FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's golf team placed fifth out of 18 teams at the 2025 FHSU Tiger Classic this week (March 31-April 1) at Smoky Hill CC, finishing the three-round event at 32-over 872 as a team.
Fort Hays State sat in second place by just two shots after the first round, firing a 1-over 281 in the opening round. Conditions worsened late in the day on Monday and into Tuesday when round two concluded, with the Tigers posting a 22-over 302 in the second round to fall into sixth place. FHSU moved past Washburn and Colorado School of Mines, who both rank in the top 60 nationally, with a final round total of 9-over 279 to finish in fifth place overall and fourth amongst MIAA competition.
Cooper Scheck tied for third in the field of 100 players, fighting cold and windy conditions to finish the week at 2-over 212. The junior opened the week with a 3-under 67 in a round that featured five birdies, 11 pars and two bogeys. Scheck followed that up with a 4-over 74 in the second round before finishing the week with a 1-over 71 in round three.
Scheck tied for second against MIAA competition, moving him into third place in the MIAA designated event point standings with 26.5 points through three events. The top 15 players in the point standings earn all-conference recognition after the conclusion of the MIAA Championships.
Senior Cole Streck put together his third top-10 finish of the season, finishing the week in a tie for eighth place at 5-over. Streck led the team with 10 sub-par holes across the 54 holes, including a hole-out eagle on the par-5 sixth hole and nine birdies.
The Great Bend, Kan. native posted rounds of 2-over 72 and 3-over 73 before finishing the tournament with an even-par 70 in round three. He was one of 10 players in the field to post an even-par or better round in the tough conditions of round three. Streck tied for sixth against league opponents, helping him move into a tie for 14th in the league points standings with 10.5 points.
Jackson Rader opened the week with a 1-under 69 in the opening round before turning in rounds of 76 and 77 to finish in a tie for 34th at 12-over. The senior carded six birdies, including four birdies on par-5s.Jacob George signed for rounds of 5-over 75 and 9-over 79 before grinding out a 1-over 71 in the final round, tied for the 11th-best score in the third round. George had five birdies on the week, including three on the back nine in his first round. He finished 15-over for the week, tied for 47th place.
Parker Krob rounded out the Tiger lineup in a tie for 69th at 19-over after rounds of 3-over 73, 9-over 79 and 7-over 77. Krob totaled three birdies in his opening round before finishing the week with four birdies.
Competing as an individual, JOrdan McCaslin tied for the team lead with nine birdies on the week. The sophomore recorded three-straight birdies in the final round on holes five, six and seven. McCaslin posted a 5-over 75 in both the first and second rounds before signing for a 7-over 77 in the final round, finishing in a tie for 63rd at 17-over.
Ashton Dowell finished the week at 27-over after rounds of 74, 85 and 78, with Isaak Bowman turning in a total score of 33-over in his Tiger debut with rounds of 77, 85 and 81. Tyler Cassaday fired a cumulative score of 35-over with rounds of 76, 83 and 86, while Ben Deges was 39-over with rounds of 84, 78 and 87.
Fifth-ranked Central Oklahoma claimed the team title with a three-round total of 10-over 850, 16 shots in front of second place Newman. The Bronchos fired the only sub-par team round of the tournament in the first round, shooting 1-under 279. UCO's Jordan Wilson won the individual title by eight strokes, finishing the week 7-under thanks to rounds of 3-under 67, 1-over 71 and 5-under 65.
This is the second time the Tigers have finished fourth against MIAA teams at a designated event this season (The Mule), which is the highest FHSU had finished at a designated event since 2013. The Tigers now rank sixth in the league point standings with only the MIAA Championship yet to be played. FHSU has 18 points, just 5.5 points behind second place.
The Tigers will wrap up the regular season next week at the Firekeeper Open hosted by Washburn at Firekeeper Golf Course in Mayetta, Kan. before jumping into the postseason April 21-23 with the MIAA Championships.
Full FHSU Results
5th - Team - 281 - 302 - 289 -- 872 (32-over)
T-3rd - Cooper Scheck - 67 - 74 - 71 -- 212 (2-over)
T-8th - Cole Streck - 72 - 73 - 70 -- 215 (5-over)
T-34th - Jackson Rader - 69 - 76 - 77 -- 222 (12-over)
T-47th - Jacob George - 75 - 79 - 71 -- 225 (15-over)
T-63rd - Jordan McCaslin - 75 - 75 - 77 -- 227 (17-over) *
T-69th - Parker Krob - 73 - 79 - 77 -- 229 (19-over)
T-86th - Ashton Dowell - 74 - 85 - 78 -- 237 (27-over)
95th - Isaak Bowman - 77 - 85 - 81 -- 243 (33-over)
98th - Tyler Cassaday - 76 - 83 - 86 -- 245 (35-over)
100th - Ben Deges - 84 - 78 - 87 -- 249 (39-over)