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Huddleston Headed to NCAA Regionals

Wolverine standout to compete at Montreux Golf & Country Club

4/30/2025 12:44:00 PM

OREM—Utah Valley sophomore Dane Huddleston has been selected to compete as an individual at the 2025 NCAA Reno Regional, as announced Wednesday by the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee. The regional will be held May 12-14 at Montreux Golf & Country Club in Reno, Nevada.

"I'm super excited for the opportunity Dane has ahead of him," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Curran. "Dane had a great year, and I know he's got his sights set on the National Championship."

Huddleston earned an automatic NCAA Regional berth by winning the 2025 WAC individual championship in a dramatic two-hole playoff last week at Chaparral Pines in Payson, Arizona. He becomes just the second player in Utah Valley history to win a WAC individual title, joining Gabe Lysen, who earned medalist honors in 2021 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.

With wins this season at the Utah Shootout, Kapolei Invitational, Mesquite Desert Classic, Bandon Dunes Championship, and the WAC Championship, Huddleston stands alone as UVU's all-time leader in career individual titles. His five victories broke the previous record of four set by Brady McKinlay during the 2022-23 season.

Huddleston's five wins this season are tied for the fourth-most in NCAA history. He joins an elite group of just 24 golfers to achieve that feat in a single season, alongside names like Phil Mickelson (Arizona State, 1991–92) and Corey Pavin (UCLA, 1981–82). The all-time NCAA record of eight wins in a single season is shared by Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1995–96), Jay Don Blake (Utah State, 1980–81), and Matt Hill (NC State, 2008–09).

He becomes just the fourth golfer in program history to qualify for NCAA Regional play, joining Mason Casper (2012, 2013), Gabe Lysen (2021), and Brady McKinlay (2023).

Six NCAA regional tournaments will be contested May 12–14, each featuring 54 holes of stroke play. The Reno Regional includes 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The top five teams and the lowest-scoring individual not on an advancing team from each regional will qualify for the NCAA Championships, held May 23–28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. Texas will serve as host for the national championship event.

Montreux Golf and Country Club – Reno, Nevada
Hosted by Nevada and Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority

Teams (seeded in the following order):
  1. Texas
  2. Virginia
  3. Alabama
  4. Duke
  5. Mississippi State
  6. Brigham Young
  7. San Diego
  8. Santa Clara
  9. California
  10. Grand Canyon
  11. Sam Houston
  12. East Tennessee State
  13. Central Arkansas
  14. Fairfield
Individuals (seeded in the following order):
  1. Dane Huddleston, Utah Valley
  2. Baron Szeto, Cal Poly
  3. Max Schliesing, UTEP
  4. Tegan Andrews, Cal State Fullerton
  5. Dylan Teeter, UTEP
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