Reivers Earn Top 10 Finish (9th place) at 2026 National Championship; Potter Earns All-American Honors

Newton, KS – Iowa Western Men's Golf concluded their season with a 9^th place finish at the 2026 NJCAA Division 1 National Championship. It was the first top ten finish at the national championship for the Reivers in five years. Highlighting the week was Ty Potter earning 2^nd team All-American honors by finishing tied for 7^th place. Potter shot rounds of 71-74-74-74 to earn honors.

The Reivers started the tournament strong, battling winds of 20-30mph. Iowa Western would shoot a first-round score of 303 which was good enough to sit in 5^th place ahead of many of the top ranked teams in the field. "I was pleased with our effort during round one, it was a very difficult day, but they continued to battle and set themselves up to have a solid tournament," said Iowa Western Director of Player Development Ryan Norman. Iowa Western would struggle in Round 2 and slipped a couple of spots on the leaderboard as they would shoot a 298-team score on a day that provided better scores for teams overall.

Round 3 saw the high winds return, and the Reivers would end up with a team score of 315 to sit in 9^th place. Iowa Western would post a final round score of 300 to cap off their tournament and secure a top 10 finish. With a few holes to play the Reivers were within striking distance of 7^th place however they would combine to shoot 4-over par on the final hole as a team to dismiss that possibility.

In the end Iowa Western's strong showing solidifies the trajectory they are moving as a program. "There was a possibility of finishing 6^th or 7^th this week after coming into this week ranked 14^th in the country. We did not close the way we needed to, to make that happen," said Norman. "If you take a look at the past 3 seasons we finished 18^th 2 years ago, 12^th place last year, and now 9^th place top ten this year, we are positioning ourselves to be contenders in the near future", Norman continued.

This concludes a highly successful year for the Reivers. We wish our graduating sophomores the best of luck in their future, thank you!