2025-26 Golf Roster
Kaleb Wilson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Christian Academy of Knoxville
Senior (2025-26)
- Was WVU's top finisher at the Pearl at Kalauao Invitational, tying for 3rd place with rounds of 73-67-68=208 (-8)
- Tied for ninth place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 72-69=141 (-3)
- Was WVU's top finisher along with Ryan Leach at the Cullan Brown Collegiate, tying for 14th place with rounds of 72-69=141 (-1)
- Repeated as champion at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational, shooting 11-under-par (68-68-69=205), including an eagle and birdie on the final two holes
- Marked the 12th time in school history a WVU golfer won a collegiate event
- Became the fifth WVU golfer to win two career golf tournaments
- Tied for 15th place at the Gopher Invitational with rounds of 73-67-75=215 (+2)
- Earned a runner-up finish at the Island Resort Collegiate with rounds of 69-67-64=200 (-16)
- Round of 64 and 54-hole finish of -16 marked career bests
- Participated in the 125th U.S. Amateur in San Francisco
Junior (2024-25)
- Named to the Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar
- Became the second Mountaineer all-time to be selected as an individual for NCAA Regional (Mark Goetz, 2021)
- Player of the Year on the WVU golf team
- Was in WVU's lineup all season long
- Had the lowest average on the team at 71.72 in 33 rounds of competition
- Recorded nine rounds in the 60's, including a 68 on six different occasions
- Tied for 55th at the NCAA Regional with rounds of 71-76-74=221 (+11)
- Shot rounds of 75-75-73-69=292 and tied for 34th place at the Big 12 Championship
- Tied for 13th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 77-74-73=224 (+8)
- WVU's top finisher at the Schenkel Invitational with rounds of 74-70-72=216 (Even) to tie for 23rd place
- Shot 70-69=139 (-1) to tie for eighth place at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island
- Tied for eighth place at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate at -5 with rounds of 72-69-70=211
- Shot rounds of 68-68-79=215 (+5) to tie for 32nd place at the Gators Invitational
- Tied for 21st place at the Battle at Briar's Creek with rounds of 71-70-74=215 (-1)
- Finished -9 (68-71-68=207) to finish in 10th place at the White Sands Collegiate
- Went 3-1-1 at the Big 12 Match Play Championship with wins over UCF, Houston and BYU and a tie against Utah
- Won his first collegiate tournament at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational and was the only golfer to shoot under par in all three rounds (71-68-70=209) to finish -7
- Finished tied for 19th place at the Gopher Invitational with rounds of 72-68-78=218 (+5)
Sophomore (2023-24)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- WVU Golf Most Improved Player Award
- Competed in 33 rounds for an average of 73.30 for the season
- Participated in 11 tournaments and was in the WVU lineup eight times
- Had seven rounds in the 60s, including a season-low 66 at the Mountaineer Invitational
- Shot 82-84-76=242 (+26) at the NCAA Golf Championships
- Finished tied for 22nd place at the NCAA Regional Championship with rounds of 71-70-73=214 (+4)
- Shot rounds of 74-74-77-75=300 (+12) at the Big 12 Championship
- Tied for 10th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 75-76-66=217 (+1)
- Shot 1-over-par at the Schenkel Invitational with rounds of 74-73-70=217
- Finished tied for 28th place at the Dorado Beach Collegiate with rounds of 69-71=140 (-4)
- Tied for 27th place at the Gators Invitational with rounds of 75-67-70=212 (+2)
- Finished a career-best 11-under-par and tied for 15th at The N.I.T. with rounds of 70-68-67=215
- Shot 76-79-80-235 (+19) at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
- Recorded wins over Texas Tech and UCF at Big 12 Match Play Championship
- Shot 2-under-par (68-75-71=214) at the Minnesota Golf Classic, finishing tied for 14th
- Competed as an individual at the Red Bandanna Invitational and tied for 21st place at +10 (68-76-82=226)
Freshman (2022-23)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Was in the WVU lineup for four tournaments
- Played in seven tournaments for 22 total rounds
- Recorded an average score of 74.00
- Had seven rounds of par or better, including two rounds in the 60s
- Competed in the Big 12 Championship and finished tied for 34th with rounds of 73-72-77-77=299
- Tied for 24th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-77-73=226 (+10)
- Finished in fourth place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with rounds of 68-69-75=212 (-4)
- Recorded rounds of 72-71-77=220 (+4) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate
- Posted rounds of 74-71-78=223 (+7) to finish in 29th place at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
- Finished tied for 44th place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 72-71-83=226 (+10)
- Participated in the Big 12 Match Play Championship
- Competed in The Gopher Invitational in his first varsity event and finished at 9-over-par (77-72-73=222)
Prep
- 2020 Tennessee Golf Association Junior Player of the Year
- 2020 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II-A State Individual Champion with rounds of 70-72 for a -2 total
- 2021 TSSAA Division II-A Individual runner-up
- Member of four-time State High School Champion team at Christian Academy of Knoxville
- 2020 and 2021 Regional Individual Champion
- 2020 & 2021 Men’s Club Champion (youngest in 113 history of club) at Cherokee Country Club
- 2019 & 2020 5-Star Preps Golfer of the Year
- 2019 & 2020 Tennessee Sports Writers Assoc. All-State Golf Team Award
- Youngest player to make qualify for and make the 60-man cut in 2020 Tennessee Men’s State Amateur
- 2020 Sneds Tour Player of the Year
- Named to the Tennessee Junior Cup in 2020 & 2021
- 2019 Prep-Extra Knoxville Golfer of the Year
- 2018 & 2019 District Individual Champion
Personal
- Son of Bryan and Stacey Wilson
- Birthday is December 6
- Majoring in business
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Pearl at Kalauao Invitational Recap
Sunday, November 09
Hawaii Practice
Tuesday, November 04
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational Recap
Friday, October 03
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational Preview
Wednesday, September 24
