are the defending champions of the Atlantic/East Regional and are looking to earn a fourth trip to the NCAA Div. II National Championships in the last five years.
 
Two weeks ago many of these same teams competed in the Atlantic/East Regional Preview, providing an opportunity to see the course. Now the stakes are much higher with teams qualifying for the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships.
 
At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two golfers not with a team from each regional will advance to the finals. The championships run from May 19-23 at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The remaining eight team berths will be allocated based on the regions represented in the prior year's head-to-head medal play portion of the championships, with the maximum number of teams from a given region capped at seven.
 
Gannon enters as the second seed from the Atlantic Region, with Charleston (WV) the number one seed. St. Thomas Aquinas is the number one seed out of the Eastern Region. This will be the Gannon men's golf team's third appearance in the NCAA Championships after qualifying in 2021 and 2022.
 
The Golden Knights won the Atlantic/East Regional Preview after defeating Davis & Elkins in a playoff. It's one of six tournaments won by Gannon in the first season with Director of Golf Scott Stano at the helm.
 
Stano inherited a team with plenty of experience and guided the group to another outstanding season. It couldn't come at a better time with the Golden Knights serving as the host and looking to repeat as the regional champion at Whispering Woods Golf Club.
 
STANO COMMENTS
"We are extremely excited to be hosting and playing this year's Atlantic/East Regional at our home course. It is a great honor to be the host institute. We have played an extremely difficult schedule this year and have proven to ourselves that we can compete against some of the top teams in the nation. We have won six tournaments this year which was a great success. From top to bottom in the lineup, everyone has played tremendous golf. Everyone has a strong belief in themselves as well as their teammates. We have the depth and the experience to make a solid run in the NCAA's this year. We are excited at the opportunity to compete and do our very best this week.
 
RECAPPING THE 2024 ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
Gannon captured the 2024 regional crown with dominating performance. The Golden Knights had the top two individual finishers and won the tournament by 23 strokes over second-place finisher Charleston (WV). The Golden Knights posted an impressive total of 12-over par 864. It was Gannon's second regional title in the last four years.
 
Shaunak Rama (Bryanston, South Africa/St Stithians Boys School) captured medalist honors with a 2-under par 211 total over the 54-hole tournament. Rama won the tournament by two strokes over teammate Michael Wareham (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) and Matin Eisa of Davis & Elkins. The duo finished in a tie for second at even-par 213.
 
Competing Teams (listed by seed)
Atlantic Region:
1.    Charleston (WV) (Mountain East Conference champion)
2.    GANNON (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion)
3.    Indiana (Pa.)
4.    Davis & Elkins
5.    Pitt-Johnstown
6.    Millersville
7.    California (Pa.)
8.    West Liberty
9.    Bluefield State (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion)
10.    Livingstone
 
Individuals:
1.    David Chavez, Virginia State
2.    Caleb Young, Fairmont State
3.    Trey Rios, Shepherd
4.    Godfrey Nsubuga, Winston-Salem State
 
East Region:
1.    St. Thomas Aquinas
2.    Southern New Hampshire (Northeast-10 Conference champion)
3.    Goldey-Beacom (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference champion)
4.    Wilmington (Del.)
5.    Adelphi
6.    Dominican (NY)
7.    Assumption
8.    Felician
9.    Post
10.    Saint Anselm
 
Individuals:
1.    Hermann Gavilan, New Haven
2.    Seth Saffell, Franklin Pierce
3.    Chris Huban, Bentley
4.    Evan Desjardins, Bentley

Gannon Lineup
The Golden Knights showcase a talented and experienced lineup that is led by a pair of sophomores. Mattia Parrini (Verolengo, Italy/Verolengo) comes leads the team with a 71.5 stroke average with three first-place finishes and eight in the top five. He finished third at the recent Atlantic/East Regional Preview with a one-under total of 143 and in the fall was the medalist at the PSAC Championships. Giovanni Delorenzi (Reggio Emilia, Italy/International School of Modena), like Parrini a sophomore, owns a 72.8 average and has seven top-ten finishes. Redshirt sophomore Rasmus Seppanen (Bastad, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) adds a 73.1 average and won the Elwell Fall Invitational. Seniors Elijah Ruppert (Fleetwood, Pa./Brandywine Heights) (74.4 avg.) and Michael Wareham (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) (75.3 avg.) wrap up the lineup. Ruppert finished in a tie for fourth at the Atlantic/East Regional Preview while Wareham tied for second at last year's regional.  
  1. Mattia Parrini (So., 71.5 avg. in 26 rounds)
  2. Giovanni Delorenzi (So., 72.8 avg. in 26 rounds)
  3. Rasmus Seppanen (R-So., 73.1 avg. in 26 rounds)
  4. Elijah Ruppert (Fleetwood, Pa./Brandywine Heights) (Sr., 74.4 avg. in 24 rounds)
  5. Michael Wareham (Sr., 75.3 avg. in 26 rounds)
Substitute: Jacob Wolak (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area) (So., 76.1 avg. in 15 rounds)
 
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Players Mentioned

Shaunak Rama

Shaunak Rama

5' 9"
Senior
Business Administration
Giovanni Delorenzi

Giovanni Delorenzi

6' 1"
Junior
Environmental Health Engineering
Mattia Parrini

Mattia Parrini

Sophomore
Business/Management
Elijah Ruppert

Elijah Ruppert

6' 1"
Senior
Environmental Engineering
Rasmus Seppanen

Rasmus Seppanen

Redshirt Sophomore
Computer Science
Michael Wareham

Michael Wareham

Senior
Business/Engineering
Jacob Wolak

Jacob Wolak

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Shaunak Rama

Shaunak Rama

5' 9"
Senior
Business Administration
Giovanni Delorenzi

Giovanni Delorenzi

6' 1"
Junior
Environmental Health Engineering
Mattia Parrini

Mattia Parrini

Sophomore
Business/Management
Elijah Ruppert

Elijah Ruppert

6' 1"
Senior
Environmental Engineering
Rasmus Seppanen

Rasmus Seppanen

Redshirt Sophomore
Computer Science
Michael Wareham

Michael Wareham

Senior
Business/Engineering
Jacob Wolak

Jacob Wolak

6' 0"
Sophomore