Men's Golf | 4/7/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 8 PAC Honors (for events played March 31-April 6)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Dylan Kochis • Allegheny • Senior • Saint Augustine, Fla./B. Reed Henderson (Pa.)
Kochis led Allegheny to a second-place finish at The Spring Thaw with a fourth-place finish ... He helped the Gators climb from fourth to second place during the final round, as he finished with an even 144 after carding a 74 (+2) on Friday and a 2-under 70 on Saturday ... Kochis logged a team-high four birdies during the final round, and was par or better on every hole on the back nine.
PAC Honor Roll
Bethany junior Jude Smith (Weirton, W.Va./Weir); Geneva senior Austin Goehring (Mount Pleasant, Pa./Southmoreland); Grove City sophomore Luke Gronbeck (Gibsonia, Pa./Eden Christian); Saint Vincent junior Matt Edwards (Bedford, Pa./Bedford); Thiel sophomore Eli Nicklas (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy); W&J sophomore Matthew Morelli (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock); Waynesburg senior Matt Karpeal (Bedford, Pa./Bedford)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Christopher Hoffman • Allegheny • Freshman • Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny
Hoffman helped Allegheny earn a runner-up finish at The Spring Thaw, climbing from fourth to second place during the final round ... He tied for fifth place with a 1-over 145 with a 2-over 74 on Friday and a 1-under 71 on Saturday ... Hoffman hit a combined seven birdies over both rounds.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman Jacob Bursey (Winchester, Va./James Woods); Grove City senior Jack Jollie (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Thiel freshman Brandon Stubert (Greenville, Pa./Greenville); W&J freshman Davis Kittsley (Fox Chapel, Pa./Fox Chapel)
PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Jude Smith tied for second at the Thiel Spring Invitational with a round of 71 (+1) by notching a par on 15 of his 18 holes while also shooting a birdie on the 10th hole to pave the way for the Green and White. ...Grove City's Luke Gronbeck took second at the Thiel Invitational by shooting a 71 ... Matt Edwards was Saint Vincent's top finisher at the Premier Collegiate Invitational, finishing tied for 14th overall after he recorded rounds of 79 and 70 over the course of the two-day tournament ... W&J's Matthew Morelli shot a one-under, 69 to earn medalist at the Thiel Spring Invitational, which helped the Presidents finish first as a team with a team score of 292, 12 shots ahead of the runner-up.