{"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":"EMU\u2019s Jesse Longenecker crowned national champion of college disc golf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s the end of another routine practice for the EMU disc golf team when <strong>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 &amp; 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 <strong>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<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdga.com\/tour\/event\/88642#MA1\">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 EMU 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<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\">Watch his final round <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vibWIMXQQd8\">here<\/a>.<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a huge honor to win a national championship,\u201d Longenecker said. \u201cThis has been a dream I\u2019ve had for a long time, ever since I decided I wanted to play college disc golf, so it all feels unreal to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am more proud, though, of how much this means for the EMU program,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathervane.org\/sports\/jesse-longenecker-is-a-national-champion\/\"><em>The Weather Vane<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThere is so much family history for me here. My grandpa (<strong>Charles \u201957<\/strong>) taught here, and my parents (<strong>Lynn \u201994<\/strong> and <strong>Laurie \u201994<\/strong>) and siblings (<strong>Nathan<\/strong> and <strong>Maria<\/strong>) came here. Being a part of making a name for EMU in the college disc golf world is so special to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite EMU\u2019s small size\u2014it had the seventh-lowest enrollment among the 80 schools competing at nationals\u2014the Royals disc golf squad has proven it can hold its own against much larger programs. In addition to Longenecker topping the men\u2019s singles leaderboards, the women\u2019s duo of senior <strong>Sadie Oesch <\/strong>and junior <strong>Miriam Rhodes<\/strong> finished 11th, and the men\u2019s A team of Longenecker, first-year <strong>Theo Andreas<\/strong>, and juniors <strong>Eli Stoll <\/strong>and <strong>Beck Jantzi<\/strong> finished 18th in Division I. Because disc golf is not an NCAA sport, schools of all sizes compete against one another, with the top qualifying teams placed in the Division I category.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15123528\/DSC00334-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58732\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15123528\/DSC00334-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15123528\/DSC00334-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15123528\/DSC00334-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15123528\/DSC00334.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The EMU disc golf team finished its 2024-25 season with a successful showing at the College Disc Golf Nationals on April 2-5. (Photo by Beck Jantzi)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing for his brother<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124148\/Jesse-and-Lynn-Final-9-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58733\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124148\/Jesse-and-Lynn-Final-9-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124148\/Jesse-and-Lynn-Final-9-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124148\/Jesse-and-Lynn-Final-9-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124148\/Jesse-and-Lynn-Final-9-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124148\/Jesse-and-Lynn-Final-9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jesse Longenecker, right, with his dad, Lynn &#8217;94, who served as his caddie during the championship. (Photo by PDGA) <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Longenecker occasionally played disc golf growing up, but it wasn\u2019t until the COVID-19 pandemic that he fully committed to the sport. As a middle schooler, he spent nearly every day playing with his older brother, Nathan, and his dad at courses around their Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home. On days when he couldn\u2019t make it to the course, he would spend hours practicing throws in the field by his house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan was a passionate and skilled disc golfer who became just the fifth player to join the young EMU team in 2020. \u201cNathan was an incredible person and disc golfer, but he never got to play in any college disc golf events,\u201d Oyer said. Nathan was diagnosed with brain cancer during his first year at EMU and passed away in October 2021, just eight months later. In April 2022, the nine-hole disc golf course on the EMU Hill was dedicated in his honor. After his brother\u2019s passing, Jesse Longenecker made a promise to himself: he would play college disc golf to honor Nathan\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt just feels so good to be here, to be able to do this,\u201d Longenecker said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdga.com\/news\/promise-fulfilled\">PDGA write-up<\/a> after his nationals victory. \u201cI just wish Nathan could have had the same experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125350\/DSC09955-1024x656.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58735\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125350\/DSC09955-1024x656.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125350\/DSC09955-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125350\/DSC09955-768x492.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125350\/DSC09955.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>For years, Jesse Longenecker watched professional players compete at the U.S. Disc Golf Championship, held annually at the Winthrop University Disc Golf Course. This October, he&#8217;ll get his own chance to compete. (Photo by Beck Jantzi)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018A generational player\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124536\/Jesse-Hole-18-1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58734\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124536\/Jesse-Hole-18-1-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124536\/Jesse-Hole-18-1-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124536\/Jesse-Hole-18-1-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15124536\/Jesse-Hole-18-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Sporting gear from sponsors Prodigy Disc and Treemagnets, Jesse Longenecker celebrates after making a shot. (Photo by PDGA)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a result of his first-place finish at nationals, Longenecker earned a bid to the 2025 U.S. Disc Golf Championship held at the Winthrop course from Oct. 9-12, where he will compete against all of the highest-rated professional players in the world. Longenecker boasts a player rating of 1021, making him the second-highest-rated player in college disc golf and a top-100 player overall. According to his PDGA profile, he has earned 16 wins out of 78 career events and accumulated $12,225 in career earnings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time he\u2019s teed off against the best of the best. Last August, he finished 49th in the 2024 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championship in Lynchburg, Virginia. Though he\u2019ll miss this year\u2019s world championship, which will be held in Finland from July 26 to Aug. 3, he has plenty of tournaments lined up. He\u2019s looking forward to competing across the East Coast this summer, with events in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Michigan, and New York. To follow his progress, visit his PDGA page at <a href=\"http:\/\/pdga.com\/player\/149546\"><strong>pdga.com\/player\/149546<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of what makes Longenecker such a formidable opponent is his mental fortitude and ability to excel in high-pressure situations, his coach said. \u201cHe\u2019s a generational player,\u201d Oyer said. \u201cHe is one of the most talented players in the history of college disc golf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125504\/DSC00244-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58736\" style=\"width:650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125504\/DSC00244-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125504\/DSC00244-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125504\/DSC00244-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/04\/15125504\/DSC00244.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jesse Longenecker boasts a player rating of 1021, making him the second-highest-rated player in college disc golf and the top-rated player from Pennsylvania. (Photo by Beck Jantzi)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Daily News-Record<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnronline.com\/sports\/level\/college\/eastern_mennonite_university\/emu-freshman-longenecker-claims-disc-golf-national-title\/article_d26ea17e-e6cb-58a6-9e7b-0184ea68379f.html\">EMU freshman Longenecker claims disc golf national title<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the end of another routine practice for the EMU disc golf team when Jesse Longenecker turns to his teammates, a disc in hand and a smile on his face. <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2025\/emus-jesse-longenecker-crowned-national-champion-of-college-disc-golf\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU\u2019s Jesse Longenecker crowned national champion of college disc golf<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":58728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4516,5583,17562,4513,14139],"tags":[18431,17463,18313,18429,18432,18430],"feature":[17427,17426,17241,17422],"class_list":["post-58726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-campus-community","category-digest","category-student-life","category-student-profiles","tag-2025-college-disc-golf-national-championship","tag-athletics-2","tag-disc-golf","tag-jesse-longenecker","tag-pdga","tag-trevor-oyer","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature","feature-news-landing-page-main-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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