WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's golf team saw three finishers below 80 on way to a 319-327 victory over cross-town rival King's College Thursday afternoon at the Wyoming Valley Country Club.
 
Wilkes improved to 3-0 in the fall season posting its second win over the Monarchs in two weeks.
 
Jaden Bleiler (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) led the Colonels carding a career-low 75 (+3). Dane Schutter (Herding, PA/Wyoming Area) followed posting a 78 while Brady Noone (Exeter, PA/Wyoming Area) continued his fine start to the 2025-26 season shooting a 79. Ryan Hacker (Elgin, IL/American School) (87), Matthew Carlson (Delmar, NY/Albany Academy) (89) and Daniel Nau (Wake Forest, NC/Heritage) (93) rounded out the Wilkes competitors.
 
AJ Borchert led the Monarchs with a team-low 77.
 
Wilkes is back on the course next Thursday with a tri-match against King's and the University of Scranton at Glen Oak Country Club starting at 1:00 p.m.
 
Wilkes – 319
J. Bleiler – 75
D. Schutter – 78
B. Noone – 79
R. Hacker – 87
M. Carlson – 89
D. Nau – 93
 
King's – 327
AJ Borchert – 77
Max Bowen – 81
Brendan Percey – 84
Connor Smigielski – 85
Jeremy Layland – 89
Aiden Wiedlich – 94