{"id":476738,"date":"2026-02-15T15:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/476738\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:44:08","slug":"mglf-preview-border-olympics-feb-16-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/476738\/","title":{"rendered":"MGLF Preview: Border Olympics (Feb. 16-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     LAREDO, Texas\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Wichita State opens spring season action on Monday at the Border Olympics at the Laredo Country Club.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the fall season, Wichita State recorded four top-five team finishes in five events. Their first time posting three successive top-five finishes since the 2020-21 season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goshockers.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/emilio-arellano-lamas\/9527\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9527\" target=\"_blank\">Emilio Arellano Lamas<\/a> set the program record for most consecutive rounds under par at eight, breaking the previous high of six.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Shockers recorded eight individual top 20 results in the fall, led by Lamas and Jose Ramirez who had three each.<\/p>\n<p>Fast Facts \u2013\u00a0Border Olympics University Golf Tournament<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDates:\u00a0Monday, Feb. 16 \u2013 Tuesday, Feb. 17<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVenue:\u00a0Laredo Country Club\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0Laredo, Texas<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHost:\u00a0Houston<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYardage:\u00a07,257<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nPar:\u00a072<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFormat:\u00a0Stroke Play<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nResults:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scoreboard.clippd.com\/tournaments\/239387\/scoring\/team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scoreboard<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Field:\u00a013 Teams<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nIllinois State, Houston Christian, Houston, UTRGV, Louisiana, New Mexico State, Tarleton State, Troy, Sam Houston, Lamar, Wright State, North Texas, Wichita State<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Shocker lineup remains the same from their last tournament in Hawaii back on Nov. 8-9.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nShocker Five:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goshockers.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/emilio-arellano-lamas\/9527\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9527\" target=\"_blank\">Emilio Arellano Lamas<\/a> (Jr.) \u2013\u00a0First year Shocker\u2026Tied for fifth in first competition as a Shocker at the Git-R-Done Invitational\u2026One of four transfers on Wichita State&#8217;s roster that spent time at Indian Hills Community College\u20262025 PING All-District and NJCAA Division I Men&#8217;s Golf Second Team All-American\u2026<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJose Ramirez (Sr.) \u2013\u00a0Transfer from Indian Hills Community College\u2026Second year Shocker\u2026Finished top 15 in each of the first two tournaments in the 2025-26 season\u20262025 American Conference Individual Runner Up\u20262025 All-American Conference selection\u2026Played in all ten tournaments in first year as\u00a0a Shocker, posting 71.7 stroke average and two top five finishes\u2026Won 2023\u00a0NJCAA\u00a0DI Men&#8217;s Golf National Championship at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan\u2026Helped Indian Hills CC to team national championship in the same year\u20262023\u00a0GCAA\u00a0Arnold Palmer Award winner\u2026<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goshockers.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/jose-carletta\/9523\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9523\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Carletta<\/a> (Sr.) &#8212;\u00a0Competed in nine of ten tournaments in first season as\u00a0a Shocker&#8230;Recorded 89 birdies, which was second on the team&#8230;Eagled six holes, leading the team, and recorded four individual rounds in the 60s&#8230;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&#8230;Posted a season-best ninth-place finish on April 1 at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic&#8230;Tied for 18th to lead\u00a0Shockers to eighth-place finish at the GCU Invitational on March 12&#8230;<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goshockers.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/michael-robson\/9531\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9531\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Robson<\/a> (Gr.) \u2013\u00a0First-year Shocker with four years of college golf experience\u2026two-time NAIA Men&#8217;s Golf All-American\u2026two-time all-conference selection\u2026tied for 13th\u00a0at the 2025 NAIA Men&#8217;s Golf All-American\u2026Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Newcomer and Player of the Year at Northwestern Ohio in 2022\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goshockers.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/caden-cox\/9524\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9524\" target=\"_blank\">Caden Cox<\/a> (So.) \u2013\u00a0Second-year Shocker\u2026Competed in six events as a true freshman, including the final five tournaments of the year\u2026Birdied 40 holes, the most by any Shocker freshman since 2022\u2026Posted season-best t-26 finish on April 1, 2025, at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Next up:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Shockers play again next week in the Lake Las Vegas Collegiate in Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 23-25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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