Disc Golf | 11/13/2026 1:10:00 PM
Collegiate Disc Golf
Emporia State
at Mid-American Regional
Saturday-Sunday, November 14-15, 2026
Harmony Bends Disc Golf Course • Columbia, Mo. | Binder Lake Park • Jefferson City, Mo.
Results:
https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/107735
REGIONALS PART II
Emporia State is sending six teams to mid-Missouri this weekend for the Mid-America Regional in Columbia and Jefferson City, Mo. Four Emporia State women's teams, led by their tip ranked Gold Squad of
Atlanta Krueger and Cami Burdick will be joined by two other schools including #11 Hesston. The second ranked men's D1 team of will be joined by 12 other schools while 17 schools will be represented in the men's D2 field. Including the second ranked and defending D2 national champions Emporia State.
LAST TIME OUT
Both the Emporia State women's and men's D1 Disc Golf teams punched their ticket to nationals with wins at the Great Lakes Regional on Sunday in Goshen, Ind.
The men's team of
TJ Reel,
Carter Ahrens,
Colin Bryant and
Gracen Lomelino, who are ranked second in the nation, shot -11 as a group on Sunday to post a six stroke win over Calvin.
The top ranked Emporia State women's team of
Atlanta Krueger and Cami Burdick went -7 on Sunday to finish at -17 for the tourney and post a 50 stroke win over #6 Ferris State.
In the individual competition Ahrens, Bryant and Reel all tied for first in the individual round at -6 with Lomelino two strokes behind them in fourth.
Krueger won the individual rounds for the women at -5 while Burdick was three strokes behind her at -2 for second place. They were the only women's player to shoot below par in the individual round.
THE COACH
Eric McCabe is the first coach in the history of the Emporia State competitive disc golf team. An Emporia native and the 2010 PDGA World Champion, McCabe led the Hornet men to a national runner-up finish in their first year while the women placed 16th nationally. He has led every team during his three years to at least a Top 16 finish in the nation with a national runner-up in both the men's and women's team standings and an Individual national champion.
From 2001-16 McCabe won 84 PDGA sanctioned events with 173 top three finishes. He has five top-25 finishes in PDGA World Championship competition, 13 top-25 finishes in other majors, and placed in the top-25 of 54 National Tour events during his career.
THE PLAYERS
The Hornets will be represented in Indiana by
Carter Ahrens,
Colin Bryant,
TJ Reel and
Gracen Lomelino in the men's Division I competition while
Isaiah Esquivel,
Tyler Ahrens,
Stephen Anderson and
Joshua Sterner will play in the Division II competition. Both the D1 and D2 teams are currently ranked second in the nation.
The top ranked Emporia State Gold Team of
Atlanta Krueger and Cami Burdick will lead four women's teams at the Regional.
Isabella Parker and Medeline Joiner make up the Black team while
Maya Ringgold and
Olivia Evans will playe on the White team with
Avangelena Campbell and
Sariah Pittenger-Reed making up the Grey team.
The four members of the men's D1 team are all ranked in the top eight in the nation individually. Colin Bryan is ranked first followed by
Gracen Lomelino in second.
TJ Reel is ranked #4 with
Carter Ahrens ranked eighth in the nation.
Atlanta Krueger is the top ranked women's player and Cami Burdick is ranked third in the nation. The Hornets also have Isabela Parker ranked sixth,
Madeline Joiner ranked 16th and
Olivia Evans ranked 20th nationally.
THE FORMAT
There will be three D1 bids and three D2 bids up for grabs at this event to the top finishers in each division. The men's D2 and women are scheduled to begin action on Saturday at Harmony Bend in Columbia with the men's D1 competing at Joseph C. Miller in Jefferson City. They will switch cities for Sunday's final rounds of competition.
UP NEXT
The Mid-America Regional wraps up the fall schedule for Emporia State. They will be back in action in the spring.
