HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. -- The Allegheny College men's golf team concluded its postseason run with a 33rd-place finish at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships at the Mission Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.

Thunderstorms around the Central Florida region forced tournament organizers to suspend the opening round on Tuesday, most of the Gators had to play upwards of 30 holes on Wednesday to complete the first two rounds. Allegheny returned to the course at 7:30 a.m. to play the remainder of the El Campeon course, then immediately headed to the 10th hole on Las Colinas for the second round of 18.

Allegheny ended the first round with a cumulative 309 (+21), before firing a 307 (+23) on the par-71 Las Colinas course. With a two-day total of 616 (+44), the Gators missed the cut to move onto the championship rounds on Thursday and Friday. The top 18 teams and six individuals from non-advancing teams will move onto the final 36 holes to determine this year's national championship.

Senior Dylan Kochis (Saint Augustine, Fla./B. Reed Henderson (Pa.)) began the morning with a strong showing on the back nine of El Campeon. He eagled the par-5, 540-yard 10th hole, before making birdie on the par-4, 336-yard 13th. Combined with his 13 pars, Kochis paced the Gators with a 1-over 73 in the first round. Junior Connor Bell (Montrose, Colo./Montrose), who had a team-high four birdies, carded a 4-over 76, followed by freshman Christopher Hoffman (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) with a 6-over 78.

Hoffman, the 2025-26 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Newcomer of the Year, then led the team throughout the second round. He shot a 3-over 74 with a birdie on the par-5, 561-yard 18th before making the turn. Bell ended his second round with a birdie on the ninth hole en route to a 5-over 76.

The Gator trio of Hoffman, Bell, and Kochis each finished the national tournament in a tie for 113th place with a two-day score of 152 (+9).

Jeff Groff, who announced his retirement on Monday after 41 years at Allegheny and 25 years as the head men's golf coach, also closed the last chapter of his historic career in Howey-in-the-Hills. This year's NCAA Division III Championships marked his eight appearances at nationals with the Gator men.

Allegheny Results
T-113. Dylan Kochis - 73-79-152 (+9)
T-113. Connor Bell - 76-76-152 (+9)
T-113. Christopher Hoffman - 78-74-152 (+9)
T-184. Mekayl Maajid - 82-78-160 (+17)
T-217. Gasparo Porco - 84-86-170 (+27)

Team Results
1. Illinois Wesleyan - 288-279-567 (-5)
2. Washington & Lee - 290-280-570 (-2)
T-3. Carnegie Mellon - 281-290-571 (-1)
T-3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 284-282-571 (-1)
5. Methodists - 284-291-575 (+3)
6. Emory - 288-288-576 (+4)
7. Kenyon - 286-291-577 (+5)
8. Aurora - 288-291-579 (+7)
9. Oglethorpe - 291-292-583 (+11)
10. Sewanee - 293-291-584 (+12)
T-11. Dubuque - 300-285-585 (+13)
T-11. Mary Hardin-Baylor - 289-296-585 (+13)
T-11. Huntingdon - 297-288-585 (+13)
T-14. LeTourneau - 292-298-590 (+18)
T-14. Drew - 297-293-590 (+18)
16. John Carroll - 295-296-591 (+19)
17. Guilford - 299-295-594 (+22)
18. Transylvania - 291-307-598 (+26)
T-19. Trinity (Texas) - 295-304-599 (+27)
T-19. Rochester - 303-291-599 (+27)
21. Babson - 2097-304-601 (+29)
22. Farmingdale State - 301-301-602 (+30)
T-23. Piedmont - 297-307-604 (+32)
T-23. Marymount - 303-301-604 (+32)
T-23. Calvin - 303-301-604 (+32)
26. Hartford - 296-310-606 (+34)
T-27. Franklin & Marshall - 313-294-607 (+35)
T-27. Willamette - 307-300-607 (+35)
29. Gustavus Adolphus - 301-308-609 (+37)
30. Williams - 307-303-610 (+38)
31. Mount Aloysius - 310-301-611 (+39)
32. Bethel - 301-314-615 (+43)
33. Allegheny - 309-307-616 (+44)
T-34. York (Pa.) - 303-317-620 (+48)
T-34. Mount Union - 308-312-620 (+48)
36. Southern Maine - 309-313-622 (+50)
37. Stevens - 313-312-625 (+53)
38. Grinnell - 314-313-627 (+55)
39. Penn College - 308-324-632 (+60)
T-40. SUNY Delhi - 325-319-644 (+72)
T-40. Wisconsin-Superior - 318-326-644 (+72)
42. St. John Fisher - 330-323-653 (+81)
43. New England College - 329-328-657 (+85)