The NCAA Division III men's golf committee announced 43 teams and 10 individuals that will participate in the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships and the North Coast Athletic Conference will be represented by No. 15 ranked Kenyon and No. 35 Wittenberg.
Wittenberg earned the NCAC's automatic bid after capturing the program's 13th overall conference title. The Tigers carded rounds of 284, 283, and 291 at the par-72, 6,897-yard Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana, to finish with a 54-hole team score of 858 to clinch the 2025 conference crown. First-year
Mikey Schutte (Cincinnati, OH/Elder), a second-team All-NCAC selection, looks to lead the Tigers at the national championship after placing third in the NCAC championship with a 212 (70-70-72). First-year
Mitch Bolte (Newark, OH/Newark), the 2025 NCAC Newcomer of the Year and All-NCAC first-team selection, will also be a key figure after tying for fifth at the conference championship with rounds of 71, 68, and 75 (214). Senior
Joshua Wright (Wadsworth, OH/Akron Hoban) also tied for fifth (71-72-71/214) at the NCAC championships and earned a nod to the All-NCAC third team. Wittenberg will make its 29th overall NCAA appearance and third-consecutive under head coach
David Wetterich. The Tigers, who captured the national title in 2017, have recorded six top-five finishes in program history.
Kenyon secured an at-large selection following a strong regular season and a runner-up finish at the NCAC Championship. The Owls turned in rounds of 284, 288, and 290 for a 54-hole score of 862, just four strokes behind Wittenberg. Junior
Jaiden Koonar (Alberta, Canada/Webber Academy) looks to pace the Owls after tying for first at the conference championship with a 210 (70-70-70) and winning a playoff to secure medalist honors and the 2025 Bob Nye Award. Koonar was named to the All-NCAC first team and will be joined by fellow junior J
onathan Oakes (Dobbs Ferry, NY/US Performance Academy), who also looks to play a central role after tying for fifth at the NCAC championship (70-73-71) and being voted the 2025 NCAC Dick Gordin Player of the Year. Both players were named first-team All-NCAC. This will be the sixth NCAA appearance for Kenyon, and third under the direction of head coach
Grant Wallace.
The 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships will take place Tuesday-Friday, May 20-23, at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, New York and will be hosted by St. John Fisher University and the Greater Rochester Sports Commission. In addition to Midvale, first and second round competition will be played simultaneously at Cobblestone Creek Country Club in Victor, New York. The team and individual champions will be determined after 72 holes of play or the conclusion of the last fully completed round. Forty-three teams and ten individuals not on one of those teams will be selected to participate in the championships. After 36 holes of competition, the field will be cut to the top 18 teams and top six individuals not on one of those teams.