PacWest Conference Championship Results  

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV – Only getting better as the Pacific West Conference Championship progressed, Menlo Men's Golf closed out three days of action on Wednesday at Aliante Golf Club as champion runners-up with graduate student Jack Stark and sophomore Ryan Bello each sharing eighth place individually.

Oaks Highlights
-Team finished ahead of Westmont, Dominican, Vanguard, Jessup, Hawaii Pacific, & Chaminade
-An epic second round saw Menlo move up five spots while combining for 49 pars & 13 birdies
-Ryan Bello & Jack Stark both ended tied for eighth, combining for 77 pars overall
-Cole Kroeker delivered 14 birdies over three rounds
-Emmett Shell delivered one eagle during the tournament

Oaks Collectively Shoot 5-Under-Par 283 In Final Round
Each carding their second-best single-round scores of the season, Stark exclusively operated with pars and birdies, amassing 16 of the former and two of the latter on his way to a 2-under-par 70 on Wednesday. He ended at an 8-over-par 219 that matched Bello who steadily took one stroke off his score each round, closing with an even-par 72 in the final round.

Also at 2-under-par 70 on Wednesday, junior Cole Kroeker posted six more birdies to increase his three-round total to 14, signing off on a 4-over-par 220 that put him tied for 14th overall. Just one stroke back of Kroeker with a memorable 1-under-par 71 in round three, freshman Adam Tong posted his best round of the year and claimed a share of 20 th overall at an 8-over-par 224.

Season In Review
Menlo Men's Golf demonstrated their collective potential right away in 2025-26 then steadily improved as the spring season progressed under the guidance of first-year Director of Golf Jess Stimack. The fall featured one of the team's best single-round scores to start the Wildcat Classic on Sept. 15 then Stark broke out for a third-place finish amid challenging weather conditions in the Otter Invitational on Oct. 14 en route to being named PacWest Golfer of the Week on  Oct. 15.

March action began with an exclamation mark as Menlo won the RCA Electric Spring Invitational (Mar. 6) behind three Oaks inside the top 10 then it was a quick turnaround as the team held their own against seven nationally-ranked squads in the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout on Mar. 10. After three different Oaks paced the team in the final three tournaments of the regular season, Menlo saved some of its best golf for last, securing second place at the PacWest Championship with two impressive rounds that give the Oaks plenty of momentum heading into next year.