EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Wichita State is set to open play in its third tournament of the year, the SIUE Dolenc Invitational, on Friday at Gateway National Golf Links.
 
The Shockers enter fresh off a fourth-place finish at the Git-R-Done Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., last week. A tournament where the Shockers were only defeated by three Power Four programs. The Shockers were in contention for the lead before ultimately settling into fourth.

Wichita State opened the 2024-25 campaign at the SIUE Dolenc Invitational, where they finished as team runner-up behind host SIUE by just four strokes.
 
This year's version of the tournament features a similar 18-team field, with the top four teams from last year – SIUE, Wichita State, Bradley, and Southern Illinois – all returning for another go-around.

Fast Facts – SIUE Dolenc Invitational 
Dates: Monday, September 29 – Tuesday, September 30
Venue: Gateway National Golf Links 
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Host: SIUE
Yardage: 6,985
Par: 71
Format: Stroke Play
Results: Scoreboard
The Field: 18 Teams
SIUE, Belmont, Bradley, Eastern Illinois, Green Bay, Idaho, Lindenwood, Missouri State, Morehead State, Northern Iowa, Omaha, Southern Indiana, Southern Utah, Tennessee State, UT Martin, Weber State, Western Illinois, Wichita State
 
For the Shocker lineup, Jose Carletta, who finished second in stroke average last year among Shockers with a 73.1 mark, is set to make his season debut. The Shockers' top four finishers from Lincoln last week compose the lineup, with Carletta jumping on as the fifth man. Freshman Rhett O'Rear is also making the trip to compete as an individual.
 
Shocker Five:
 
Emilio Arellano Llamas (Jr.) – First year Shocker…Tied for fifth in first competition as a Shocker at the Git-R-Done Invitational…One of four transfers on Wichita State's roster that spent time at Indian Hills Community College…2025 PING All-District and NJCAA Division I Men's Golf Second Team All-American…
 
Jose Ramirez (Sr.) – Transfer from Indian Hills Community College…Second year Shocker…Finished top 15 in each of the first two tournaments in the 2025-26 season…2025 American Conference Individual Runner Up…2025 All-American Conference selection…Played in all ten tournaments in first year as a Shocker, posting 71.7 stroke average and two top five finishes…Won 2023 NJCAA DI Men's Golf National Championship at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan…Helped Indian Hills CC to team national championship in same year…2023 GCAA Arnold Palmer Award winner…
 
Michael Robson (Gr.) – First-year Shocker with four years of college golf experience…two-time NAIA Men's Golf All-American…two-time all-conference selection…tied for 13^th at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf All-American…Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Newcomer and Player of the Year at Northwestern Ohio in 2022…


Mitchell Revie (Jr.) – Second-year Shocker…Indian Hills Community College Transfer…Played in all but one tournament in first year as a Shocker, putting up a 73.9 stroke average…Won 2023 NJCAA Division I Team National Championship…Posted a 64 18-hole score, which was the third lowest in IHCC history…
 
Jose Carletta (Sr.) -- Competed in nine of ten tournaments in first season as a Shocker...Recorded 89 birdies, which was second on the team...Eagled six holes, leading the team, and recorded four individual rounds in the 60s...Tied for 11th at the AAC Championship, carding a 66 (-6) score in round three to jump up the leaderboard, also tied best individual round by any Shocker at the AAC Championship...Posted a season-best ninth-place finish on April 1 at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic...Tied for 18th to lead Shockers to eighth-place finish at the GCU Invitational on March 12...

Next up:
The Shockers return home to host the 2025 Grier Jones Shocker Invitational Oct. 5-7 at Sand Creek Station Golf Club in Newton, Kan.