WVU Tech closes fall season at Bluefield State Intercollegiate

10/21/2025 8:07:00 PM

Golf

DANIELS, Va. — WVU Tech men's golf closed out its 2025 fall season at the Bluefield State Intercollegiate, finishing 8th in a 17-team field with a 54-hole team total of 924 (+84) at Fincastle Golf Club. The Golden Bears were led by freshman Heidar Bjarnason, who fired a 66 in Round 2 and tied for 19th individually at +14 (224).

The Golden Bears' B team also competed, posting a 970 (+130) to place 15th overall.

🟡 WVU Tech Team Results — 8th Place (+84 | 301–305–318 = 924)

Heidar Bjarnason – 78–66–80 (224, +14) | T19
Alvaro Iglesias Pascual – 72–80–81 (233, +23) | T35
Roberto Peiró – 74–84–82 (240, +30) | T56
Mathias Maldonado – 82–76–79 (237, +27) | T47
Sean Cooper – 77–83–78 (238, +28) | 50th
Individual: Lee Kimathi – 79–81–77 (237, +27) | T47

Team Notes: Bjarnason's second-round 66 was one of the lowest scores of the tournament and tied for the best round by any Golden Bear this fall.

🖤 WVU Tech "B" Team Results — 15th Place (+130 | 321–319–330 = 970)

Alejandro Gutierrez – 80–79–87 (246, +36) | T68
Parker Vannoy – 82–80–78 (240, +30) | T56
Pablo Antolín – 89–82–83 (254, +44) | T79
Juan Setuain – 80–78–83 (241, +31) | T61
Gage Garvin – 79–82–86 (247, +37) | 70th

🏆 Top of the Leaderboard

1. Bluefield State — 859 (+19)
2. Bluefield State B — 875 (+35)
3. West Liberty — 884 (+44)
8. WVU Tech — 924 (+84)
15. WVU Tech B — 970 (+130)

✨ Season Totals (Fall 2025)

Team average finish: 4.0 in 7 events
Team average score: 739.0 strokes per event
Titles: 2 (Roger Merb Invitational, RSC Fall Preview)
Top rounds: 284 (Roger Merb Invitational R1), 288 (RSC Fall Preview R2)
Total birdies: 221 | Eagles: 2

📈 Individual Highlights (Fall 2025)

Alvaro Iglesias Pascual (So.)

Medalist at Roger Merb Invitational (–5 | 139)
Four top-10 finishes, 47 birdies on the season.
Fall scoring average: 69.7

Heidar Bjarnason (Fr.)

Medalist at RSC Fall Preview (–4 | 140)
3 top-10 finishes, 1 eagle, 23 birdies.
Fall scoring average: 72.3

Sean Cooper (So.)

Medalist at Wally Edgell Invitational (+1 | 217)
3 top-15 finishes, 39 birdies.
Fall scoring average: 65.9

Roberto Peiró Llobell (So.)

Top-20s at UNOH and Roger Merb, top-10 at RSC Preview.
Fall scoring average: 72.3, 31 birdies.

Mathias Maldonado (So.)

T16 at UNOH, T23 at Roger Merb.
23 birdies on the season.

🏆 Final Notes
This marks the close of WVU Tech's 2025 fall schedule — a semester that showcased both team depth and individual excellence. The Golden Bears captured two team titles (Roger Merb Invitational and RSC Fall Preview at Glade Springs), earned three individual medalist honors (Cooper at Wally Edgell, Iglesias Pascual at Roger Merb, Bjarnason at RSC Fall Preview), and collected three RSC Golfer of the Week awards (Cooper, Iglesias Pascual, Bjarnason).

WVU Tech also saw continued development from its young core, including freshman standout Heidar Bjarnason, who won his first collegiate title at the RSC Fall Preview and posted a 66 in Round 2 at Bluefield. In total, the Golden Bears racked up 221 birdies and 2 eagles across seven events while competing against multiple top NAIA programs.

The program enters the offseason ranked No. 63 nationally in the latest Clippd ratings. WVU Tech will return to competition in Spring 2026, headlined by the River States Conference Championship at Glade Springs (April 26–28) as the Golden Bears set their sights on a championship run.

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