BRAINERD -- Dustin Voss shot a 79 in the second and final round of the regional tournament Tuesday to lead the Minnesota West men's golf team to an eighth-place finish out of 10 teams.
Voss, who carded an 84 on Monday, finished the tournament with a 163 -- missing a trip to the national tournament by three strokes.
"If we could take away the four three-putts he had yesterday, he'd be going to nationals," Minnesota West coach Ron Wood said, referring to Voss. "He had just a couple mistakes today, but, either way, he played some good golf.
"He's disappointed, but he's a really good golfer."
Voss, who played well despite rainy conditions on both Monday and Tuesday, earned one of five spots as an alternate for the national tournament.
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Jeff Bordwell shot an 89 on both days, finishing with a 178. Ryan Radloff shot a 92 and finished the tournament with a 183, and Justin Milbrath carded a 110 Tuesday and finished the tournament with a 210 to lead the Bluejays, who finished with a 739.
Rochester (615) placed first, and Central Lakes (619) followed in second place.
Central Lakes' Chad Christian carded a 1-under-par 143 to win the two-day event.
April Buhler shot a 103 on Tuesday and finished with a 211 to lead the Minnesota West women's team, which finished third out of the three complete teams at the event.
It was the first time in program history that the Lady Jays brought a complete team to the regional tournament.
On the back nine, Brittany Wiese bettered her front-nine score by 22 strokes and finished with a 124. Megan Kruger, playing in her first tournament of the season after recovering from an illness, carded a 135 on Tuesday.
Kaia Nowatzki shot a 106 and finished with a 214 for MW.
Central Lakes' Tracy Gustafson shot a 178 in the two-day tournament to earn medalist honors and lead her team to a first-place finish.
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"I'm looking forward to next year; we're returning a lot of talented individuals," Wood said. "I like to believe that we'll be a pretty strong team."
