Cal State San Bernardino’s bid for a sixth straight NCAA Championship appearance came up short Wednesday as the Coyotes finished ninth at the 2010 NCAA Men’s Golf West/Central Super Regional. CSUSB shot its best round of the super regional with a 292 led by Thomas Chu shot a team-championship low 69 (3-under par) to close with a 220 three-round total to finish in a tie for ninth.

Kenny Pigman was one of those tied in ninth with Chu as Pigman shot a 73 to also finish at 220. Joe Alldis finished in a tie for 48th at 228 while Gene Webster Jr. closed in a tie for 62nd at 231. BK Kim rounded out the field in a tie for 83rd at 237.

Defending national champion Sonoma State took a huge step in defending its title with a  5–under par 283 to capture the 2010 NCAA Men’s Golf West/Central Super Regional Championship.

The No. 20-ranked Seawolves fired a three-round total 862 at the Classic Club Wednesday afternoon to finish 18 strokes ahead of Western New Mexico who shot an 880 total. No. 6 Cal State Stanislaus started the day tied for fifth at 18-over par and shot a 287 1-under par to move into third. No. 21 Cal State Monterey Bay finished the day at 295 and a combined 887 to finish in a tie for fourth with No. 5 Chico State that started the day with the lead, but shot a 22–over par 310 to finish at 887.

No. 22 Colorado-Colorado Springs was three shots back at 890 while No. 24 Grand Canyon and No. 16 Western Washington finished in a tie for seventh at 893.

Sonoma State’s Janssen Todd fired a 2-under par 70 to take the individual title. Todd shot a 72 in each of the first two rounds before he had birdies on 14 and 16 to cap a par filled round and the regional championship. Trevor Blair and Brandon Taylor of Cal State Stanislaus, along with Ryan Carter from Sonoma State all tied for second at a par 216. Taylor fired the regional championship low 5-under 67 in the final day. He had three birdies on the front nine and two on the back.

Sonoma State, Western New Mexico, Cal State Stanislaus, Cal State Monterey Bay and Chico State all advance to the 2010 NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship in Noblesville, Ind. Western New Mexico is the only school not from the California Collegiate Athletic Association advancing. The Mustangs were the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion.