JONESBORO, Ark. (10/29/25) – The Arkansas State men’s golf team completed the fall portion of its 2025-26 schedule ranked No. 36 nationally according to the National Collegiate Golf Rankings published by Scoreboard.

Arkansas State is the highest-ranked team in the Sun Belt Conference and stands fifth among Group of Six programs, trailing only New Mexico (15), Pepperdine (16), Charlotte (22), and San Diego State (29). The Sun Belt features six teams in the top 100 — A-State (36), South Alabama (53), Georgia Southern (57), Southern Miss (67), and Coastal Carolina (100).

Thomas Schmidt, the Sun Belt Golfer of the Month for September, ranks 29th individually, fifth highest among Group of Six golfers. Sophomore Jake Wallis is ranked 104th, 18th among Group of Six players. A-State is one of just four Group of Six programs — along with Charlotte, New Mexico, and Pepperdine — to have multiple players ranked inside the top 125 individually.

Schmidt, Wallis, and junior Milan Reed have each claimed individual medalist honors this season, with the Red Wolves winning each of their last three tournaments. Schmidt captured medalist honors in A-State’s victory at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, Reed earned his first collegiate title at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate, and Wallis collected his first career win at The Saint Mary’s Invitational.

The Red Wolves completed the fall schedule with a scoring average of 278.60, nearly seven shots better than the program record of 285.17 set last season. Four players – Schmidt (68.40), Wallis (69.20), Reed (70.47) and Jake Lile (71.47) – finish the fall slate with scoring averages below par. Five A-State golfers are among the top 700 nationally in the latest individual rankings.
A-State begins its spring slate March 15-17 at the Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida State.