KOHLER, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Aurora University posted its second team score of 1-over 289 in three days Monday at Blackwolf Run to secure the title at the 2025 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Men's Golf Championships.
It is the ninth consecutive title - and 10th overall - for the Spartans, who counted four rounds of 75 or better in the final round. Aurora finished at 13-over-par 877 for the tournament, sandwiching 1-over 289s around Sunday's 11-over 299.
St. Norbert College finished solidly in second place with a 908 total. The Green Knights carded the team round of the tournament Sunday with a 286 total behind a 3-under 69 from
Dawson Fish, a 2-under 70 from
Ryan Gearen, an even-par 72 from
Dixon Holewinski, and a 3-over 75 from
Conner Krach.
Milwaukee School of Engineering (317-312-299--928) edged Edgewood University (315-318-299--932) by four strokes for third place after both teams broke 300 in the final round, while Wisconsin Lutheran College (323-322-310--955) overtook Marian University (318-323-315--956) on the final day to take fifth place by one stroke.
Lakeland University (331-330-311--972) took seventh place, just ahead of Concordia University Wisconsin (323-339-315--977) and Benedictine University (330-329--324--983). Dominican University had three individuals participate in this year's championship.
Aurora's
Jackson Hulsey captured medalist honors for the second consecutive season after carding a final-round 4-under 68. He had six birdies in his round against just two bogeys. Hulsey finished the tournament at 1-over-par 217 to win by three strokes over Fish. It is the eighth consecutive year that medalist honors have been won by an Aurora golfer.
Fish had a spectacular final round of his own, posting seven birdies en route to a 3-under 69. He posted a 54-hole total of 220.
MSOE's
Charlie Larson (77-74-71) took third with a 222 total, earning NACC Freshman of the Year honors in the process. Larson is the second Raider to be named NACC Freshman of the Year (Frank Roucek, 2007-08).
Aurora took the next four spots with
Christian Wakeford (73-75-75--223) placing fourth, one stroke ahead of
Caleb Negley (73-80-71--224), while
Mattias Morris (77-73-75--225) and
Brandon Burggraf (72-73-80--225) tied for sixth.
Marian's
Wyatt Pfeiffer (75-74-77--226), St. Norbert's
Brendan Lange (74-76-76--226), Wisconsin Lutheran's
Isaiah Schaser (75-75-76--226), and Edgewood's
Raymond Jordan (72-79-75--226) tied for eighth place.
The top-10 players plus ties received all-conference recognition.
Elsewhere in the field, Wisconsin Lutheran's
Luka Stojadinovic and St. Norbert's Gearen received recognition for some of their final-round exploits. Stojadinovic aced the par-3, 176-yard No. 3 hole. Gearen finished his final round with five birdies and an eagle, finishing the front nine in 4-under-par 32 before settling for a 2-under 70 overall. Gearen's effort gained him 16 spots in the final medalist standings, leaving him in a tie for 32nd place overall.
NACC Coaching Staff of the Year honors were split between Aurora University, Marian University, and St. Norbert College. For Aurora, it is the ninth straight honor in men's golf for head coach Justin Wyeth or a Wyeth-led staff and the 10th overall for a Spartan coach. For Marian, the Tyler Jones-led staff earns recognition from its fellow coaches for the first time since Duane Woeshnick share honors during the 2012-2013 season. It is the first NACC Coaching Staff of the Year honor for St. Norbert since joining the NACC - first as an affiliate - in 2019.
With the victory, Aurora secures the NACC's automatic berth in the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships slated for next May at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.