SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Denver was selected by The Summit League's head coaches to capture the men’s #SummitGF title after hoisting the last two championship trophies. Summit League officials released its 2022 Men's Golf Preseason Poll and Golfers to Watch list Thursday.

The Pioneers, who will be under the guidance of first-year head coach Luke Goulding, won the 2021 league title by eight strokes over Oral Roberts. DU received all nine first-place votes that it could while Kansas City picked up the remaining one.

North Dakota State finished second with 65 points, while the next trio of Oral Roberts, Kansas City and South Dakota State was separated by just one point. The Golden Eagles took third with 58 points and the Roos and Jackrabbits shared fourth with 57 points a piece.

South Dakota was sixth with 35 points, Omaha was seventh with 32 points and North Dakota took eighth with 28 points. Newcomer St. Thomas was ninth with 26 points, while Western Illinois rounded out the poll in tenth with 11 points.

The 2022 Championship returns to Sand Creek Station Golf Club in Newton, Kan., for the sixth time and will be competed May 1-3.

2022 Men’s Golf  Preseason Poll

Program	Points
1. Denver	81 (9)
2. North Dakota State	65
3. Oral Roberts	58
T4. Kansas City	57 (1)
T4. South Dakota State	57
6. South Dakota	35
7. Omaha	32
8. North Dakota	28
9 St. Thomas	26
10. Western Illinois	11

 First-place vote in parentheses #SummitMGF Preseason Notes

• The 2021 Summit League Championship gave Denver back-to-back titles after the Pioneers won the 2019 event. The 2020 Championship was not held due to COVID-19.
• Denver has three of the top-five finishers from the 2021 #SummitGF Championship back to help the Pioneers defend their title. First Team All-League honoree Jackson Solem headlines that trio that also includes Second Team All-League honorees Carson Griggs and John Sand.
• Solem placed second with a 213 (-3) total, while Sand took third (215; -1) and Griggs tied for fourth (218; +2).
• North Dakota State’s Nate Deziel joins Solem as the only returning First Team All-Summit League honoree.
• Griggs and Sand make up half of the Second Team All-League performers from a year ago that are back this season. Those two join Deziel’s Bison teammate Jack Johnson and South Dakota State’s Jack Tanner to fill out the returning quartet.
• Solem and Griggs were one-two among Summit League golfers in stroke average during the fall. Solem held a 71.2 stroke average, while Griggs was at 71.7. Solem was named the #SummitGF Golfer of the Month for September, while Griggs earned the honor for October.

Preseason Watch List (Alphabetically)
Nate Adams // North Dakota State // So. // Maple Grove, Minn.

• Career Scoring Average:  74.5
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round:  66
• 2020-21 Totals
  • 18 rounds played
  • 74.8 scoring average
• Posted a trio of top-five finishes in the fall, including a tie for fourth at the Zach Johnson Invitational where he shot a 210 (-3) thanks to three rounds of 70
• Tied for 12^th at the 2021 Summit League Championship (221; +5)
• Posted career-best round of 66 (-6) in second round of Golfweek Spring Invitational in 2021

Matt Armstrong // St. Thomas // So. // Eden Prairie, Minn.

• Career Scoring Average:  72.0
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 68
• 2021-22 (Fall) Totals
  • 9 rounds played
  • 72.0 scoring average
• Posted a top-10 finish at The Stampede at the Creek, tying for ninth with a 216 (E)
• Shot three rounds in the 60s, including a season-low 68 (-4) in the second round of the Golfweek Fall Challenge

George Clarke // Kansas City // Gr. // Staffordshire, England

• Career Scoring Average: 71.5 (KC)
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 67
• 2020-21 Totals (Kansas State)
  • 15 rounds
  • 75.0 scoring average
• Won the K-State Invitational, closing with a career-low 67 (-5) to win by two
• Posted eight rounds of par or better in 12 fall rounds during first season at Kansas City
• Played two seasons at K-State from 2019-21, recording a pair of top-20 finishes

Lucas Feterl // North Dakota // Fr. // Maple Grove, Minn.

• Career Scoring Average: 75.0
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 70
• 2021-22 (Fall) Totals
  • 13 rounds played
  • 75.0  scoring average
• Top Fighting Hawk finisher in three of four fall events
• Opened Zach Johnson Invitational with season-low 70

Cameron Karney // Western Illinois // Sr. // Crystal Lake, Ill.

• Career Scoring Average: 75.4
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 68
• 2020-21 Totals
  • 17 rounds played
  • 74.5  scoring average
• Captured medalist honors at the 2021 Panther Relays Spring Invitational with a 54-hole score of 206 (-10)
• Led all Leathernecks with a 74.4 stroke average in four fall events

Josh Peters // Omaha // Jr. // Omaha, Neb.

• Career Scoring Average: 75.1
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 68
• 2020-21 Totals
  • 23 rounds played
  • 76.0 scoring average
• Two top-10 finishes during career
• Led the Mavericks in stroke average in 2020-21 and this past fall with a 73.0 in three events
• Tied for 9^th at The Joust at Goose Creek in 2019, which included a career-low 68 (-4) in round two, helping the Mavericks to the team title

Rocco Repetto-Taylor // Oral Roberts // So. // Fuengirola, Spain

• Career Scoring Average: 74.5
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 68
• 2020-21 Totals
  • 12 rounds played
  • 74.4 scoring average
• Finished career-best tied for 12^th at the K-State Wildcat Invitational
• Posted a career-low 68 (-4) in second round to Little Rock Invitational to close out the fall
• Led Golden Eagles with a 74.4 stroke average in four fall events

Max Schmidtke // South Dakota // Sr. // Eau Claire, Wis.

• Career Scoring Average (USD): 73.1
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 68
• 2020-21 Totals (Illinois-Springfield)
  • 14 rounds played
  • 74.8 scoring average
• Posted two top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the Derek Dolenc Invite this past fall
• Shot 12 rounds in the 70s and two in the 60s in first fall as a Coyote
• Carded a season-best 68 in second round of ODU/OBX Intercollegiate

Jackson Solem // Denver // Gr. // Longmont, Colo.

• Career Scoring Average: 74.1
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 64
• 2020-21 Totals
  • 24 rounds played
  • 71.9 scoring average
• Named First Team All-Summit League in 2021 and placed runner-up at the 2021 Summit League Championship
• Shot a career-best 64 in the first round of The Godwin in March of 2021
• Won the 2019 Ron Moore Intercollegiate as a junior with a 54-hole score of 204 (-9)
• Led all Summit League golfers with a 71.2 stroke average in five fall events, earning September Golfer of the Month accolades

Jack Tanner // South Dakota State // Fr. // Glenelg, South Australia

• Career Scoring Average: 74.0
• Career Bests (strokes)
  • Individual Round: 68
• 2020-21 Totals
  • 21 rounds played
  • 73.7 scoring average
• Finished this past fall with a tie for third at the Bentwater Intercollegiate, shooting a 54-hole score of 211 (-2)
• Closed the 2019 Quail Valley Intercollegiate with career-low 68 and matched that with a 68 to open his sophomore season in 2020 at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
• Posted 11 consecutive rounds in the 70’s or better to close out freshman season

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