BELLEAIR, Fla. – The Wichita State men's golf team will conclude their spring season at the American Athletic Conference Championship beginning on April 19 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.
Head Coach
Judd Easterling is looking forward to competing at Pelican once again.
"Pelican is an incredible place and fantastic course," said Easterling. "The members and staff at Pelican are fantastic and really want us to be there and I know they will have the course in incredible shape."
The Shockers have been playing well in the spring, as they are coming off a pair of quality finishes in their last two tournaments and have earned two top-five finishes in the spring season so far.
"The guys on the team have shown glimpses and pieces of really good play," said Easterling. "We've had really good stretches at times and are hoping to continue our quality level of play in the conference tournament."
In terms of lineup,
Lucas Scheufler will return to the Shocker lineup in place of
Tate Herrenbruck, who will still make the trip to Florida and serve as an available substitution for the Shockers.
Fast Facts – American Athletic Conference Championship
Dates: Friday-Sunday, Apr. 19-21, 2024
Host: The American and South Florida
Location: Belleair, Fla. (Pelican Golf Club)
Yardage: 6,881
Par: 70
Format: 54 Holes, 18 each day
Live Scoring: Golfstat
The Field: 12 teams - Seed, Clippd Team Ranking, Team
1. #42 SMU
2. #48 South Florida
3. #73 Charlotte
4. #107 North Texas
5. #110 Memphis
6. #115 UTSA
7. #118 East Carolina
8. #120 Florida Atlantic
9. #136 UAB
10. #145 Rice
11. #171 Wichita State
12. #192 Temple
Shocker Five:
Blake Lorenz (Sr.) – All-Conference returner for the Shockers…Second season with Wichita State…Finished tied for 6th at Grier Jones Shocker Invitational in October…Tied for third at Twin Oaks Intercollegiate on March 19.
Aston Castillo (Sr.) – Second year Shocker…Transfer from Midland College…Finished 5th at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational in October…Set career low for round score at 65 (-7) in round two of the tournament.
Zach Sokolosky (Sr.) – Transfer from University of Kansas…Posted t-5
th place at Big O Classic on Oct. 3…Finished t-14th at Grier Jones Shocker Invitational.
Michael Winslow (Jr.) – Third year Shocker…Finished as runner-up in both the Kansas Amateur and Missouri Amateur golf tournaments this summer.
Lucas Scheufler (R-Jr.) – Third year Shocker…Competing in 25th collegiate event…Fifth lineup appearance this season…Recorded season low round score of 68 at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational on October 9.
