INDIANAPOLIS – Texas State golfer Sakke Siltala has been selected by the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee to compete as an individual at the NCAA Amherst Regional May 12-14 at Poplar Grove Golf Club in Amherst, Virginia.

The All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team selection gives the Bobcats their first appearance at NCAA Regionals since 2022 when Evan White represented TXST at the NCAA Bryan Regional.

Siltala's Sun Belt nod was the second in as many seasons, having also earned accolades in 2023-24. He led the Bobcats with a 70.87 stroke average across 10 tournaments and finished atop the TXST lineup in seven of 10 events, while collecting three top five finishes, six in the top 10 and seven in the top 25. He was twice named SBC Golfer of the Week during the season.

The junior carded a team-high 11 rounds in the 60s, including a career-low 66 in the first round at the Kapolei Invite, and led the Bobcats with all 30 rounds counting toward the team score, 19 rounds at even or under par and 113 birdies, while sharing the team lead with three eagles. In all, he finished seven tournaments under par and had his highest finish at the Kapolei Invitational, where he tied for second.

Regional Format
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals (not on those qualifying teams) who will compete at the NCAA Championships. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals (not on those teams) will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals (not on those teams). The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the finals.

The 2025 NCAA National Championships will be held May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

Poplar Grove Golf Club – Amherst, Virginia
Hosted by Liberty

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. LSU
2. Oklahoma 
3. Vanderbilt
4. Pepperdine [West Coast Conference]
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Stanford
8. Wake Forest
9. Arkansas
10. Florida Gulf Coast 
11. Kent State [Mid-American Conference]
12. Princeton [The Ivy League]
13. Howard [Northeast Conference]

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Andrew Swanson, Clemson
2. Kaleb Wilson, West Virginia 
3. Ike Joy, Liberty
4. Emil Riegger, Maryland
5. Peicheng Chen, St. John's
6. Sakke Siltala, Texas State
7. Henric Bjelke, Campbell
8. Colin Dutton, UNCG
9. Alex Heard, UConn
10. Nolan Schuermann, Holy Cross