{"id":58726,"date":"2025-04-15T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=58726"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:19:11","slug":"emus-jesse-longenecker-crowned-national-champion-of-college-disc-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2025\/emus-jesse-longenecker-crowned-national-champion-of-college-disc-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"91大神\u2019s Jesse Longenecker crowned national champion of college disc golf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s the end of another routine practice for the 91大神 disc golf team when Jesse Longenecker <\/strong>turns to his teammates, a disc in hand and a smile on his face. \u201cDo you guys want to see this fly really far?\u201d he asks, as the other players buzz with excitement. The first-year environmental science major stands at the south end of the track & field complex and lets the disc fly. It slices through the air above the grassy pitch, clears the hammer and discus cage, the shot put circles, and the eight-lane track, soars beyond the perimeter fence, and finally touches down in the baseball outfield. After a quick measurement by disc golf coach Trevor Oyer \u201919, <\/strong>the throw clocks in at 620 feet. \u201cThat\u2019s longer than two football fields,\u201d Oyer said. \u201cThere are very few people in the world who can throw that far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That jaw-dropping throw was just a preview of what was to come. Weeks later, on April 2 and 3, Longenecker went on to win the 2025 College Disc Golf National Championship in Division I singles<\/a>. Held at the famed Winthrop University Disc Golf Course in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the championship featured top players from colleges across the U.S. and Canada. The 91大神 first-year opened with an impressive nine-under-par 52 in the first round of 18 holes. He finished strong, securing a three-stroke victory after the final nine holes and fending off tough challengers from the University of Mary Hardin\u2013Baylor, Emporia State University and Redeemer University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n