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GSR Arena’s public-money request passes redevelopment board via a 5-2 vote
Break out the shovels. The Grand Sierra Resort’s request for tax-increment financing passed Wednesday by a 5-2 vote of the Reno Redevelopment Agency Board, paving the way for a groundbreaking on a $435 million arena that has been described as “transformational” for the region and Nevada athletics, which plans to play its men’s basketball games […]
Break out the shovels.
The Grand Sierra Resort’s request for tax-increment financing passed Wednesday by a 5-2 vote of the Reno Redevelopment Agency Board, paving the way for a groundbreaking on a $435 million arena that has been described as “transformational” for the region and Nevada athletics, which plans to play its men’s basketball games in the state-of-the-art 10,000-capacity starting in fall 2027.
The TIF approval was the final major hurdle required for a groundbreaking on the project that was first announced almost 600 days ago in September 2023. A groundbreaking is now expected next month with the project scheduled to be completed in summer of 2027. GSR Arena has already gained a conditional use permit from the Reno City Planning Commission to get permits for construction of the 295,000-square-foot arena; a 45,000-square-foot ice rink; and parking garage with 2,800 spaces.
Wednesday’s 5-hour meeting kicked off with 2 hours, 20 minutes of public comment from 51 members of the community, including 50 who were in favor of the project getting tax money. Those supporting the project included Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez; Nevada basketball coach Steve Alford; Wolf Pack player Amire Robinson; construction workers; business owners; local educators; Reno Ice/hockey families; UNR students and teachers; GSR employees; and Wolf Pack fans. There were 639 online comments with 606 in favor, 30 against and three who voiced concerns.
“I think Reno deserves a venue like this and deserves this national attention,” Nevarez said.
Added Alford on GSR owner Alex Meruelo: “With Alex and his team, we have a lottery pick.”
The lone dissenter was McDonald Carano attorney Josh Hicks, who is representing six other local gaming properties.
“This would be an unprecedented use of TIF for a private arena,” Hicks said.
Among the speakers during the meeting were Reno’s revitalization manager Bryan McArdle; Meruelo; Andrew Diss, the chief strategy officer and senior vice president of Meruelo Gaming; Wolf Pack athletic director Stephanie Rempe; University of Nevada president Brian Sandoval; and Mike Thiessen of Hunden Partners, a firm that did an economic analysis of the project.
“This is my legacy,” Meruelo said. “It’s what I want to give back to Reno. I could invest here or I could invest in Vegas, and I’ve been asked many times, ‘Why don’t you put the money in Vegas where it’d be a better investment?’ And that’s a true statement. But I love Reno and want to be here, period.”
The Reno Redevelopment Agency Board panel that voted in favor of the project included all seven members of the Reno City Council, including Mayor Hillary Schieve and council members Kathleen Taylor, Naomi Duerr, Miguel Martinez, Meghan Ebert, Devon Reese and Brandi Anderson. The 5-2 vote included “yeses” from Schieve, Reese, Anderson, Duerr and Martinez with the “noes” from Taylor and Ebert.
“This is the most significant decision most of us will make during our time on council,” said Reese, adding Sandoval vouching for Meruelo made a big impact on him. Reese added that it is a gamble with “Meruelo’s money.”
Schieve repeatedly made the case for approving the project’s public money in an effort for Reno to stay “relevant” and seen as an “innovative” city. Taylor said her “no” vote was a result of talking to her constituents and how moving men’s basketball games out of Lawlor would hurt those surrounding businesses in addition to feedback from Wolf Pack Hall of Famers who were against moving the men’s basketball team off campus.
The board approved No. 2 of three options, which includes the GSR getting 90 percent of the city of Reno portion of the increased property tax — that’s 26 percent — from the time the project is completed through 2035. That’s projected at $61.3 million in property taxes that would be abated before the full amount of property tax goes to the city starting in 2036. Additionally, 10 percent of that TIF from 2025-35 would retained by the redevelopment agency ($6.8 million) and fire station 21’s lease would continue at market rate with the city or agency holding the option to purchase fire station 21 site in future. The city currently leases that land for $22,500 per month.
In his closing comments, Meruelo said he would also give 5 percent of his TIF abatement — roughly $3.4 million — to Ward 3 represented by Martinez for youth sports and recreation.
Phase one of the GSR’s planned $1 billion redevelopment includes the construction of the arena, an ice rink, an eight-story garage, a multi-story lakefront golf driving range and fan zone central plaza outside the arena. That phase is estimated at $785.7 million with the arena and parking garage expected to be completed first. Further phases could include 300 affordable housing units and a new 800-room hotel wing.
That arena is expected to be home not only to Nevada men’s basketball home games but also a minor-league hockey franchise (Meruelo owns an AHL team in Tucson that could relocate to Reno). The arena is expected to host 95 events annually and could upgrade the quality of entertainments options coming to Reno with an estimated addition of five major concerts and seven minor concerts.
Sandoval and Rempe were two of the most prominent voices in favor of the arena project and were among the speakers at Wednesday’s meeting. Before the vote, Rempe said GSR Arena was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Nevada athletics couldn’t pass up.
“For us, it is about our opportunity as an athletics program to move forward,” Rempe said. “And this is something that allows us to do things that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. You’ve heard me say this forever — it’s about creating a college town and getting this community behind it, behind us. There’s nothing that brings a community together like sports, and it helps us move the needle. We need to perform at a high level, and that’s on the horizon, and I think this helps us.”
The Wolf Pack would sign a lease to play around 17 men’s basketball games per year at GSR Arena (the Wolf Pack women’s team would remain at the 41-year-old Lawlor Events Center). Rempe projected the Wolf Pack would create between $3 million and $5 million in additional revenue thanks to enhanced premium-seating options for Nevada’s top revenue creator, men’s basketball ticket sales. Rempe said the new arena also would improve the fan experience of those who attend Wolf Pack games.
“There’s a lot of things that it does for us,” Rempe said. “Some of the things are the day-to-day stuff that people struggle with when we play at Lawlor, whether it’s traffic or parking. There is the food and beverage experience that GSR will be aligned and be providing that will be exceptional. The in-game experience. Lawlor hasn’t been touched in so many years. And so having a state-of-the-art sound system, video boards, all of that in terms of the game experience.
“This experience between the suites and the club and the loge boxes and the floor seats and the different club experiences where people have access to, that is what our industry is going to all over the country. People are adding more premium spaces to their venues, and this does it right away, which allows us to have more tickets that have a premium experience that in the end generate a lot more revenue for us.”
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Hanover Area Class of 2025 graduates
School board President Vic Kopko spoke during Hanover Area’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening at the high school. Sam Zavada | Times Leader Valedictorian Breeann Emerick spoke during Hanover Area’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening at the high school. Sam Zavada | Times Leader […]
School board President Vic Kopko spoke during Hanover Area’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening at the high school.
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Valedictorian Breeann Emerick spoke during Hanover Area’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening at the high school.
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Senior Class President Creed Gorham spoke during Hanover Area’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening at the high school.
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Superintendent Nathan Barrett spoke during Hanover Area’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday evening at the high school.
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP — 140 students graduated as members of the Hanover Area Class of 2025 on Wednesday evening at the high school.
Speakers included Class President Creed Gorham and Valedictorian Breeann Emerick. Salutatorian Tristan Imam delivered an invocation and benediction during the ceremony, with Superintendent Nathan Barrett, school board President Vic Kopko, and high school Principal John Sipper also offering brief remarks to the graduates.
For information on the ceremony, including a full list of graduates, look for The Times Leader’s special graduation section in June.
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Luzerne County Community College launches Career and Technology Academy
NANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College’s new Career & Technology Academy dispels the myth that students gifted in skilled trades don’t have a path to college, LCCC President John Yudichak said Wednesday. LCCC officially launched the LCCC Career & Technology Academy — an unprecedented educational partnership between the college and the region’s three Career and […]
NANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College’s new Career & Technology Academy dispels the myth that students gifted in skilled trades don’t have a path to college, LCCC President John Yudichak said Wednesday.
LCCC officially launched the LCCC Career & Technology Academy — an unprecedented educational partnership between the college and the region’s three Career and Technical Centers (CTCs) — Hazleton Area Career Center, Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center and West Side Career & Technical Center.
Yudichak said the new academy was made possible through a $1 million Dual Credit Innovation Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and $150,000 in private scholarship support.
“The Academy allows high school students to earn college credits — free of charge — while completing their CTC programs,” Yudichak said. “The initiative aims to transform workforce development in Northeastern Pennsylvania by creating accessible, affordable and high-impact educational pathways for students pursuing skilled trades.”
Yudichak said the Career & Technology Academy will empower more than 2,000 CTC students across Luzerne County to earn post-secondary credentials while still in high school.
“It’s a bold, necessary innovation that will transform our regional economy and individual lives,” Yudichak said.
The Academy’s first class includes 27 students who attended LCCC this spring at no cost, thanks to the generous $100,000 William Rinaldi Career & Technology Academy Scholarship and the $50,000 Joseph Yudichak Career Pathway Scholarship provided through the Luzerne Foundation.
Local entrepreneur William Rinaldi, who Yudichak called “a key donor and visionary partner,” was honored for his contributions.
“Bill recognized the value of LCCC as a workforce development epicenter,” Yudichak said. “His generosity ensures that our students have every opportunity to succeed.”
Rinaldi said, “The best way to help someone is to assist them in finding the right path to success. And I am always willing to help them.”
A regional partnership with statewide implications
Dr. Thomas Duffy, chief administrator of West Side CTC, praised the collaborative model.
“This is a first-of-its-kind partnership,” Duffy said. “By centralizing resources and leveraging the strengths of all three CTCs with LCCC, we’re creating unprecedented opportunities for our students.”
Dr. Anthony Guariglia, administrative director at Wilkes-Barre Area CTC, highlighted the real-world confidence this model provides.
“Students get to transition to college-level courses with their peers and build on skills they’ve already mastered,” Guariglia said. “It gives them the confidence to succeed in college and beyond.”
Dr. Brian Uplinger, Hazleton Area superintendent, pointed out how the program relieves capacity issues at overcrowded CTCs.
“We have limited seats,” Uplinger said. “This program opens up opportunities for more students to participate in CTC training by moving some students to LCCC.”
Dr. Graceann Platukus, LCCC vice president of enrollment management, underscored the rising demand.
“Parents and students are looking for affordable, fast-tracked routes into trades,” Platukus said. “This program answers that call.”
LCCC’s academic affairs vice president, Dr. Russ Bigus, emphasized the broader impact.
“This program gives high schoolers the chance to gain experience, confidence, and even meet future employers while still in high school,” Bigus said.
Jocelyn Sterenchock, CAN DO’s Director of Economic Development, added, “To be 18 years old and graduate with a diploma in one hand and a job offer in the other is exactly what we should be striving for.”
State support for a new model of workforce education
The $1 million state grant will fund tuition, upgrade LCCC’s Advanced Technology Center, and expand lab space for high-demand programs like welding, HVAC, and electrical technology.
“Pennsylvania needs more skilled workers with college credentials,” Yudichak said. “Thanks to Gov. Josh Shapiro, the Department of Education, and our legislators, we’re ready to deliver.
“At LCCC, community is in our name, in our mission, and in our heart. The Career & Technology Academy is a model of what higher education and workforce development should be — accessible, innovative and focused on student success.”
In his welcoming address on Wednesday, Yudichak said LCCC’s Career & Technology Academy will deliver a first-of-its-kind opportunity for students in the region’s career and technical high schools to earn a post-secondary credential or college degree while they are still in high school.
“Empowering local CTC students to earn a post-secondary credential or a college degree will change the financial trajectory of individual lives, and it will transform our regional economy by meeting the growing workforce demands for skilled workers in the high-demand career fields of technology, energy and the construction trades,” Yudichak said.
“The Pennsylvania Department of Education has identified a workforce credential gap of more than 12,500 workers in the skilled trades and called on institutions of higher education to partner with CTC high schools to develop a 21st-century skilled, educated workforce.”
John Naldony, training director for IBEW Local 163, and Bill Feist, president of J&E Sheetmetal, spoke in support of the new program
“With the insight of business leaders like Bill Feist and leaders in organized labor, like John Naldony, it is clear to me that the creation of LCCC Career & Technology is a necessary and essential innovation in higher education. Pennsylvania needs more skilled trade workers,” Yudichak said.
Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
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U20 WNT Captures Group A at Concacaf
The U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team dominated host Costa Rica in a 4-0 win, taking first place in its third and final Group A match at the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship. The USA qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup by winning its first two games in Group A, and this match […]
The U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team dominated host Costa Rica in a 4-0 win, taking first place in its third and final Group A match at the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship.
The USA qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup by winning its first two games in Group A, and this match was just for semifinal seeding. With the win, the USA takes the top spot in the group and will play Group B runner-up Canada on June 6 for a berth to the title game (11:30 a.m. ET on FS2). Group B winner Mexico will face Costa Rica in the other semifinal.
The match was played in steady rain on a somewhat sloppy field, but the young Americans still kept the pressure on Las Ticas for the entire match. U.S. head coach Carrie Kveton made eight changes to the starting XI from the USA’s 3-1 victory over Puerto Rico on June 1 in the second match of the tournament, after making nine changes between the first two matches. Forward Chloe Ricketts and defenders Abby Mills and team captain Katie Scott were the holdovers in today’s starting lineup from the second game.
It took the USA 23 minutes to breach the Costa Rica back line. The game-winning goal came when Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller played UNC midfielder Linda Ullmark behind the defense with a well-weighted pass into the penalty box. Ullmark held off her defender and slotted it home into the left corner from eight yards out for her second goal of the tournament. It marked Fuller’s fourth assist of the tournament, a team-high.
A physical Costa Rica side, playing in front of the home crowd, was definitely up for the fight, but the USA outshot the Central Americans, 19-4, for the match and 8-1 in shots on goal.
The USA doubled the lead in the 60th minute off a goal from halftime substitute Mary Long, her third of the tournament. Ullmark played a nice pass to Dallas Trinity midfielder Sealy Strawn into the right side of the box, drawing the goalkeeper and a defender. Strawn then dished an entirely unselfish pass across the goal mouth on the ground for an easy tap-in for Long. It was the Kansas City Current forward’s third goal of the tournament after scoring twice in the last game against Puerto Rico.
The USA made it 3-0 in the 65th minute off a corner kick from the left side that was taken by Fuller. Long rose to head the ball on frame, but it was blocked on the goal line by Costa Rica’s Sheika Scott. Notre Dame midfielder Grace Restovitch then crashed the goal and blocked the attempted clearance with her midsection before smashing the ball into the net from the one-inch line for her first goal of the tournament.
Costa Rica just needed to avoid a 5-0 defeat to finish second in the group, qualify for the World Cup and advance to the semifinals, so the remainder of the game featured a home side content to not take too many chances in the attack while defending their hearts out.
Fuller surely drew cheers from the Puerto Rican team watching from their hotel when she scored a fourth in the 87th minute, blasting her shot off the hands of Costa Rica goalkeeper Alondra Iriarte and into the left side of the net from just outside the penalty area. It was Fuller’s second score of the tournament.
Fortunately for Las Ticas, who had to sweat out seven minutes of stoppage time, the game ended 4-0 and Costa Rica qualified for the World Cup by the slimmest of margins. Costa Rica tied Group A third-place finisher Puerto Rico on points (4) and goal difference (+5), while only slightly ahead on the next tie-breaker, goals scored, besting the islanders nine goals to eight. The final whistle sparked wild celebrations for the home team despite the loss.
The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will be held from September 5–27 next year in Poland.
Additional Notes:
- In group play, the USA outscored its three opponents 15-1.
- Every player on the U.S. roster earned their first U-20 cap or caps in this tournament, except for defender Avan Alvarez, who had two previous U-20 caps coming into the competition.
- Alverez, who got the start, earned her team-leading fifth U-20 international cap.
- The USA played three different goalkeepers in each group match with Notre Dame’s Sonoma Kasica handling the netminding duties in the first game, Penn State’s Kealy Titmuss in the second, and Stanford’s Caroline Birkel earning the shutout today.
- Kansas City Current defender Katie Scott, who hails from Pennsylvania, captained the U.S. U-20s for the second time in this tournament.
- Izzy Engle still leads the USA in scoring in this tournament after pounding in four goals in the first match against Guyana.
-U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team vs. Costa Rica U-20 WNT
Date: June 3, 2025
Competition: Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto; Alajuela, Costa Rica
Attendance: 369
Kickoff: 2 p.m. local (4 p.m. ET)
Weather: 72 degrees and raining
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| CRC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups:
USA: 1-Caroline Birkel; 2-Katie Scott (15-Leena Powell, 64), 17-Edra Bello, 4-Abby Mills (5-Bella Ayscue, 46), 3-Aven Alvarez; 6-Grace Restovich, 8-Kennedy Fuller, 10-Linda Ullmark (16-Kennedy Ring, 64); 11-Sealey Strawn, 9-Izzy Engle (19-Mary Long, 46), 7-Chloe Ricketts (18-Ashlyn Puerta, 77)
Substitutes Not Used: 12-Kealey Titmuss, 13-Peyton McGovern, 14-Emma Johnson, 20-Mya Townes, 21-Sonoma Kasica
Head Coach: Carrie Kveton
CRC: 1-Valeria Fernandez; 2-Brittany Vasquez, 3-Josselyn Briceńo,14-Brittany Castrillo; 4-Fabiana Alfaro (5-Tiara Ruiz, 29), 8-Daniela Ocampo, 12-Alondra Gonzalez (16-Alisha Lindo, 79), 15-Jimena Jimenez (Capt.) , 20-Lucia Paniagua (7-Emma Azofeifa, 79); 10-Sheika Scott, 11-Stacy Thomas
Substitutes Not Used: 6-Valeria Vargas, 9-Keisy Taylor, 13-Genesis Cespedes, 17-Yeslim Alvarado, 18-Ashley Quesada, 19-Odette Pitty, 21-Raquel Recio
Head Coach: Patricia Aguilar
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South Dakota State soccer releases 2025 schedule
SDSU Sports Information BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State soccer team has completed its 2025 schedule and will embark on its 26th season as a program this fall. The Jackrabbits make their return to the pitch after a 2024 season that saw SDSU earn its second consecutive Summit League tournament championship and its 15th overall conference […]
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BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State soccer team has completed its 2025 schedule and will embark on its 26th season as a program this fall. The Jackrabbits make their return to the pitch after a 2024 season that saw SDSU earn its second consecutive Summit League tournament championship and its 15th overall conference title.
SDSU’s first three team public showings take place in Brookings at Fishback Soccer Park. The Jackrabbits take part in their annual Blue vs. Yellow Scrimmage on July 31. They follow it with a pair of exhibition matches, starting with an Aug. 5 meeting against Nebraska that kicks off at 6 p.m. The Jacks’ last exhibition sees the Yellow and Blue host Iowa Lakes Community College at 7 p.m. on Aug. 8.
The Jackrabbits officially begin their 2025 season with a two-match road trip to take on Missouri (Aug. 14) and Kansas (Aug. 17).
SDSU’s home opener sees the Jacks host Southwest Minnesota State at Fishback Soccer Park on Aug. 22.
The Jacks head to the Aloha State for the first time since 2021. South Dakota State is slated to play three contests in Hawaii at the Waipi’o Soccer Complex. The Jacks will play host Hawaii Pacific (Aug. 25) followed by matches against Cal Baptist (Aug. 28) and Northern Arizona (Aug. 31).
South Dakota State opens September by playing six of its next seven contests at Fishback Soccer Park.
The Jackrabbits host matches against Oregon State (Sept. 7), Northern Colorado (Sept. 14) and Wyoming (Sept. 18). SDSU’s lone away game sees the Jackrabbits travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to take on Drake on Sept. 10.
SDSU’s eight-match Summit League slate begins on Sept. 25 by facing St. Thomas in Brookings. The Jackrabbits host North Dakota (Oct. 2) and North Dakota State (Oct. 5) before traveling to Denver to play the Pioneers on Oct. 9.
The Jackrabbits will host their Senior Day match versus Omaha on Oct. 12.
State’s final three games of the regular season take place on the road. SDSU is scheduled to play South Dakota, as part of the Interstate Series presented by First Interstate Bank, on Oct. 18 in Vermillion. The Jackrabbits then travel further south to play at Kansas City (Oct. 23) and Oral Roberts (Oct. 26).
The 2025 Summit League Championship tournament is slated to run from Nov. 1-9. Home sites for the three rounds of competition are to be determined based on regular season standings.
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Local former high school soccer stars reunite on Force FC in WPSL
They have traded stories about college life and their experiences playing soccer on the next level. Playing for the Force FC Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team, which is filled with former Section 9 stars, has felt like a reunion for Madison Mobray. It has also provided Mobray, a midfielder, and her teammates with high-level […]
They have traded stories about college life and their experiences playing soccer on the next level.
Playing for the Force FC Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team, which is filled with former Section 9 stars, has felt like a reunion for Madison Mobray. It has also provided Mobray, a midfielder, and her teammates with high-level training and competition to prepare them for their upcoming college seasons.
“It has been an amazing opportunity to come back and play in such a competitive environment,” said Mobray, a Washingtonville graduate, who plays at Dickinson College. “It is very competitive and has raised everyone’s level of play. It has been a lot of fun to see some of my old friends, and I’m fortunate to have a WPSL team close to me.”
Founded in 1998, the WPSL has rosters usually comprised mainly of college players, but also includes post-collegiate, international, and standout prep players. The WPSL has 32 teams in 50 states and additional clubs in Canada. Force FC is coached by SUNY New Paltz women’s coach Mike Eckberg, who helped the Hawks to the NCAA Division III tournament last year and plays its home games at Hudson Sports Complex/Fox Soccer Academy in Warwick.
Former Section 9 standouts on the team include Mobray, goalkeeper Olivia Shippee (Monroe-Woodbury, Boston College), defenders Erin Primus (Goshen, Manhattan College) and Emily Dovico (Monroe-Woodbury, Marist), midfielder/striker Lily Rodriguez (Minisink Valley, University of Bridgeport), striker Anna Maggi (Monroe-Woodbury, Marist), midfielder Natalie Harwood (Monroe-Woodbury, Siena), midfielder/defender Emily McGee (Monroe-Woodbury, SUNY Geneseo), and Pine Bush rising seniors Emma and Ava Boffalo.
Force FC has started the season 0-2 and next plays on Saturday at Downtown United at Queens College.
“What I love about the team is the commitment level,” Eckberg said. “The girls want to be there to play and train, which I think creates a dynamic environment. We try to create a culture similar to college, and everyone has invested in it. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season with what is a great group of young women.”
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Transfer Shea Harmeson Signs with K-State
MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the second time this summer, the Kansas State men’s golf team added a transfer for the upcoming 2025-26 season as Shea Harmeson has signed to play for the Wildcats, head coach Grant Robbins announced Wednesday. Harmeson joins the Wildcats after spending the last three seasons at Saginaw Valley State. […]
Harmeson joins the Wildcats after spending the last three seasons at Saginaw Valley State.
“We are excited to welcome Shea to our Wildcat golf family,” Robbins said. “He has an interesting background having played ice hockey throughout high school and for a couple of years in college. Once he started focusing solely on golf, his game really took off. He brings a great deal of experience, and his competitiveness will be a huge asset to our program. He had a great year having been in contention numerous times and has shown the ability to close out tournaments and win. I know he is excited to show what he can do at the Big 12 level.”
After splitting time with the SVSU club ice hockey team for two years, Harmeson’s concentration on golf paid dividends during the 2024-25 season. The Traverse City, Michigan, native captured a pair of victories – including the individual title at the 2025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship – while totaling a 72.61 scoring average en route to earning First Team All-GLIAC honors.
Harmeson earned the individual conference title with a 36-hole score of 8-under par 136, which included a final-round score of 7-under par 66 to tie his collegiate low. He also picked up a victory in the Battle at Brunswick after carding a 54-hole score of 1-over par 217, and he followed that up with the lowest 54-hole score of his collegiate career at 8-under par 208 in the Findlay Spring Invitational to tie for second place. In addition to his victories and tie for second, Harmeson produced two other top-10 finishes and totaled nine top-20 showings.
As a sophomore in 2023-24, Harmeson earned second team all-conference accolades after producing a 73.86 scoring average over 22 rounds with two top-10 finishes. He opened his sophomore campaign by winning the B&R Investments Bulldog Classic at 3-under par 210, which included a final-round total of 66. He also tied for second place in the Sea Trail Intercollegiate with a 36-hole score of 2-under par 142.
Last summer, Harmeson advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Michigan Amateur thanks to match-play victories of 3&1, 2 Up and 5&4 after tying for 30th place in stroke play at 6-over par 148.
Harmeson joins a 2025-26 K-State men’s golf signing class that includes transfer Max Reynolds (Doncaster, U.K.; Lincoln Memorial University) in addition to freshmen Oliver Toyer (Cambridgeshire, England) and Ville Virkkala (Espoo, Finland).
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