Mitch Bolte Named to 2025 NCAA Division III All-Freshman Team

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SPRINGFIELD, OH — Wittenberg freshman Mitch Bolte (Newark, OH / Newark) has been named to the 2025 NCAA Division III All-Freshman Team. Bolte was one of seven players selected to the All-Freshman Team, which was announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) at the conclusion of the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships.

Bolte was joined on the All-Freshman Team by Myles Cunningham of Gettysburg, Mattias Morris of Aurora, Nilay Naik of Pomona-Pitzer, Alvin Su of Rochester, Aman Vantipalli of Babson, and Turner Chiles of Sewanee. Chiles was named the 2025 NCAA Division III Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award, presented by StrackaLine.

The All-Freshman Team award caps a tremendous inaugural collegiate campaign for Bolte, who had previously been named the Tigers' lone 2025 All-Region V honoree. After recording three top-10 finishes during the 2024-25 season, capped by a fifth-place finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championships, Bolte earned one of two special awards from the league as he became just the second Tiger in program history to earn Newcomer of the Year honors.

Bolte's fifth-place finish led the way for the Tigers in the NCAC Championships. He posted a three-round total of two-under-par 214 (71-68-75). According statistics produced by Clippd, Bolte finished the season ranked 11th in Region V, and No. 75 in all of Division III in scoring average.

Wittenberg advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament after winning the NCAC title on May 3. The Tigers posted a tremendous three-day total of 858 strokes on the 6,897-yard, par-72 North and West courses at Otter Creek Golf Course to defeat pre-tournament favorite and defending conference champion Kenyon by four strokes. It was Wittenberg's 13th NCAC title, earning the Tigers the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, New York, May 20-23.

The Tigers will be making their fourth straight NCAA Division III Tournament appearance and the 30th in program history. The 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Golf National Champion, Wittenberg finished 15th in last year's NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, which took place at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada.

Written By: Ryan Maurer