Courtesy of Loyola Maryland Athletics Commnications
AUBURN, Ala. – Mike Crowley birdied his 54th and final hole at the NCAA Auburn Regional on Wednesday, capping his collegiate career with a top-20 finish in his final event.
Crowley, a graduate student and five-year member of the Greyhounds, tied for 20th at 3-over 216 on the 7,607-yard, par-72 Auburn University Club course.
His birdie also moved him up from a tie for 25th to his tie for 20th to mark the second-best finish by a Loyola University Maryland player at an NCAA Regional event in the Greyhounds 13 trips to a regional.
Overall, the Greyhounds finished 12th at the regional to wrap up their 2024-25 season.
Eli Spaulding led Loyola on the third and final day of the tournament, shooting 2-over 74 to move up to a tie for 35th in the individual standings. Crowley finished his final collegiate round with a score of 4-over 76, and Jackson Roman shot 6-over 78 to tie for 59th.
Gustavo Rangel was a shot back on Wednesday and overall at 7-over and 14-over for the tournament to tie for 61st, and Connor McGarrity shot 86 in the final round.
Loyola won its seventh Patriot League Championships since entering the conference for the 2013-14 season this year and its 24th conference title dating back to 1990. The Greyhounds made their second-straight appearance in an NCAA Regional and third in four seasons.
The Greyhounds finished in the top five of eight of their 12 tournaments thus far in 2024-25 with the Patriot League title and four second-place finishes. The Greyhounds were seventh in another tournament and compiled a 91-70-5 record against teams they played this season in stroke play tournaments.
