KOHLER, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College finished third at the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Men's Golf Championships, which concluded on Monday at Blackwolf Run's Meadow Valleys Course.
The Warriors carded a 54-hole total of 929 after rounds of 325, 308, and 296 on the par-72, 6,670-yard layout. WLC improved by 17 shots from Saturday's opening round to Sunday's second round, then shaved 12 more strokes off its score on Monday for a final-round 296, tying for the third-lowest round in program history.
Wisconsin Lutheran's 929 also marked its lowest 54-hole championship score in the three years the NACC Championship has been contested as a 54-hole event.
Junior
Alex Buckoski (Kaukauna, Wis.) became the third player in program history to earn medalist honors at the NACC Championships, winning the individual title with a 1-over-par 217. Buckoski held off Aurora's Caleb Negley, who finished one shot back at 218. Buckoski joined Jacob Mortell in 2016 and Danny Behm in 2007 as Warriors golfers to win conference medalist honors.
Buckoski opened with a 73 on Saturday, followed with a 74 on Sunday, and closed with a 2-under-par 70 on Monday.
Junior
Isaiah Schaser (Newburg, Wis.) also earned All-NACC honors for the third straight season after finishing ninth with a 15-over-par 231. Schaser improved each round, opening with an 81 before carding a 78 on Sunday and an even-par 72 on Monday.
Junior
Brycen Tanzi (West Bend, Wis.) tied for 21st with a 239, improving from an opening-round 84 to a 78 on Sunday before finishing with a 77 on Monday. Senior
Darren Niedfeldt (Beloit, Wis.) tied for 26th with a 242, bouncing back from an 87 in the first round with a 78 and 77 over the final two days.
Freshman
Kaden Kusserow (New London, Wis.) tied for 39th with a 251, improving each round with scores of 88, 83, and 80. Sophomore
Braden Naumann (Hartland, Wis.) finished 50th with a 270, posting rounds of 89, 88, and 93.
Aurora won the team championship with an 887, posting rounds of 303, 296, and 288. St. Norbert finished second with a 923, while WLC and MSOE tied for third at 929.
The championships concluded the fall season for Wisconsin Lutheran, which will resume its schedule in the spring.
