HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's golf team finished the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Golf National Championship in 11
th place, tying the second-best finish at the national tournament in program history.
UMHB finished the tournament at 1165 (+17), shooting a 289-296-283-297.
Cole MacMillan led the Cru, placing 36
th with a 291 (+4). MacMillan carded a 76-71-71-73, shooting two rounds of par or better in the tournament.
Cade Barone finished 49
th at 294 (+7), carding a 70-78-72-74. Barone also had two rounds of par or better.
Lucas Latimer finished just behind him, tied for 54
th with a 73-77-69-76 (+8). Latimer carded the Cru's low round of the tournament with a 69 (-3) in the third round.
Carter Demske finished at 298 (+11), placing him in 61
st followed by
Colton O'Dell in 67
th with a 299 (+12).
Illinois Wesleyan and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps shared the top spot with a 1135 (-13). CMS shot a 273 (-15) to surge ahead three spots and tie the Titans. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps then went on to win the national title in a playoff. Aurora finished third with a 1143 (-5), followed by Sewanee (+4) and Methodist (+6) in the top five. Kenyon (+7), Washington and Lee (+7), Carnegie Mellon (+8), Emory (+14) and Huntingdon (+16) completed the top ten. UMHB's +17 earned them the top spot among Texas teams with LeTourneau finishing12
th at +23 and Trinity narrowly missing the cut.
"While the finish wasn't exactly what we had planned this week, I don't want it to take away from the accomplishments of this group," Head Coach
Jordan Cox said. "These young men are among the finest that I've ever coached and their work ethic is beyond measure. They shattered records and did things that no other team in our school history has done. I know they were incredibly disappointed at the end of today, but as I told them, just allow it to whet their appetites for the future. We are so appreciative of the support and encouragement that we have from our leaders and our administration at the university. They allow us the opportunity to compete at the highest level and that's one of the reasons our program continues to trend upward. We're grateful for our athletic administration and our school administration who see the value in excellence in everything we do. I'm grateful to serve with such people at such a place and coach these young men."
UMHB's 11
th place finish ties the program's finish in 2017 when the Cru shot a 1,210. The Cru's highest finish came in a 1,221 performance in 2018 when UMHB finished 10
th.
