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  NCAA Division III Championships

Updated thru 2012 season

Team Appearances at NCAA
College Division Championships

College Division became Division III in 1973

1967 - 44th place (1,111 points)
206. Cal Osterhaven, 243. Paul Hartman, 249. Dick Bisson, 287. Wayne Meerman, 294. Rudy Howard

1968 - 39th (959 points)
18. Rick Bruggers, 230. Richard Bisson, 250. Bruce Geelhoed, 298. Dan Colenbrander, 300. James Mattison

1969 - 47th place (1,258 points)
231. Bruce Geelhoed, 270. James Mattison, 286. Brian Claxton, 294. Robert Scott, 352. Charles Bigelow

1971 - 26th place (753 points)
86. Phil Ceeley, 150. Randy Lawrence, 222. Marty Stark, 228. Ron Bultema, 243. Glenn Powers

Team Appearances at
NCAA Division III Championships

1973 – 15th place (428 points)
52. Phil Ceeley, 61. Glenn Powers, 116. Stu Scholl, 118. Marty Stark, 159. Kim Spalsbury

1974 – 22nd place (537 points)
41. Stu Scholl, 134. Lou Hoekstra, 138. Kim Spalsbury, 150. Phil Ceeley, 181. Scott Bradley

1975 – 14th place (339 points)
14. Stu Scholl, 46. George Moger, 98. Mark Ongley, 98. Lou Hoekstra, 146. Kim Spalsbury

1976 – 25th place (642 points)
5. George Moger, 59. Lou Hoekstra, 178. Mark Ongley, 219. Kim Spalsbury, 262. Nevin Webster, 275. John Kortishak, Dick Northuis dnf

1977 – 31st place (725 points)
92. Dick Northuis, 138. Lou Hoekstra, 148. Mark Ongley, 207. Matt McNally, 254. George Moger

1978 – 15th place (428 points)
27. Dick Northuis, 106. George Moger, 117. Mark Ongley, 128. Mark Northuis, 140. Larry Kortering 140

1979 – 14th place (361 points)
63. Dick Northuis, 81. Mark Howard, 89. John Victor, 115. Mark Northuis, 126. Mike Schmuker

1980 – 6th place (215 points)
17. Mark Northuis, 41. John Victor, 44. Steve Underwood, 72. Larry Kortering, 108. Larry Fisscher, 141. Rick Webster, 190. Jim Shoemaker

1981 – 11th place (233 points)
4. Steve Underwood, 27. Mark Northuis, 51. Brian Taylor, 108. Mike Schmuker, 117. Scott VandeVorde, 128. Jeff Crumbaugh 138, 146. Larry Fischer

1983 – 14th place (335 points)
34. Steve Underwood, 36. Brian Taylor, 115. Scott VandeVorde, 116. Lindsey Dood, 148. Dick Hoekstra, 151. Kevin Shoemaker, 161. Simon Hatley

1990 – 21st place (497 points)
109. Bruce Fletter, 120. Bill Roberts, 130. Mark Walters, 150. Doug Burchett, 164. Pat McCarthy, 177. Cody Inglis, 179. Steve Kaukonen

Individual Competitors at NCAA Championships
1961 - *Sheridan Shaffer, 13th
1966 - *Doug Formsma, 40th; Cal Osterhaven, 83rd; Wayne Moerman, 221st, Paul Hartman, 273rd
1972 - *Phil Ceeley, 149th
1982 – Steve Underwood, 49th
1984 – Lindsey Dood, 47th
1985 – Lindsey Dood, 36th
1986 – Lindsey Dood, 103rd
1988 – Bryan Whitmore, 168th
1989 – Bryan Whitmore, 26th
1991 – Aaron Bruininks, 31st
1993 – Aaron Bruininks, 90th
1995 – Erik Carpenter, 45th
1999 – Joe Veldman, 55th
2000 – Joe Veldman, 45th
2006 – Ryan TerLouw, 77th; Seth Weener, 205th
2008 - Seth Weener, 119th
2010 - Nathan Love, 61st
2011 - Nathan Love, 81st
2012 - Blake Rottschafer, 194th
* College Division; all others are Division III

Finished in Top 100 at NCAA Nationals
4. Steve Underwood, 1981
13. *Sheridan Shaffer, 1961
14. Stu Scholl, 1974
17. Stu Scholl, 1975
18. *Rick Bruggers, 1968
26. Bryan Whitmore, 1989
27. Mark Northuis, 1981
27. Mark Northuis, 1980
27. Dick Northuis, 1978
31. Aaron Bruininks, 1991
34. Steve Underwood, 1983
36. Lindsey Dood, 1985
36. Brian Taylor, 1983
40. *Doug Formsma, 1966
41. Stu Scholl, 1974
41. John Victor, 1980
44. Steve Underwood, 1980
45. Erik Carpenter, 1995
45. Joe Veldman, 2000
46. George Moger, 1975
47. Lindsey Dood, 1984
49. Steve Underwood, 1982
51. Brian Taylor, 1981
52. Phil Ceeley, 1973
55. Joe Veldman, 1999
59. George Moger, 1976
61. Glenn Powers, 1973
61. Nathan Love, 2010
63. Dick Northuis, 1979
72. Larry Kortering, 1980
77. Ryan TerLouw, 2006
81. Mark Howard, 1979
81. Nathan Love, 2011
83. *Cal Osterhaven, 1966
86. *Phil Ceeley, 1971
* College Division; all others are Division III