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Men’s Golf Earns Three Big Ten Conference Postseason Honors
5/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 6, 2026) – Northwestern men's golf has earned three Big Ten Conference postseason honors, the Conference announced Wednesday. Senior Daniel Svärd was named to the All-Big Ten First Team for the third consecutive year, with redshirt-sophomore Rowan Sullivan being tabbed to the All-Big Ten Second Team and Jeremy Chen receiving the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for the second consecutive year.
Svärd paced the Wildcats with three top-5 finishes on the season, including a runner-up finish at the Windon Memorial Classic. There, the two-time Big Ten individual champion opened play with a 6-under 66 in his first round to set a new career low. Svärd was instrumental in the Wildcats' spring-opening win at the Gantner Cup, with his pairings winning their matches by margins of 6&5 and 4&3 respectively.
Sullivan collected four top-10 finishes in his debut season in Evanston, picking up his highest finish at the Colleton River Collegiate, where he placed in a share of third in his home state of South Carolina.
Chen was named Northwestern's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which is given to student-athletes with distinguished sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academic standing, and good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The Wildcats await the results of the NCAA Selection Show, where the field for the upcoming NCAA Regionals will be announced live on Golf Channel beginning at 1 p.m. CT.
Player of the Year: Jaden Dumdumaya, USC
Freshman of the Year: Josh Kim, UCLA (*Unanimous)
Coach of the Year: Armen Kirakossian, UCLA
First Team All-Big Ten (Alphabetical)
Jack Buchanan, USC
Jaden Dumdumaya, USC
Max Herendeen, Illinois
Dane Huddleston, Illinois
Josh Kim, UCLA
Baylor Larrabee, UCLA
Trey Marrion, Illinois
Daniel Svärd, Northwestern
Rudy Sautron, Nebraska
Ryan Voois, Illinois
Second Team All-Big Ten (Alphabetical)
Sam Easterbrook, Purdue
Emil Borrestuen Herstad, Washington
Jacob Goode, Washington
Finn Koelle, Washington
Aiden Krafft, Oregon
Emil Riegger, Maryland
Ryan Shellberg, Iowa
Rowan Sullivan, Northwestern
Freddie Turner, Illinois
Chun-Ta Wu, Purdue
All-Freshman Team (Alphabetical)
Sebastian Desoisa, Oregon
Emil Borrestuen Herstad, Washington
Josh Kim, UCLA
Tyler Loree, UCLA
Lucas Politano, Rutgers
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Illinois: Ethan Wilson
Indiana: Caleb Schnarr
Iowa: Chance Rinkol
Maryland: Griffin Barke
Michigan: Nilay Naik
Minnesota: Jack Wetzel
Michigan St: Ashton McCulloch
Nebraska: James Ackerman
Northwestern: Jeremy Chen
Ohio State: Topher Reed
Oregon: Ramil Saelim
Penn State: Tim Peters
Purdue: Kentaro Nanayama
Rutgers: Luke Koenig
UCLA: Matt Yamin
USC: Jaden Dumdumaya
Washington: Grady Millar
Wisconsin: Spencer Turtz
Svärd paced the Wildcats with three top-5 finishes on the season, including a runner-up finish at the Windon Memorial Classic. There, the two-time Big Ten individual champion opened play with a 6-under 66 in his first round to set a new career low. Svärd was instrumental in the Wildcats' spring-opening win at the Gantner Cup, with his pairings winning their matches by margins of 6&5 and 4&3 respectively.
Sullivan collected four top-10 finishes in his debut season in Evanston, picking up his highest finish at the Colleton River Collegiate, where he placed in a share of third in his home state of South Carolina.
Chen was named Northwestern's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which is given to student-athletes with distinguished sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academic standing, and good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The Wildcats await the results of the NCAA Selection Show, where the field for the upcoming NCAA Regionals will be announced live on Golf Channel beginning at 1 p.m. CT.
Player of the Year: Jaden Dumdumaya, USC
Freshman of the Year: Josh Kim, UCLA (*Unanimous)
Coach of the Year: Armen Kirakossian, UCLA
First Team All-Big Ten (Alphabetical)
Jack Buchanan, USC
Jaden Dumdumaya, USC
Max Herendeen, Illinois
Dane Huddleston, Illinois
Josh Kim, UCLA
Baylor Larrabee, UCLA
Trey Marrion, Illinois
Daniel Svärd, Northwestern
Rudy Sautron, Nebraska
Ryan Voois, Illinois
Second Team All-Big Ten (Alphabetical)
Sam Easterbrook, Purdue
Emil Borrestuen Herstad, Washington
Jacob Goode, Washington
Finn Koelle, Washington
Aiden Krafft, Oregon
Emil Riegger, Maryland
Ryan Shellberg, Iowa
Rowan Sullivan, Northwestern
Freddie Turner, Illinois
Chun-Ta Wu, Purdue
All-Freshman Team (Alphabetical)
Sebastian Desoisa, Oregon
Emil Borrestuen Herstad, Washington
Josh Kim, UCLA
Tyler Loree, UCLA
Lucas Politano, Rutgers
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Illinois: Ethan Wilson
Indiana: Caleb Schnarr
Iowa: Chance Rinkol
Maryland: Griffin Barke
Michigan: Nilay Naik
Minnesota: Jack Wetzel
Michigan St: Ashton McCulloch
Nebraska: James Ackerman
Northwestern: Jeremy Chen
Ohio State: Topher Reed
Oregon: Ramil Saelim
Penn State: Tim Peters
Purdue: Kentaro Nanayama
Rutgers: Luke Koenig
UCLA: Matt Yamin
USC: Jaden Dumdumaya
Washington: Grady Millar
Wisconsin: Spencer Turtz
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