Tournament: NCAA Division II National Championships
Date: May 18-20, 2026
Location: Boulder City, Nevada
Course: Boulder Creek GC – Desert Hawk/Coyote Run (par-72 / 7,595 yards)
CSUSM's Place: 15th out of 20 teams (871, +7)
Team Winner: Florida Southern (829, -35)
Top Cougar: T28. Gavin McCormick (213, -3)
Individual Medalist: USC Beaufort's Octavio Laurent (199, -17)

COURSE REPORT: Competing as a team at the NCAA Division II National Championships for the first time in program history, the Cal State San Marcos men's golf team placed 15th with a 7-over 871 (293-288-290) at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championships.

FIRST TEE

• Gavin McCormick led the Cougars with a tie for 28th place after carding a 3-under 213 (72-72-69). Liam Weaver finished tied for 35th at 2-under 214 (71-73-70).
• Kai Miyata tied for 62nd with a 3-over 219 (74-70-75).
• Aiden Canada placed 94th with a 13-over 229 (76-73-80).
• Johnny Sprague and Julian Gay (84) served as subs with Gay posting an 84 in the first round and Sprague turning in an 83 and 76 in the final two rounds.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Florida Southern 280-278-271 – 829 (-35); 2. Missouri-St. Louis 278-281-278 – 837 (-27); 3. Wingate 290-280-269 – 839 (-25); 4. Lee 280-287-279 – 846 (-18); 5. Georgia Southwestern 283-289-275 – 847 (-17); 6. Columbus State 288-276-284 – 848 (-16); 7. CSU San Bernardino 293-276-285 – 854 (-10); 8. Colorado Christian 283-292-280 – 855 (-9); 9. West Texas A&M 278-302-277 – 857 (-7); 10. West Florida 285-282-291 – 858 (-6); 11. Grand Valley State 289-290-282 – 861 (-3); 12. Central Missouri 287-294-282 – 863 (-1); 13. Nova Southeastern 289-285-290 – 864 (E); 14. Washburn 293-290-284 – 867 (+3); 15. Cal State San Marcos 293-288-290 – 871 (+7); T16. Western Washington 292-290-291 – 873 (+9); T16. CSU East Bay 292-290-291 – 873 (+9); 18. Gannon 295-294-302 – 891 (+27); 19. Wheeling 296-307-296 – 899 (+35); 20. Charleston (WV) 313-296-305 – 914 (+50).

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
1. Octavio Laurent (USC Beaufort) 70-66-63 – 199 (-17); 2. Lance Christensen Jr. (Colorado Christian) 69-70-64 – 203 (-13); 3. Tyler Mistretta (Florida Southern) 70-71-64 – 205 (-11); T4. Bennett McNabb (Lee) 68-71-67 – 206 (-10); T4. Logan Mayo (Missouri-St. Louis) 67-72-67 – 206 (-10); T4. Anthony Monteleone (Florida Southern) 69-68-69 – 206 (-10); T4. Manuel Cue (Grand Valley State) 69-71-66 – 206 (-10); T8. George Cordall (Lee) 66-72-69 – 207 (-9); T8. Brandon Skidmore (Wingate) 72-69-66 – 207 (-9); T10. Ian Pienaar (Columbus State) 68-66-74 – 208 (-8); T10. Mattia D'Errico (Wingate) 71-71-66 – 208 (-8); T10. Leo Baudry (Missouri-St. Louis) 70-69-69 – 208 (-8); T10. Daniel Solavera (Missouri-St. Louis) 68-70-70 – 208 (-8); CSUSM SCORERS: T28. Gavin McCormick 72-72-69 – 213 (-3); T35. Liam Weaver 71-73-70 – 214 (-2); T62. Kai Miyata 74-70-75 – 219 (+3); 94. Aiden Canada 76-73-80 – 229 (+13).

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• McCormick paced the Cougars with a team-best 3-under tournament, highlighted by a final-round 69.
• Weaver recorded the team-high birdie total across three rounds. Miyata added a second-round 2-under 70 for CSUSM.
• As a team, the Cougars totaled 54 birdies to rank 10th in the field.
• CSUSM played its best on par 5s at 23-under but struggled on par 4s (+45).
• Florida Southern captured the team title with a 35-under 829.
• USC Beaufort's Octavio Laurent earned individual medalist honors at 17-under 199.