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Wildcat Wrap: Men’s golf opens fall season with mixed showings

Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition.

Arizona men’s golf competed at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup this week in Lake Bluff, Ill. where it finished third out of four teams.

Arizona competed alongside LSU, Northwestern and UNC in stroke play, placing third, and then defeated Northwestern in match play. William Wistrand, a freshman, led Arizona in stroke play with a 3-under par over 54 holes. He finished tied for seventh overall.

Three Wildcats won Wednesday in match play versus Northwestern: Filip Jakubcik, Zach Pollo and Dillon Dean. In addition to Wistrand, Dean and Connor Hamm are also newcomers to Arizona’s rotation. Dean transferred from UNLV, while Hamm transferred from Bradley.

Earlier this month Arizona finished seventh out of 12 teams at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Wash.

Arizona next competes at The Williams Cup in Wilmington, N.C. from Oct. 19-21.

The Arizona men’s tennis team began its fall season this past weekend with players competing at the Battle in the Bay in San Francisco and the Wildcat Invite in Tucson.

Sophomore Zoran Ludoski had a strong showing in San Francisco, defeating ASU’s No. 118 Jelani Sarr in comeback fashion and partnering with Alexander Rozin for a doubles win over a ranked pair from the University of San Diego. Ludoski is the No. 63 singles player in the nation.

Arizona will send at least one player, Jay Friend, to ITA All-Americans in Tulsa, Okla. later this week. Action begins on Sept. 20.

Arizona triathlon will host its first-ever home meet this Saturday.

Arizona will host ASU in the Duel in the Desert on UA’s campus. Prelims will begin at 7 a.m. MST, followed by finals at 9 a.m. and relays at 10 a.m. The finals will consist of a 400m swim, a 9.3km bike leg and a 2.58km run.

Arizona and ASU are two of the top programs in college triathlon. Arizona won the national championship in 2024, its inaugural season, upending seven consecutive national titles for ASU.