The 2026 Lone Star Conference Golfers to Watch list was announced on Thursday (Jan. 29), with two representatives from each of the conference’s 13 women’s and 12 men’s teams.
The 50 student-athletes were nominated by their member institution.
Cameron, DBU, Lubbock Christian, Midwestern State, St. Mary’s, Texas A&M International, new league member UT Dallas, UT Permian Basin, UT Tyler, West Texas A&M and Western New Mexico all have women’s and men’s teams. Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville have only a women’s squad, while Oklahoma Christian has only a men’s team.
LSC women’s golf has been played since 1998 and LSC men’s golf began in 1941. DBU is the defending conference champion on the women’s side, while Midwestern State won the 2025 men’s title. The DBU women are also the defending NCAA Division II national champions and have won the national trophy three times over the last five years.
The 2026 season begins as early as Feb. 2 (Monday) for the women and Feb. 9 (Monday) for the men. To see the teams’ schedules, click
here for women and
here for men.
Four LSC women’s teams were ranked in the final
Division II Mizuno Women’s Golf Coaches Association Coaches Poll of the fall: DBU (2), UTT (6) StMU (15), WT (23) and MSU (receiving votes). Three LSC men’s teams were ranked in the final
Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll of the fall: StMU (9), WT (11), UTPB (15), DBU (RV), OC (RV), MSU (RV) and UTT (RV).
The LSC Golfers to Watch list includes 11 golfers inside the top 50 of the
Scoreboard (powered by Clippd) national rankings. DBU’s Ella Cheek (4), UTT’s Martha Laremark (7), DBU’s Gracie Grant (14), UTT’s Arnie Taguines (22), WT’s Kara Holm (41) and StMU’s Taylor Wilczek (45) are ranked on the women’s side, while STMU’s Kongpop Kaikaew (9), WT’s Santiago Caride (17), MSU’s Seth Bearden (24), WT’s Luis Palomo (28), UTPB’s Ione Rowe (36) are ranked on the men’s side.
The
LSC Women’s Golf Championship is set for April 13-15, while the
LSC Men’s Golf Championship is scheduled for April 20-22 – both at
Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club in Rockwall, Texas.
The NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship is set for May 12-16 at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship is scheduled for May 18-22 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.
Note:
- As an NCAA Division II provisional member, UTD’s golf teams are eligible to participate in the LSC tournament but not the NCAA postseason. The Comets are also eligible to win postseason awards.
2026 LONE STAR CONFERENCE GOLFERS TO WATCH
Women
| Name |
Team |
Cl. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Mia Clarke |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
Manchester, England |
| Christine Huse |
Angelo State |
Fr. |
Business |
Baerum, Norway |
| Raisa Valero |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Chemistry |
Tarragona, Spain |
| Maria Jose Savoca |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Sports & Exercise Science |
Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Ella Cheek |
DBU |
Jr. |
Accounting |
Sachse, Texas |
| Gracie Grant |
DBU |
So. |
Communications |
Crestview, Fla. |
| Anaya Perales |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Management |
Midland, Texas |
| Nadalie Cannell |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
Business Administration |
Hermiston, Ore. |
| Kodi Nolen |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Pre-Physical Therapy |
Midlothian, Texas |
| Alli Reily |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Business |
Pottsboro, Texas |
| Brielle Burns |
St. Mary’s |
So. |
Engineering Science |
Houston, Texas |
| Taylor Wilczek |
St. Mary’s |
Jr. |
Exercise & Sport Science |
Anthem, Ariz. |
| Margret Nyamukondiwa |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
Business Management |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Emilynn Trann |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
Kinesiology |
Lansing, Mich. |
| Zoe Dean |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
Marketing |
Schertz, Texas |
| Viviana Farias |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Kinesiology |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Camilah Porras |
UT Dallas |
Fr. |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
New Braunfels, Texas |
| Brooke Yount |
UT Dallas |
So. |
Finance |
League City, Texas |
| Lorena Etxeberria |
UT Permian Basin |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Mungia, Spain |
| Lakshita Pragnya |
UT Permian Basin |
Fr. |
Information Systems |
Hyderabad, India |
| Arnie Taguines |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Paranaque City, Philippines |
| Martha Laremark |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Molndal, Sweden |
| Kara Holm |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
Marketing |
Missouri City, Texas |
| Sarah Reed |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Sports & Exercise Science |
Midland, Texas |
| Alexandria Klemke |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Business Marketing |
Goodyear, Ariz. |
| Falyn Lackey |
Western New Mexico |
Jr. |
Kinesiology |
Hobbs, N.M. |
Men
| Name |
Team |
Cl. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Isaac Molloy |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Finance |
Wagga Wagga |
| Dennon Norman |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Sports & Exercise Science |
Norman, Okla. |
| Sam Jenkins |
DBU |
Sr. |
Finance |
Garland, Texas |
| Brecken Franklin |
DBU |
Jr. |
Accounting |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Noel Bondesson Jr. |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
Landskrona, Sweden |
| Hudson Reagan |
Lubbock Christian |
So. |
Business |
Brownwood, Texas |
| Seth Bearden |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Sport & Leisure Studies |
Crowell, Texas |
| Ryan Griff |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Undeclared |
Bulverde, Texas |
| Juan Repetto |
Oklahoma Christian |
So. |
Marketing & Management |
Tandil, Argentina |
| Lenni Perala |
Oklahoma Christian |
Fr. |
Undecided |
Lempaala, Finland |
| Kongpop Kaikaew |
St. Mary’s |
Sr. |
Marketing |
Rayong, Thailand |
| Guillaume Paquette |
St. Mary’s |
So. |
Management |
La Minerve, Quebec, Canada |
| Juan Monckeberg |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
Business & Administration |
Santiago, Chile |
| Elvis Steen |
Texas A&M International |
Sr. |
Psychology |
Plano, Texas |
| Tyler Durden |
UT Dallas |
Sr. |
Arts, Tech. & Emerging Comm. |
Austin, Texas |
| Banks Tessier |
UT Dallas |
Fr. |
Finance |
Montgomery, Texas |
| Ioan Rowe |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Management |
Swansea, Wales |
| Will Tate |
UT Permian Basin |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Reading, England |
| Preston DeSerrano |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Management |
Nederland, Texas |
| Preston Chabaud |
UT Tyler |
Fr. |
Finance |
Katy, Texas |
| Santiago Caride |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Finance |
Bariloche, Argentina |
| Luis Palomo |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Finance |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Oscar Feschuk |
Western New Mexico |
Sr. |
Business |
Toronto, Canada |
| Jonty Butcher |
Western New Mexico |
Fr. |
Business Mngt./Admin. |
Barnsley, GB |