Kansas State men’s golf is regional-bound after earning the fifth-overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Bath (Michigan) Regional on Wednesday.
The appearance will be the second straight in the postseason for K-State, and the first time the Wildcats have been selected in back-to-back years since 2008 and 2009.
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