Big Ten Announces Men’s Golf All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the men’s golf all-conference teams and individual award winners on Thursday, as voted on by the conference coaches following the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships. UCLA’s Pablo Ereño was named the unanimous Big Ten Golfer of the Year, while teammate Baylor Larrabee was tabbed Freshman of the Year and Bruins mentor Armen Kirakossian claimed Coach of the Year honors.

Ereño finished among the top 10 in eight of 11 tournaments this season. The Madrid, Spain, native helped the UCLA men's golf team win the 2025 Big Ten Championships last weekend, carding a two-under 68 on the final day of competition to help the Bruins secure their first conference title since 2006. Ereño was honored with the Big Ten Conference's Les Bolstad Award, given to the conference player each season with the lowest stroke average (69.78) during the 2024-25 season. Ereño's scoring average of 69.78 currently ranks first on UCLA's single-season record list (with a minimum of 20 rounds to qualify).

Larrabee was voted the Freshman of the Year after carding five top-25 finishes during the 2024-25 campaign. The Ferndale, Wash., native capped his debut season helping the Bruins claim the Big Ten Championship in their inaugural season, posting a first-round 69 (-1). The newcomer contributed counting scores in 22 of 27 rounds this season with a 71.0 counters scoring average, highlighted by six rounds in the 60s.

Kirakossian led the Bruins to top-seven finishes in 10 tournaments this season. UCLA won the Preserve Golf Club Collegiate (Oct. 28-29) and The Goodwin (March 27-29) before capturing its first Big Ten Championship on April 27. UCLA capped the 2025 season with a 278.5 scoring average and a No. 13 national ranking.

The All-Big Ten First Team features Illinois’ Jackson Buchanan, Max Herendeen and Ryan Voois, Michigan’s Hunter Thomson, Northwestern’s Cameron Adam and Daniel Svärd, Oregon’s Greyson Leach, Purdue’s Sam Easterbrook, and UCLA’s Omar Morales and Ereño, with Buchanan, Herendeen, Thomson, Svärd, Leach, Easterbrook, Ereño and Morales all earning unanimous first-team nods.

An additional 10 golfers were named to the All-Big Ten Second Team. New to this year’s postseason honors is the addition of a five-person all-freshman team, with four programs garnering recognition.

The Big Ten also recognized 18 Sportsmanship Award honorees. The students chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, the students must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. 

The complete list of honorees can be found below.

2025 BIG TEN MEN’S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS

Big Ten Golfer of the Year: PABLO EREÑO, UCLA

Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Baylor Larrabee, UCLA

Big Ten Coach of the Year: Armen Kirakossian, UCLA

ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS

First Team

JACKSON BUCHANAN, ILLINOIS

MAX HERENDEEN, ILLINOIS

Ryan Voois, Illinois

HUNTER THOMSON, MICHIGAN

Cameron Adam, Northwestern

DANIEL SVÄRD, NORTHWESTERN

GREYSON LEACH, OREGON

SAM EASTERBROOK, PURDUE

PABLO EREÑO, UCLA

OMAR MORALES, UCLA

Second Team 

Clay Merchent, Indiana

Emil Riegger, Maryland

Caleb Bond, Michigan State

Niall Shiels-Donegan, Northwestern

Eric Doyle, Oregon

Aiden Krafft, Oregon

Kent Hsiao, Purdue

Kyle An, UCLA

Baylor Larrabee, UCLA

Gavin Aurilia, USC

All-Freshman Team

Jake Birdwell, Illinois

Trey Marrion, Illinois

Ramil Saelim, Oregon

Baylor Larrabee, UCLA

Jack Buchanan, USC

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Ethan Wilson, Illinois

Nick Piesen, Indiana

Chance Rinkol, Iowa

Florian Huerlimann, Maryland

Ben Hoagland, Michigan

Lorenzo Pinili, Michigan State

Jack Wetzel, Minnesota

James Ackerman, Nebraska

Jeremy Chen, Northwestern

Joe Wilson IV, Ohio State

Ramil Saelim, Oregon

Andres Barraza, Penn State

Nels Surtani, Purdue

Weston Jones, Rutgers  

Pablo Ereño, UCLA

Jaden Dumdumaya, USC

Drew Warford, Washington

Spencer Turtz, Wisconsin

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