FHSU Athletics
BOULDER CITY, Nev. - Fort Hays State's Cooper Scheck wrapped up his collegiate career with a sub-par total at the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship this week, finishing at 1-under 215 after posting a 1-over 73 in the final round on Wednesday (May 20). The senior finished in a tie for 41st place out of 108 players at Boulder Creek Golf Club, a par-72, 7,595-yard layout.
The two-time All-Region selection hit 13 of the 18 greens and eight of the 14 fairways in the third round, totaling four birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey.
After getting up and down for par from just off the green on hole one, Scheck reached the green on the par-5 second hole in two for the third day in a row, recording a third two-putt birdie. That sparked a run of 11-straight greens in regulation for Scheck, including another two-putt birdie on the par-5 fifth hole and a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth hole. A double bogey on No. 7 and a bogey on hole 9 moved his score to even-par 36 on the front side of the course.
The Dodge City, Kan. native opened the back nine with four consecutive pars before a bogey on hole 14 moved him to 1-over for the day and 1-under for the tournament, but a 25-foot birdie putt on the long par-5 16th hole got him back to even for the day. He finished the event with a bogey on the 54th hole after his par putt just slipped by the cup.
Scheck finished the week with 14 birdies across the 54 holes. He played the par-5's in 6-under and the par-3's in 1-under. He finished third out of the 12 MIAA athletes who competed in the event.
The three-time All-MIAA selection concluded one of the greatest careers in program history, finishing the season with a stroke average of 71.78, lowest on record, and a career average of 72.42 in 101 rounds as a Tiger, also the lowest on record. He posted 38 rounds at-or-under par in his career, including 20 rounds in the 60s.
Octavio Laurent of South Carolina-Beaufort secured the individual championship with a cumulative score of 17-under 199, posting rounds of 70, 66 and 63.