Men’s Golf Adds Four More to 2018 Class
5/18/2018 5:13:00 PM | Men's Golf
‘Jacks sign quartet, bring incoming 2018 class to five with addition of Johannes Gudmundsson, Trent Lutze, Jacob Garcia and Alec Brown
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Head coach Trey Schroeder and assistant coach Daniel DeLuca announced the signing of four new additions to the Stephen F. Austin men's golf team Friday afternoon. Johannes Gudmundsson, Trent Lutze, Jacob Garcia and Alec Brown have each recently inked their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to compete for the Lumberjacks, bringing SFA's 2018 signing class to five as the quartet joins Isiah Henderson, who was an early signee this past November.
"We are excited that all four of these young men have signed to become a Lumberjack, along with Isiah Henderson in the fall," commented coach Schroeder. "It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know Johannes, Trent, Jacob and Alec over the recruiting process. Coach DeLuca and I see a lot of competitiveness and leadership qualities in this group, which should help us right away next year. I am equally excited about all of the positive feedback we received from parents, coaches and friends about the character of each one of these young men. I look forward to watching these players make their mark on the Lumberjack golf program over their careers."
Gudmundsson will be coming to Texas' oldest town from Reykjavik, Iceland, where he has been a standout amateur golfer. The 6-foot-4 Icelander earned a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 2,112 and was the winner of the 2017 Icelandic Junior Tour Order of Merit (ages 19-21). Gudmundsson, an Icelandic National Squad Selection, tied for 22nd out of 112 total golfers at the Icelandic Men's Stroke Play Championship last July with a four-round total of 300. He also claimed the 2017 Icelandic Junior Stroke Play title last summer by tallying a three-round total of 220, including shooting a 69 in the final round. This past December, Gudmundsson competed at the 54 Hole Challenge at Orange County in Winter Garden, Florida, finishing fourth among 32 golfers with a three-round mark of 222. An excellent student at the Commercial College of Iceland, a four-year junior college for students who have completed the Icelandic grunnskoli (Basic School), Gudmundsson is a member of the dean's list with a 4.0 GPA. He plans on majoring in either computer science or software engineering at SFA.
A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, Lutze competed for Edmond Memorial High School and was recently named to the 2018 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State West Team. As a junior during the 2016-17 academic year, Lutze was a first-team all-conference selection and posted a top-15 showing at the Oklahoma 6A State Championship. Averaging a score of 73 for the season, Lutze led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish at the state championship. This spring, Lutze was placed on the all-conference first team for the second consecutive year while leading Edmond Memorial to another third-place finish at the Oklahoma 6A State Championship. He has also been a member of Team Oklahoma for the past two years. The son of Kelli and Shawn Lutze, Trent plans on studying pre-med in Nacogdoches.
Garcia, a native of Tomball, Texas, has been a three-year letter winner at Tomball High School, where he earned first-team all-district honors each season. Also lettering in basketball as a freshman, Garcia claimed four tournament titles, was a district champion and placed in the top 10 at the state championship. As a sophomore during the 2015-16 academic year, Garcia earned five tournament titles and tied for seventh at the state championship after taking home district runner-up honors. This spring as a senior, Garcia added four more tournament titles to his name and was a University Interscholastic League (UIL) 5A district champion. Outside of high school competition, Garcia claimed nine tournament titles over the last four years and tied for third at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Las Vegas Senior Showcase. He competed on the AJGA, Texas Junior Golf Tour (TJGT) and Legends Junior Tour. The son of Norma and Joe Garcia, Jacob plans on majoring in sports business/marketing at SFA.
Hailing from Pearland, Texas, Brown has been a four-year letter winner at Glenda Dawson High School, where he was a two-time district champion and claimed first-team all-district and all-region accolades as a sophomore. Winning two high school tournaments his freshman year, Brown set a school record with round scores of 75 and 72, before averaging a 74.5 as a sophomore. Winning the district championship by nine strokes, Brown tied for second individually at regionals his sophomore year by shooting a 69 and 71. During the summer of 2016, Brown won the Texas State Junior qualifier with a 72 score and placed second at the Houston Golf Association (HGA) Performance Series by shooting a 68 and 75. Averaging a 74.2 his junior year, Brown notched a runner-up showing at the TJGT at Blackhorse by carding an impressive 68 and took home third place at the TJGT Major at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M. This spring, Brown averaged a 72.4 as a senior and placed in the top five in each tournament he competed in with the exception of regionals. Claiming titles at both the regional and district previews, Brown won the district championship by seven strokes after registering scores of 71 and 68 and was the AJGA Senior Showcase at Innisbrook champion. Off the golf course, Brown has spent a total of five weeks in Guatemala on mission trips, aiding families in need by building houses. He also spoke at the Champions Tour at the Woodlands Insperity Invitational for the AJGA Ace Grant Program.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Lumberjack golf throughout the offseason.
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"We are excited that all four of these young men have signed to become a Lumberjack, along with Isiah Henderson in the fall," commented coach Schroeder. "It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know Johannes, Trent, Jacob and Alec over the recruiting process. Coach DeLuca and I see a lot of competitiveness and leadership qualities in this group, which should help us right away next year. I am equally excited about all of the positive feedback we received from parents, coaches and friends about the character of each one of these young men. I look forward to watching these players make their mark on the Lumberjack golf program over their careers."
Gudmundsson will be coming to Texas' oldest town from Reykjavik, Iceland, where he has been a standout amateur golfer. The 6-foot-4 Icelander earned a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 2,112 and was the winner of the 2017 Icelandic Junior Tour Order of Merit (ages 19-21). Gudmundsson, an Icelandic National Squad Selection, tied for 22nd out of 112 total golfers at the Icelandic Men's Stroke Play Championship last July with a four-round total of 300. He also claimed the 2017 Icelandic Junior Stroke Play title last summer by tallying a three-round total of 220, including shooting a 69 in the final round. This past December, Gudmundsson competed at the 54 Hole Challenge at Orange County in Winter Garden, Florida, finishing fourth among 32 golfers with a three-round mark of 222. An excellent student at the Commercial College of Iceland, a four-year junior college for students who have completed the Icelandic grunnskoli (Basic School), Gudmundsson is a member of the dean's list with a 4.0 GPA. He plans on majoring in either computer science or software engineering at SFA.
A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, Lutze competed for Edmond Memorial High School and was recently named to the 2018 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State West Team. As a junior during the 2016-17 academic year, Lutze was a first-team all-conference selection and posted a top-15 showing at the Oklahoma 6A State Championship. Averaging a score of 73 for the season, Lutze led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish at the state championship. This spring, Lutze was placed on the all-conference first team for the second consecutive year while leading Edmond Memorial to another third-place finish at the Oklahoma 6A State Championship. He has also been a member of Team Oklahoma for the past two years. The son of Kelli and Shawn Lutze, Trent plans on studying pre-med in Nacogdoches.
Garcia, a native of Tomball, Texas, has been a three-year letter winner at Tomball High School, where he earned first-team all-district honors each season. Also lettering in basketball as a freshman, Garcia claimed four tournament titles, was a district champion and placed in the top 10 at the state championship. As a sophomore during the 2015-16 academic year, Garcia earned five tournament titles and tied for seventh at the state championship after taking home district runner-up honors. This spring as a senior, Garcia added four more tournament titles to his name and was a University Interscholastic League (UIL) 5A district champion. Outside of high school competition, Garcia claimed nine tournament titles over the last four years and tied for third at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Las Vegas Senior Showcase. He competed on the AJGA, Texas Junior Golf Tour (TJGT) and Legends Junior Tour. The son of Norma and Joe Garcia, Jacob plans on majoring in sports business/marketing at SFA.
Hailing from Pearland, Texas, Brown has been a four-year letter winner at Glenda Dawson High School, where he was a two-time district champion and claimed first-team all-district and all-region accolades as a sophomore. Winning two high school tournaments his freshman year, Brown set a school record with round scores of 75 and 72, before averaging a 74.5 as a sophomore. Winning the district championship by nine strokes, Brown tied for second individually at regionals his sophomore year by shooting a 69 and 71. During the summer of 2016, Brown won the Texas State Junior qualifier with a 72 score and placed second at the Houston Golf Association (HGA) Performance Series by shooting a 68 and 75. Averaging a 74.2 his junior year, Brown notched a runner-up showing at the TJGT at Blackhorse by carding an impressive 68 and took home third place at the TJGT Major at the Traditions Club at Texas A&M. This spring, Brown averaged a 72.4 as a senior and placed in the top five in each tournament he competed in with the exception of regionals. Claiming titles at both the regional and district previews, Brown won the district championship by seven strokes after registering scores of 71 and 68 and was the AJGA Senior Showcase at Innisbrook champion. Off the golf course, Brown has spent a total of five weeks in Guatemala on mission trips, aiding families in need by building houses. He also spoke at the Champions Tour at the Woodlands Insperity Invitational for the AJGA Ace Grant Program.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Lumberjack golf throughout the offseason.
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