By: Evan O'Kelly, Associate Commissioner for Communications

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s golf programs are headed to the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course, upon the arrival of the 2025 GNAC Men’s Golf Championships.
 
Reigning champion Western Washington will look to add to its conference record 11 team titles, as the Vikings made the historic plunge into Lake Coeur d’Alene last year with a team score of 838 (273-287-278). The three-round total was one stroke off the tournament record of 837 (set by Simon Fraser in 2015 and matched by WWU in 2016), and the Vikings broke the team single-round record with a 273 in Round 1 last year. WWU’s Ryan Ho broke the tournament single-round record last year with a 9-under-par 62 in the opening round as well.
 
Standing in the way of the Vikings and a repeat title will be a Simon Fraser team that enters the event as the highest ranked unit in the conference this season. SFU has won three GNAC Championships team titles, with the most recent crown coming two years ago in 2023.
 
With the graduation of last year’s champion, Michael Crisologo of Simon Fraser, the GNAC Championships will have its 17th individual champion in its 17th season of existence this year. No player has ever won more than one individual title.

About the Course
The Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort has spared nothing to deliver the ultimate golf experience, once described as “America's Most Beautiful Resort Golf Course” by Golf Digest. As a golfer, your experience begins with a thrilling high-speed ride in a sleek mahogany boat, whisking you across the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene to a land of meticulously manicured fairways—and that's just the beginning. Gorgeous lake views on nearly every hole await, with every feature—from hole design to luxury carts and personalized forecaddie service—all expertly curated and attended to.
 
 
2025 GNAC Men’s Golf Championships
April 21-22, 2025 | Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Live Results Available Online Here | GNAC Men’s Golf Championships History
Course Information: Par – 71 | Yardage – 6,466 | Hole-By-Hole Course Tour
Monday, April 21: Round 1 – 7:30 a.m. (Pacific) – Tee Times
Monday, April 21: Round 2 – 1 p.m. (Pacific) – Tee Times
Tuesday, April 22: Round 3 – 8:03 a.m. (Pacific) – Tee Times TBA
 
GNAC Men’s Golf Championships Records
54-Hole Total – 199, Aidan Thain, WWU, 67-64-68 (Apr. 18-19, 2022)
Single Round – 62, Ryan Ho, WWU (Apr. 22, 2024)
54-Hole Total, Team – 837, Simon Fraser, 277-281-279 (Apr. 20-21, 2015) 837, Western Washington, 276-279-282 (Apr. 18-19, 2016)
Single Round, Team – 273, Western Washington (Apr. 22, 2024)
 

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Simon Fraser University Red Leafs
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #40
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 11): #3
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 289.6 (1st in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 3 (2015, 2018, 2023)
GNAC Individual Champions: 4 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2024)
Head Coach: Krysta Schaus (1st season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Junsu Im (Jr., Daejeon, South Korea) Stroke Avg: 72.2 GNAC Rank: 5 Clippd Rank: 146
2. Denby Carswell (So., Burnaby, B.C.) Stroke Avg: 72.0 GNAC Rank: 4 Clippd Rank: 152
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T12th, 216 (73-72-71)
3. Maxwell Corcoran (Fr., Ottawa, Ont.) Stroke Avg: 73.3 GNAC Rank: 9 Clippd Rank: 327
4. Justin Bjornson (So., Surrey, B.C.) Stroke Avg: 75.0 GNAC Rank: 16 Clippd Rank: 642
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 17th, 218 (72-74-72)
5. Brendan O’Brien (So., Victoria, B.C.) Stroke Avg: 74.3 GNAC Rank: 11 Clippd Rank: 397
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T14th, 217 (73-72-72)
 
The Red Leafs will be in search of reclaiming the conference crown, after winning the event in 2023 and posting the top team scoring average thus far in 2024-25. Reigning GNAC Freshman of the Year Denby Carswell has the top scoring average on the team at 72.0 strokes per round, ranking him fourth in the conference. Newcomer Junsu Im is right behind at 72.2 strokes per round, and is the team’s top-nationally ranked golfer at No. 146 on the Clippd leaderboard. Along with Carswell, sophomores Justin Bjornson and Brendan O’Brien have experience on the CDA Resort Course as that trio each played for SFU in its runner-up finish in 2024. The Red Leafs said goodbye to Michael Crisologo, the 2024 individual medalist who was one stroke off the tournament record of 199 as he posted a three-round total of 200 (67-65-68) to win last year’s event.
   

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Western Washington University Vikings
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #65
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 11): #10
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 290.9 (2nd in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 11 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)
GNAC Individual Champions: 10 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Head Coach: Luke Bennett (12th season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. David Sibbett (So., Tacoma, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 70.3 GNAC Rank: 1 Clippd Rank: 29
2. Nick Ennis (So., Everett, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 74.3 GNAC Rank: 12 Clippd Rank: 464
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T6th, 210 (70-66-74) *Competed for Saint Martin’s
3. Michael Killmer (Fr., Bakersfield, Calif.) Stroke Avg: 75.3 GNAC Rank: 17 Clippd Rank: 749
4. Peter Dionne-Yahr (Jr., Kent, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 72.4 GNAC Rank: 6 Clippd Rank: 201
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 4th, 208 (67-72-69)
5. Jack Kendrick (Fr., Vancouver, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 74.9 GNAC Rank: 15 Clippd Rank: 710
 
The Vikings have long dominated the GNAC men’s golf landscape, capturing their 11th team title a season ago. Highline College transfer David Sibbett has caught fire this spring, ripping off three GNAC Player of the Week honors and playing his way to the top scoring average in the league at 70.3 strokes per round. Sibbett is fresh off a huge victory at the prestigious Hanny Stanislaus Invitational, where he topped a field of 75 players to prove he is a legitimate contender for the GNAC Championships title. He is currently the highest nationally-ranked GNAC player, checking in at No. 29 in the latest Clippd rankings. WWU’s lineup features a pair of players who finished in the top-10 at last year’s championship in junior Peter Dionne-Yahr and Saint Martin’s transfer Nick Ennis. Dionne-Yahr shot a three-round score of 208 to take fourth in his GNAC Championships debut last spring, while Ennis tied for sixth place with a three-round total of 210.
   

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Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #92
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 11): #11
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 294.2 (3rd in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 1 (2014)
GNAC Individual Champions: None
Head Coach: Fred Sutton (3rd season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Benjamin Mulder (So., Spokane, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 71.5 GNAC Rank: 2 Clippd Rank: 138
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – T18th, 220 (70-78-72)
2. Kasey Gaff (So., Stockton, Calif.) Stroke Avg: 73.1 GNAC Rank: 8 Clippd Rank: 324
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 22nd, 223 (76-72-75)
3. Dylan Christensen (Jr., Tremonton, Utah) Stroke Avg: 75.9 GNAC Rank: 21 Clippd Rank: 828
4. Daniel Rowe (Fr., Scottsdale, Ariz.) Stroke Avg: 75.5 GNAC Rank: 19 Clippd Rank: 842
5. Colton Sisk (Sr., Sweet, Idaho) Stroke Avg: 76.1 GNAC Rank: 24 Clippd Rank: 934
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2023 – T20th, 233 (81-74-78)
 
The Nighthawks are on the bubble in the NCAA regional rankings, occupying the 11th and final spot in the most recent list released on April 11. The Nighthawks, who rank third in the GNAC with a scoring average of 294.2 per round, will look to put their best foot forward at the GNAC Championships with hopes of securing a regional berth. Sophomore Benjamin Mulder has been among the league’s top golfers all season long, claiming three GNAC Player of the Week honors and ranking second in the conference with a scoring average of 71.5 strokes per round. Mulder has made par or better in 16 of his 25 rounds this year and picked up a pair of tournament victories. Fellow sophomore Kasey Gaff is back in the lineup for the second year in a row, and senior Colton Sisk also has GNAC Championships experience after tying for 20th as a sophomore in the spring of 2023.
   

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Saint Martin’s University Saints
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #140
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 300.3 (4th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 1 (2021)
GNAC Individual Champions: 2 (2008, 2021)
Head Coach: Anne Bahr (3rd season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Gavin Klein (So., Bozeman, Mont.) Stroke Avg: 74.5 GNAC Rank: 13 Clippd Rank: 625
2. Davis Sheets (Fr., Richland, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 76.8 GNAC Rank: 26 Clippd Rank: 924
3. Rasmus Tamker (So., Stockholm, Sweden) Stroke Avg: 73.0 GNAC Rank: 7 Clippd Rank: 393
4. Carter Sheets (Sr., Richland, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 75.3 GNAC Rank: 18 Clippd Rank: 746
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2024 – 23rd, 224 (74-73-77) | 2022 – 21st, 230 (78-72-80)
5. Henry Sanders (Fr., Portland, Ore.) Stroke Avg: 79.7 GNAC Ran: N/A Clippd Rank: N/A
 
The Saints enter the GNAC Championships ranked fourth in the conference with a team scoring average of 300.3 strokes per round. Senior Carter Sheets will be making his third appearance at the Coeur d’Alene Resort course, after competing as a freshman in 2022 and last season as a junior. Sophomore Gavin Klein, a transfer from Regis University, has been the team’s hottest player of late as he earned a GNAC Player of the Week nod by tying for 14th among a field of 105 players at the RJGA Palm Valley Classic with a three-round score of 211 (70-70-71). Sophomore Rasmus Tamker has the top scoring average on the team, ranking seventh in the GNAC at 73.0 strokes per round.
   

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Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 18): #158
2024-25 Team Scoring Average: 301.5 (5th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: None
GNAC Individual Champions: None
Head Coach: Adam Buie (4th season)
 
2025 Lineup
1. Ryan Badger (Fr., Palm Desert, Calif.) Stroke Avg: 75.8 GNAC Rank: 20 Clippd Rank: 915
2. Hayato Ito (Sr., Chiba, Japan) Stroke Avg: 76.0 GNAC Rank: 23 Clippd Rank: 958
3. Pete Netrnilweerachot (Fr., Chon Buri, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 78.4 GNAC Rank: 30 Clippd Rank: 1,183
4. Quinn Haigwood (Sr., Boise, Idaho) Stroke Avg: 80.3 GNAC Rank: 32 Clippd Rank: 1,310
5. Kaopun Akmaneenin (Fr., Nonthaburi, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 77.7 GNAC Rank: 28 Clippd Rank: 1,121
 
After graduating five seniors from last year’s GNAC Championships lineup, the Yellowjackets have the least experienced squad among this year’s tournament. All five Yellowjackets will be making their debut at the CDA Resort course, with freshman Ryan Badger holding the team’s top scoring average at 75.8 strokes per round this year.