VALDOSTA, Ga. – Some of the top NCAA Division II men's golfers will visit Titletown this week for the highly competitive NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional scheduled for Thursday-Saturday at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta.
 
There will be 20 teams and eight individuals competing in the regional, with 18 holes each day and the top six teams will advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship, along with the top two individuals from non-advancing teams.  The National Championship is scheduled for May 16-20 at TPC Michigan in Dearborn, Mich. 
 
Fans can access links to live stats at vstateblazers.com on the men's golf schedule page or by clicking here for the official championship page.  Check back with vstateblazers.com each day for a complete recap of Hanson's round.  The NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional is free for fans to come and watch at Kinderlou.  
 
Hanson will make his third trip to the NCAA postseason and first as an individual as the Blazers qualified in both 2019 and 2021 as a team.  He is the first Blazer to play as an individual since former Blazer standout Matt Anderson finished tied for 19^that the 2018 Super Regional at Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C., where he fired a 54-hole score of 215 (71-76-68).
 
A native of Macon, Ga., Hanson has had a strong season for the Blazers as he has a 74.3 stroke average in ten tournaments and 30 rounds this season.  Hanson has 28 rounds in the 70s and 25 rounds counted in the team score for the season.  Last time out, Hanson paced the Blazers and finished tied for eighth at the Gulf South Conference Championship with an even par score of 216 (70-70-76).  
 
For his career, Hanson has been outstanding both in the classroom and on the course as he is a two-time GSC Men's Golf Champion Scholar-Athlete in 2021 and 2020, while earned GSC Academic Honor Roll accolades and GSC All-Academic honors multiple times.  In 2019-20, he earned Third Team Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA honors, marking the first Blazer men's golfer to achieve that in program history.  On the course, Hanson has played in 36 tournaments for 106 rounds with a career 75.15 stroke average.  He has a low-round of 66 for his career and 21 rounds of par or better during his five years as a Blazer.
 
Hanson joins No. 42 Andrew Riley of Palm Beach Atlantic, No. 86 Ian Aldarondo of Embry-Riddle and No. 87 JJ Logue of Mississippi College as individuals from the South Region, while No. 16 Mauro Baez of Flagler, No. 18 Maxime Legros of Lander, No. 58 Tom Bueschges of Newberry and No. 17 Alberto Dominguez of Erskine of the Southeast Region for the Super Regional.  
 
The teams qualifying for the Super Regional are listed below from each region.
 
Southeast Region:[Conference Champion] (Golfstat Ranking)