West Virginia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team
• Academic Achievement Award from the WVU golf team
• Played in 26 rounds for an average score of 73.57
• Was in the WVU tournament lineup four times
• Shot a career-low 66 in the Dorado Beach Collegiate
• Tied for 25th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-75-70=221 (+5)
• Finished with rounds of 74-72-76=222 (+6) at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
• Shot 3-under-par and finished tied for 23rd place at the Schenkel Invitational with rounds of 73-70=70=213 (-3)
• Competed as an individual at the Dorado Beach Collegiate and finished tied for 19th place with rounds of 66-72=138 (-6)
• Recorded rounds of 74-75-75=224 (+8) at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
• Shot 74-74-76=224 (+8) at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
• Posted rounds of 76-75-74=225 (+15) at the Xavier Invitational
• Shot 72-74-70=216 (E) and tied for 24th place at the Minnesota Golf Classic
• Competed as an individual at the Red Bandanna Invitational and tied for 31st place at +14 (78-75-77=230)

2022-23 (Junior)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• GCAA All-America Scholar
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team
• WVU Golf Most Improved Player Award
• Competed in eight tournaments
• Appeared in the lineup six times
• Participated in 24 rounds for an average score of 74.58
• Recorded five rounds of even par or better
• Had rounds of 77-73-80=230 at the Mountaineer Invitational
• Shot Even par at The Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 77-69-70=216
• Recorded rounds of 79-78-76=233 at the Schenkel Invitational
• Shot 71-78-73=222 (+6) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate
• Recorded the lowest third round score (-2) at the Gators Invitational and had rounds of 76-74-68=218 (+8)
• Shot 2-under-par in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate and finished at +3 with rounds of 73-76-70=219
• Tied for 44th place at the Isleworth Collegiatiate Invitational with rounds of 76-74-76=226 (+10)
• Recorded a win against Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship
• Tied for 48th place at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 75-76-75=226 (+10)

2021-22 (Sophomore)

• Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Competed in seven tournaments
• Had two rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s
• Tied for 28th place with scores of 73-74=147 (+7) at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
• Shot rounds of 82-75-85=242 at the ECU Intercollegiate
• Tied for 23rd place at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate with rounds of 81-77-75=233 (+17)
• Tied for 52nd place at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 78-78-73=229
• Shot 76-73-76=225 (+9) at the Georgia State Invitational
• Shot rounds of 74-77-76=227 (+11) at the Mountaineer Invitational
• Career-best finish by tying for 10th place at the Minnesota Golf Classic at 3-under-par with rounds of 72-73-68=213

2020-21 (Freshman)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Competed as an individual at The Hootie at Bulls Bay, finishing with rounds of 80-77-82=239
• Was in the lineup for the Big 12 Match Play Championship
• Finished tied for 55th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 81-79-76=236
• First collegiate event was the Colonial Collegiate Invitational and shot rounds of 84-78-81=243

Prep

• Wesleyan High’s all-time individual scoring leader, playing as part of the Atlanta Athletic Club
• Ranks as the No. 16 prospect in Georgia's class of 2020 via Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Posted wins at the Cambridge Cup (seven-under-par) and the Georgia High School Regional Championship (four-under-par)
• Was the medalist at the 2018 HJGT Atlanta Fall Open (75-67) and the runner-up at the 2017 Donald Ross Junior Championship (74-71)
• Notched top-10 finishes at the 2018 North & South Junior Championship (sixth place), 2019 SJGT Blake Hadden Memorial Junior (ninth place), 2019 AJGA Dominican Junior Open (10th place) and 2019 Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship (10th place)
• Posted top-25 finishes at the 2018 Southern Junior Championship (16th place) and 2019 AJGA Rome Junior Classic (25th place)
• Earned first-team honors for all-state Georgia and all-Gwinnett County in 2019
• Was a third-team all-state Georgia honoree in 2017
• Represented Team Georgia in the 2018 Georgia vs. South Carolina matches

Personal

• Son of John and Courtney Stakel
• Birthday is November 28
• Graduated in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in finance
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll