ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Men's Golf Awards Wednesday morning, and the University of Northwestern was well-represented after a successful fall season which featured an NCCAA North Central Region Championship and a third-place finish at the UMAC Championship. Four Eagles were named First or Second Team All-Conference and one additional member was selected to the All-Sportsmanship Team.

The full UMAC press release can be found here.

Shane Seiffert's (Corcoran, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) senior season produced his fourth selection to the All-Conference First Team after leading the team with a 74.3 scoring average to this point, which would set a new program record if it holds through the spring. The Corcoran native finished top-five three times and won two tournaments, including the NCCAA North Central Regional, and also tied the program record for low individual round (67). His 67 also contributed to the team breaking the program record for low team round with a 285. Joining Seiffert on the First Team was freshman Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley), who was right behind Seiffert with a 74.9 average, which is also below the current program record. Besonen burst onto the scene with a sub-70 win in his first collegiate event, and finished the year with two individual wins and four top-five finishes, including a fourth-place finish at the UMAC Championship. The rookie was also part of the record-breaking team round at the BLC Invite.

Another Northwestern rookie was selected All-Conference, as Luke Frazell (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) was named to the Second Team after a strong first season on campus. The freshman turned in three top-five finishes and twice shot under par, including a 68 (-4) in the final round of the Firebird Fall Classic, to make up his 75.4 scoring average. He was also a contributing member to the low team round record. Frazell was joined on the Second Team by senior Jakob Swanson (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview), who completed his first fall season at UNW with a 76.6 average and two first-place finishes. His 67 at the BLC Invite tied the program record for low individual round and helped the Eagles break the low team round program mark. Rounding out UNW's inclusion in the Men's Golf Awards was Carson Mersberger (Kiel, Wis./Elkhart Lake-Glenbeaulah), who was selected as the team's representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Northwestern's fall season is not yet done, as its win at the NCCAA North Central Regional qualified the Eagles for their second-ever appearance in the NCCAA National Championship as a full team. UNW will compete October 20-22 at Hammock Beach Resort's Conservatory Course in Palm Coast, Florida.

2025 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Golf Awards

Player of the Year: Andrew Rude, UW-Superior
Rookie of the Year: Andrew Slatten, UW-Superior
Coach of the Year: Paul Eberhardt, UW-Superior
Team Sportsmanship Award: Martin Luther College
 
First-Team All-Conference

Andrew Rude	UW-Superior	Sr.	Superior, Wis./Superior
Shane Seiffert (Corcoran, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong)	Northwestern	Sr.	Corcoran, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong
Keaton Ginter	Bethany Lutheran	Sr.	Faribault, Minn./Faribault
Andrew Slatten	UW-Superior	Fr.	Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing
Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley)	Northwestern	Fr.	Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley

 
Second-Team All-Conference

Kaden Dunton	North Central	Fr.	Santa Cruz, Calif./Harbor
Matthew Unger	UW-Superior	So.	New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond
Luke Frazell (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock)	Northwestern	Fr.	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock
Ben Pearson	Martin Luther	So.	New Ulm, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran
Jakob Swanson (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview)	Northwestern	Sr.	Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview

 
Honorable Mention All-Conference

Greg Salinas	North Central	So.	Laredo, Texas/JB Alexander
Blu Anderson	UW-Superior	Jr.	Amery, Wis./Amery
Trevor Durfee	UW-Superior	Sr.	Superior, Wis./Superior/St. Scholastica
Tyson Wicklund	Bethany Lutheran	Fr.	Vernon, British Columbia/Vernon Secondary
Joe Stanton	North Central	Jr.	Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley

All-Sportsmanship Team

Bethany Lutheran	August Waxin	Fr.	Dalaro, Sweden/Fredrika Bremergymnasiet
Crown	Nate Halseth	Sr.	North Branch, Minn./North Branch
Martin Luther	Aiden Berg	So.	West Bend, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran
Minnesota Morris	Mathias Warrington	Sr.	Akeley, Minn./Nevis
North Central	Joe Stanton	Jr.	Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley
Northwestern	Carson Mersberger (Kiel, Wis./Elkhart Lake-Glenbeaulah)	So.	Kiel, Wis./Elkhart Lake-Glenbeaulah
UW-Superior	Andrew Rude	Sr.	Superior, Wis./Superior