The Illinois State men’s golf team won the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional. Who was the last Redbird golfer to reach the NCAA Championship?

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Answer: Trent Wallace, as a sophomore in 2017, became the first Redbird since 1975 to participate in the NCAA Championship. He shot an even-par 216 (73-72-71), including a 1-under-par 71 in the final round, to finish in a 44th-place tie (out of 156).

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