Men' Golf finishes season ranked 16th in nation

HUNTSVILLE - A historic season ended with a historic ranking for the Sam Houston men's golf program.

Following a 9^th place finish at the NCAA Championships, the first appearance is program history, the Bearkats were ranked No. 16 in the final GolfStat rankings.

The previous best finish for the Bearkats was 53 following the 2014-15 season when the Kats made their first trip to the NCAA Regionals.

"This is such a huge recognition for this program and is a credit to what the guys did this season," said head coach Brandt Kieschnick. "With everything they had to deal with the last two years and to still put up the performances they did was just incredible."

The Kats didn't start their season until January 25 at the Rice Intercollegiate where they took third. They took their first team title of the year at the Bayou City Collegiate in Pearland the first week of April. They followed that with a second place finish at Walden in Montgomery and then won the Southland Conference Championship.

At the Stillwater Regional, the Kats continued their hot play, finishing fourth to advance to their first NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Kats continued to prove they were one of the top teams in the country, making the cut after 54 holes, and nearly advancing to the match-play tournament.

Individually, William Holcomb finished the year as the No. 39 ranked individual while Luis Carrera was No. 67.

"What all of these guys did this season will change this program forever," Kieschnick said. "We have been talking about taking the next step with this program and that's what they did. They proved to themselves, as well as everyone else they can play at this level."

Men' Golf finishes season ranked 16th in nation

Players Mentioned

Luis Carrera

William Holcomb

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