By: Nash Loibl, Director of Strategic Communications and Internal Operations
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Following the program’s first-ever Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship, the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks have been selected to defend their title, the conference announced Tuesday in the 2026-27 RMAC Men’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
2026-27 Preseason Men’s Golf Coaches’ Poll |
| PL |
Team |
1sts |
2nds |
3rds |
Points |
| 1. |
Colorado Mesa |
5 |
|
1 |
34 |
| 2. |
CSU Pueblo |
1 |
3 |
1 |
28 |
| 3. |
Colorado Christian |
1 |
2 |
1 |
26 |
|
Colorado School of Mines |
|
2 |
4 |
26 |
| 5. |
Westminster |
|
|
|
15 |
| 6. |
Fort Lewis |
|
|
|
11 |
| 7. |
South Dakota Mines |
|
|
|
7 |
Notes:
Head coaches were not permitted to vote for their team.
6 points for a 1st-place vote, 5 for 2nd, etc.
36 points maximum in men’s golf. |
The league also announced its 2026-27 Preseason All-RMAC Men’s Golf Team with eight student-athletes earning recognition. Again, this season, the RMAC’s preseason teams are determined by placing returning athletes according to their national rankings from the 2025-26 season.
Colorado Mesa earns the title of preseason favorite with 34 points, collecting five first-place votes and one third-place vote. The Mavericks captured their first-ever conference championship last season, finishing with a 12-under-par 708. With the RMAC title, CMU punched its ticket to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship Regionals, where the Mavericks finished just two strokes shy of an NCAA Championship qualification spot. Dylan Everett represents Colorado Mesa on the 2026-27 Men’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Poll after returning from last season’s First Team All-RMAC roster.
Colorado State University Pueblo checks in at No. 2 in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll with 28 points, collecting one first-place vote, three second-place votes, and one third-place vote. The ThunderWolves finished tied for second at the 2026 RMAC Men’s Golf Championship, shooting a 10-under-par 710. CSU Pueblo placed two student-athletes among the top 10 individual finishers, with Marius Dosiere and Archie Wyatt tied for sixth place. The ThunderWolves enter the 2026-27 season with two Preseason All-RMAC representatives in Callum Kenneally and Kyle Leydon. With two selections, CSU Pueblo is tied for the most representatives of any institution.
Colorado Christian University and Colorado School of Mines share third place in the 2026-27 Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Cougars collected one first-place vote, two second-place votes, and one third-place vote, while the Orediggers earned two second-place votes and four third-place votes.
Colorado Christian returns Bradley Mulder, the reigning RMAC Men’s Golfer of the Year and 2026 RMAC individual champion. Colorado School of Mines brings back Enzo Martinez and Liam Allan, with Allan returning as the defending RMAC Freshman of the Year.
Westminster University, Fort Lewis College, and South Dakota Mines close out the 2026-27 Preseason Coaches’ Poll with 15, 11, and seven points, respectively.
Mulder and Allan headline the 2026-27 Preseason All-RMAC roster. The preseason team is comprised entirely of 2025-26 First and Second Team All-RMAC honorees, with three selections returning from the First Team and five from the Second Team.
2026-27 Preseason All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Men’s Golf
|
| Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Liam Allan (FotY, 2) |
Colorado School of Mines |
So. |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Dylan Everett (1) |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Hayden Howell (1) |
Westminster |
Sr. |
Smithfield, Utah |
| Nic Jensen (2) |
Westminster |
Sr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Callum Kenneally (2) |
CSU Pueblo |
Sr. |
Duns, Scotland |
| Kyle Leydon (2) |
CSU Pueblo |
R-Sr. |
Commerce City, Colo. |
| Enzo Martinez (2) |
Colorado School of Mines |
So. |
Tona, Spain |
| Bradley Mulder (GotY, 1) |
Colorado Christian |
Sr. |
Spokane, Wash. |
| Symbols in parentheses are 2025 All-RMAC Recognitions: GotY – was the Golfer of the Year; FotY – was the Freshman of the Year; 1 -was a First Team All-RMAC selection; 2 - was a Second Team All-RMAC selection; all others were honorable mention selections. |
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 71 national championships since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.
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