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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Emily Stetz
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Mackenzie Smith
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Marissa Krynak

Josh Lahner

Josh Lahner

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    188
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Roselle, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lake Park

Summary

Biography

2025-26:  Earned Second Team All-GLIAC recognition ... joined Andrew Daily as the only Warriors to complete all 27 of the team's rounds and did so while lowering his season average for the second year in a row ... averaged 73.56 per 18 holes as a junior with 1,986 total shots spread out amongst his 27 rounds played ... his 11 outings included three among the top 10 and eight in the top 25 ... of those 27 total rounds, three were in the 60s and seven were below par ... highlight of the campaign came with his individual victory at Ohio Dominican's Pawleys Island Beach Bash held in Pawleys Island, S.C. between March 9 and 10 ... marked his first career Medalist Honor after his previous best finish coming into that event was a tie-for-eighth as a freshman in 2023-24 ... this time around, he carded a two-under 142 (70-72) among the field of 117 players, the lowest 36-hole score of any Warrior for the season by five strokes ... his other two top-10 performances included fourth of 35 golfers at the Green and Gold's Motor City Shakedown on Sept. 29-30 with a seven-over 223 (77-67-79) and fifth of 53 at the Belterra Classic on March 30-31 with a one-over 214 (75-72-67) ... those two 18-hole marks of 67 were the lowest of his career and just two off the program record last set in 2022 by Max Leppelmeier (first recorded by Tyler LaSerra in 2012) ... turned up the heat as the campaign went on, as his spring average (72.9) was over a full stroke better than his fall average (74.3) ... played well enough for the top 25 in five other efforts -- tied-for-12th of 90 at the Doc Spragg Fall Invitational on Oct. 13-14 with an even 216 (72-69-75), tied-for-19th of 109 at the Findlay Spring Invite on March 23-24 with another even 216 (75-70-71), tied-for-21st of 47 at the Marshall Masters on Oct. 16 with an eight-over 79, was 23rd of 62 at the Folds of Honor Challenge on Sept. 15-17 with an eight-over 221 (74-71-76), and was 24th of 72 at the season-opening Glenmoor Fall Invitational on Sept. 8-9 with an 11-over 227 (77-74-76) ... tied-for-43rd of 100 competitors at the NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional on May 7-9 with an eight-over 224 (75-79-70) ... the tournament before that, played both the first (+6, 77) and third (+2, 73) rounds for the GLIAC Championships on April 16-17 ... went 2-1 as part of Ohio Dominican's Bill Blazer Memorial Match Play on April 11-12 where he won his head-to-head matches with Thomas More (5&3) and Malone (2&1), but fell in the finals to the host Panthers by one hole with a 74.

2024-25:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... finished with a scoring average of 74.5 that included 1,489 strokes over 20 rounds spread across nine tournaments ... among those nine events, he placed in the top 10 for one and in the top 25 for six ... that top-10 showing was a tie-for-ninth out of 110 golfers at the Ken Venturi Invitational on Oct. 8 in which he carded a three-over 74 ... next-best performance was 14th of 100 at the Findlay Spring Invite on March 24-25 thanks to a 214 (-2, 71-71-72) ... was also among the top 15 for Wayne State's Motor City Shakedown on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 when he tied-for-15th of 54 with a 147 (+3, 76-71) ... the three other top-25 efforts included a tie-for-16th of 101 at the ODU Pawleys Island Beach Bash (March 12-13), tie-for-19th of 43 at WSU's Motor City Meltdown (April 14), his final tournament of 2024-25, and a tie-for-23rd of 50 at the Ashland Spring Invite (March 29-30) ... fired a new career-low round of 70 (-2) for round one of UIndy's Ken Partridge Invitational on April 6-8 ... that event, he was just outside the top 25 in a tie-for-26th among 112 student-athletes.

2023-24:  Played in six tournaments and 9.5 rounds as a rookie with a 75.8 scoring average ... highest finish was a tie-for-eighth of 22 golfers at the Motor City Shakedown (+4, 76) ... was among the top 25 when he tied-for-12th of 60 at the Battle at Brunswick (+5, 113, 73-40) and tied-for-25th of 110 at the Ken Venturi Invitational (+3, 74) ... three other outings included a tie-for-50th of 93 at the B&R Investments Bulldog Classic (+18, 231, 76-75-80), tie-for-65th of 130 at the SVSU Spring Invitational (+8, 152, 74-78) and 103rd of 108 at the NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional (+4, 74) when he competed in just the third round as the team's alternate.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Lake Park High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Lancers ... played for coach Tim Moran ... selected to the All-DuKane Conference squad twice ... qualified three years for sectional, advancing to the state finals once ... was a multiple-year team captain ... won the 2023 MAJGT at Oak Meadows with a one over par 145 (73-72) ... totaled seven birdies and 21 pars in two rounds at The Preserve at Oak Meadows ... took first at the 2022 MAJGT at Ravisloe Country Club with a one over par 141 (70-71) ... finished second at the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying with a 69 at ThunderHawk Golf Club in Beach Park, Ill.

Personal:  Full name -- Joshua M. Lahner ... born on October 7, 2004, in Roselle, Ill. ... son of Scott and Nicoletta Lahner ... has an older brother, Jack ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... last name is pronounced LANE-er.
 
Josh Lahner's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2023-24 9.5 720 75.79 73
2024-25 20 1,489 74.45 70
2025-26 27 1,986 73.56 67
Total 56.5 4,195 74.25 67

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    6'1" 182 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    6'1" 179 lbs

  • 2025-26Junior

    6'1" 188 lbs