FHSU Athletics
MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – Fort Hays State Men's Golf placed seventh among MIAA teams at the second conference mandated event of the 2025-26 season, the MSSU Fall Invitational held at Shangri La Resort October 20-21. FHSU was 10th overall out of the 18 total teams in the field, which included seven teams outside of the conference. Cooper Scheck tied for the 10th-best finish among MIAA individuals in the field and was 12th overall.
Scoring was tough in the first round with windswept conditions. The Tigers shot 26-over par (314) as a team in the first round, but drastically improved that down to a 6-over 294 in the second round. FHSU posted a 12-over par team score of 300 in the final round. FHSU finished at 44-over par for the tournament. Central Oklahoma ran away with the team title at 10-under par overall as a team, 33 strokes better than Washburn at 23-over par overall.
Central Oklahoma had three of the top five finishers individually, including champion Baylor Bostick, who shot 4-under par overall. Teammate Bryant Polhill was a shot back at 3-under, while Nicholas Canales tied for fifth at 2-over par.
Scheck finished at 5-over par overall, remaining even over his final 36 holes after an opening round 77 (+5). He shot a 2-under par 70 in the second round and then a 2-over par 74 in the final round. He carded 10 birdies throughout the tournament and half of those were in the second round.
Chutithep Rungpajchim was the second-best finisher for FHSU, staying in the top 25 at 24th individually. He shot 9-over par overall. He had a big week on par 5s, shooting 6-under par on that type of hole. He eagled the par-5 16th in the first round and eagled the par-5 18th in the final round. He matched Scheck in birdie count with 10. He also shot a first-round 77 (+5), then backed that with rounds of 73 (+1) and 75 (+3).
Colby Hays placed 50th as an individual at 15-over par overall. He shot rounds of 79, 76, and 76 while posting six birdies (two in each round). Jordan McCaslin was right on his heels at 16-over par overall, tying for 60th. He carded rounds of 82, 75, and 75 and had eight birdies in the tournament, including five in the second round. Isaak Bowman also competed for FHSU and shot +30 overall. He had rounds of 81, 81, and 84 and had a pair of birdies for the tournament.
FHSU wraps up its fall portion of the 2025-26 schedule next week at the Tulsa Cup. The tournament will take place at The Club at Indian Springs, October 27-28.