May 12, 2008

LINDSBORG, KS -- - With information from regional sources and the NAIA national website www.naia.org these are the teams and individuals advancing out of Region IV to preliminary and national championship competition.

BASEBALL. Bellevue University NE, winner of the Region IV tournament May 7-10 at Hutchinson, Kansas, advances to Plains Super Regional hosted by Region III champion Jamestown College, and the best-of-three winner advances to NAIA 52nd annual Baseball National Championship WORLD SERIES at Lewis-Clark State College's Harris Field, Lewiston, Idaho, May 23-30, 2008.

MEN'S GOLF. Southwestern College KS, winner of the Region IV tournament April 28-29 at Sunflower Hills G.C. in Bonner Springs, Kansas, advances to NAIA 57th annual Golf national tournament at Indiana National Golf Club in Plymouth, Indiana, May 13-16, 2008.

WOMEN'S GOLF. Park University MO, winner of the Region IV tournament April 28-29 at Sunflower Hills G.C. in Bonner Springs, Kansas, advances to NAIA 14th annual Golf national tournament at Lake San Marcos Country Club in San Diego, California, May 20-23, 2008.

SOFTBALL. Friends University KS, winner of the Region IV tournament May 9-10 at Wichita, Kansas, advances directly to NAIA 28th annual Softball National Championship at Wilson Morgan Softball Complex in Decatur, Alabama, with first pool-play (FU is in Pool "D") and then with the top two teams in each pool-play advancing to eight-team double elimination bracket, May 16-21, 2008.

MEN'S TENNIS. Bethany College KS, winner of Region IV advances to NAIA 57th annual Men's Tennis national tournament at Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama, May 12-16, 2008.

WOMEN'S TENNIS. Bethany College KS, winner of Region IV advances to NAIA 28th annual Women's Tennis national tournament at Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Alabama, May 12-16, 2008.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD. The qualifiers from across the country advance to the NAIA 57th annual Men's and 28th annual Women's Outdoor Track & Field national tournaments at Ralph Korle Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, May 22-24, 2008.

FOR SUBSEQUENT NEWS AND INFORMATION, GO TO THE N.A.I.A. NATIONAL WEBSITE www.naia.org