NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
***Courtesy of Issac Petkac, Gannon Director of Communications and Creative Content***
BOULDER CITY, NV - Gannon concluded the 2025-26 season in the final round of the NCAA Championship tournament in Boulder City, CO. The Golden Knights finished the tournament at 27-over par, 18th in the team standings.
Gannon was the top finisher from the Atlantic/East regional, placing better than both Wheeling and Charleston (WV), who were the playing partners for the Golden Knights on Wednesday.
On the individual side, Rasmus Seppanen (Bastad, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) carded a finish inside the top 75, while Mattia Parrini (Verolengo, Italy/Verolengo) found himself in the top 80 of the field. Kyle Westfall (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy (Erie)) drew into the lineup on Wednesday, playing in the final round.
Gannon made 15 birdies in the final round, and every player in the lineup had at least one red number on the scorecard. Jacob Wolak (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area) and Rasmus Seppanen (Bastad, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) each finished one half of the course under par.
As the season comes to a close, Gannon enjoyed their fifth trip to nationals in the last six years. The Golden Knights also captured the Atlantic/East regional championship along the way.
THE KNIGHTCAP - GANNON RESULTS
Rasmus Seppanen (Bastad, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) (Bastad, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) (T71 / +5) (+4 on Day Three)
Seppanen would shake off an early bogey with a birdie on the par five second hole. He would end the front nine with a score of 41 but have a strong back nine. Surging back, Gannon's top finisher made birdies on both the par five holes (13 and 16), and hit his approach shot on the 18th to a foot, sinking the birdie putt to end his round with a 76. He finished inside the top 75 and was the Golden Knights best finisher at nationals for a second consecutive season.
Mattia Parrini (Verolengo, Italy/Verolengo) (T76 / +6) (+1 on Day Three)
Parrini had the second best front nine of any Gannon golfer on Wednesday, as he quickly got into red numbers with a birdie on the par four third and then again on the par five fifth. He finished the front nine at an even par 36. On the back nine, birdies on both the par five 13th and 16th holes followed, as Parrini shot one over to finish at six-over par, an incredibly strong final 36 holes.
Giovanni Delorenzi (Reggio Emilia, Italy/International School of Modena) (T92 / +11) (+7 on Day Three)
Delorenzi made six pars on the front nine in his final round in a Gannon polo, shooting a 40 going out. He would make a birdie on the par five 16th hole and finish with a round of 79 to bring him to 11-over overall for the tournament.
Jacob Wolak (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area) (T92 / +11) (+2 on Day Three)
Wolak was tied with Seppanen for the most birdies on the card on Wednesday (4). The lefty birdied both the third and fifth holes and earned par from there to card a one-under 35 on the opening set of nine holes. He then made birdie on the par four tenth hole and followed it up with another birdie on the par five 13th. A round of 74 ended his season, as Wolak went just three-over in the final 36 holes.
Kyle Westfall (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy (Erie)) (+10)
Westfall drew into the lineup on Wednesday, replacing Mario Estevez (Gijón, Spain/Colegio Montedeva de Gijón). He quickly made a birdie on the par four third hole and shot a 39 on the front nine. Westfall also birdied the par five 13th. He finished with a score of 82.
NCAA DIVISION II ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - The Gannon University men's golf team finished tied for first place (along with the University of Charleston) at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Atlantic/East Regional, advancing to the NCAA national tournament which begins on Monday, May 18. The Golden Knights finished at 21-over par over the three rounds of the Atlantic Regional, with Rasmus Seppanen also tying for medalist honors at one-under along with Charleston's Pau Sanchez. Mattia Parrini (+3, fourth place) and Jacob Wolak (+5, ninth place) also finished in the top 10.
Other PSAC programs involved in the regional included California (sixth place, +36), Pitt-Johnstown (seventh, +40), IUP (eighth, +43), and West Chester (ninth, +44).
**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COURTESY NCAA.COM**
INDIANAPOLIS — Five Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's golf programs have qualified for the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship regional tournaments, scheduled to take place on May 7-9. The NCAA has announced the field of 80 teams and 32 student-athletes competing as individuals that have been selected to participate in regional competition, which includes No. 1 Gannon, No. 2 West Chester (PSAC Champion), No. 3 Pitt-Johnstown, No. 4 IUP, No. 6 Califoria, and the Shepherd pair of Trey Rios and Morgan Dehoff who will compete as individuals. At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each regional will advance to the finals, May 18–22 at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada. The remaining eight team berths will be allocated based on the regions represented in the prior year’s head-to-head medal play portion of the championships, with the maximum number of teams from a given region capped at seven. The finals will be hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority:
In the Atlantic/East Region, the regional tournament will be held at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pa. and hosted by Pitt-Johnstown.
Find the complete list of qualifiers below.
Atlantic Region:
- Gannon
- West Chester [Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference]
- Pittsburgh-Johnstown
- Indiana (Pennsylvania)
- Bluefield State
- California (Pennsylvania)
- Charleston (West Virginia) [Mountain East Conference]
- Winston-Salem State
- Glenville State
- Fairmont State
- Fayetteville State [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]
- Wheeling
- West Liberty
Individuals:
- Christopher Baguma, Virginia State
- Trey Rios, Shepherd
- Lucio Pavicich, Davis & Elkins
- Morgan Dehoff, Shepherd