DODGE CITY, Kan. – The Bethel College men's golf team wrapped up its fall season at the 2026 KCAC Men's Golf Match Play Event at Mariah Hills Golf Course on Oct. 19-20. Noah Schrag and Jacob Regier each shot even par in the stroke play qualifier and tied for fourth.
The event opened with an 18-hole stroke play qualifier on the 6,920-yard, par-71 course. Bethel shot 308 and finished sixth in the 10-team field. Schrag and Regier both carded 71 and finished one shot behind the three co-medalists. Levi Schrag shot 82 (T38), Cooper Bishop shot 84 (T43) and Eric Schmidt shot 90.
In the opening round of match play, Bethel faced Kansas Wesleyan and lost 5-0. Regier lost a close match to Mark Lee, 1 up, and Noah Schrag fell to Kaden Mellott, 2 up. Levi Schrag lost to Cade Kaiser 4&3, Bishop lost to Layne Smotzer 4&3, and Joseph O'Neal lost to Logan Martin 3&2.
On Oct. 20, the Threshers played Evangel and lost 3-2. Noah Schrag won a close match against Nick Thompson, 1 up, and O'Neal beat Andrew Tillman 5&4. Bishop lost to Trenton King 6&4, Schmidt lost to Eli Vering 7&5, and Regier lost to Austin King 7&6.
Bethel returns to action in the spring.