HONORS & AWARDS 

• GCAA PING All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
• NCAA All-Championship Team - Top-15 finisher at NCAA Championship (2024)
• GCAA PING All-Midwest Region (2022 at WSU)
• Horizon League Championship Medalist (2023 at WSU)
• Two-Time Horizon League Golfer of the Year (2022, 2023 at WSU)
• Three-Time All-Horizon League First Team (2021, 2022, 2023 at WSU)

FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR - 2023-24 

• Joined the Fighting Illini program as a graduate transfer for his final year of collegiate eligibility after four seasons at Wright State
• Recognized as a GCAA PING All-American (honorable mention) 
• Earned NCAA All-Championship Team honors as a top-15 finisher (T2) in stroke play at the NCAA Championship
• Competed in 12 of 13 stroke play events, including 11 in the Illini lineup
• Posted a season stroke average of 72.19, sixth on the team, over 36 rounds
• Closed his career with his best finishes as an Illini in back-to-back postseason tournaments with a T5 at the NCAA Stanford Regional and a T2 at the NCAA Championship
• Carded a 10-under 200 (65-67-68) to help Illinois to the team title at the NCAA Stanford Regional
• Shot a 72-hole total of 2-under 286 (73-73-69-71) to finish tie for runner-up, one shot off the lead, in stroke play at the NCAA Championship 
• Best finish of the regular season was a tie for 10th as an individual competitor at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 12-13) with a then-season-best score of 4-under 209 (69-70-70)
• In addition to his T2 finish at the NCAA Championshp, finished as the top player in Illinois' lineup in back-to-back tournaments to open the spring schedule, a T12 finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 25-27) at 1-under 215 (67-76-72), and a T14 finish at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (March 11-12) with a 4-under 212 (71-68-73)
• Ranked fourth on the team with 16 of 36 rounds at par or better, and seven rounds in the 60s
• Carded his lowest single round of the season, a 5-under 65, in the opening round of the NCAA Stanford Regional

SENIOR - 2022-23 (AT WRIGHT STATE)

• Captured the 2023 Horizon League Championship individual title
• Earned his second straight Horizon League Golfer of the Year honor, just the third player in League history to win multiple honors
• Added All-Horizon League first-team honors
• Tallied two tournament wins and added four second-place finishes while placing inside the top 10 in 10 of 12 events
• Qualified as an individual to compete at the NCAA Bath (Mich.) Regional. 
• Closed his Wright State career as the program's all-time leader with a stroke average of 71.29

JUNIOR - 2021-22 (AT WRIGHT STATE)

• Named the 2021-22 Horizon League Golfer of the Year, the fifth player in Wright State history to do so, along with a first-team All-Horizon League nod
• Finished the year with a program-record 70.47 scoring average in 34 total rounds played
• Captured four individual titles and finished inside the top five on six other occasions, including a second-place finish at the 2022 Horizon League Championship
• Turned in a T-12 finish at the NCAA Columbus Regional (even par final score)
• Named to the GCAA PING Midwest All-Region team

SOPHOMORE - 2020-21 (AT WRIGHT STATE)

• Played in five tournaments with the Raiders and one additional tournament as an individual
• Best finish was a tie for 3rd overall individually at the Wright State Invitational shooting a 69 in the second round
• Best round was a 68 in the second round of the Dayton Flyers Invitational
• Tied for 10th overall with four birdies at the Horizon League Championship, helping the Raiders to a second place finish
• Finished the year with a 72.71 scoring average in 17 total rounds played
• Earned Horizon All-League First Team Honors

FRESHMAN - 2019-20 (AT WRIGHT STATE)

• Played in seven tournaments
• Best finish was a tie for first at the Orlando Invitational shooting a 221 after three rounds, leading the Raiders to a first place team finish
• Best round was a 68 in the final round of the Savannah Invitational
• Horizon League Player of the Week (3/11/2020)
• Finished the year with a 72.86 scoring average in 21 total rounds played

PERSONAL

• Born Oct. 16, 2000 in Xenia, Ohio
• Son of Chris and Kim Goecke
• Has two brothers, Alex and Caleb, and a sister, Meredith
• Grandfather played golf at Ohio University in the 1960s
• Completed bachelor’s degree in finance from Wright State in May 2023
• Working towards a master’s degree in management at Illinois
• Why Illinois?: "I chose Illinois for the culture and success of the program. Illinois has a great history of professional golfers and I look forward to learning from Coach Small and Coach Sondjaja."

Career Statistics

Career Results

^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score