2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Noah Barraclough
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Joshua Lavely

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kewadin, Mich.
  • Highschool Elk Rapids High School
  • INFLCR joshua-lavely

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
 
CAREER STATS
Year Tourn./Rds. Strokes Average Low 18 Low 54 1-10 11-20
2022-23 10/26 2,032 78.15 72 219 0 1
2023-24 9/22 1,694 77.00 68 218 1 2
2024-25 10/18 1,390 77.20 73 237 1 1
TOTAL 29/66 5,116 77.52 68 218 2 4

Career: Made an immediate impact in his first season as a Wildcat and has been a consistent performer through junior year ... Has appeared in 66 rounds through his third season with over 5,000 total strokes ... Totaled two top-10 and four top-20 appearance during his first three years on the Main Line ... Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in all three seasons.

2024-25: Competed in 18 rounds with a 77.2 stroke average in his junior season … Registered one top 10 and two top 20 finishes with a low round of 73 … Appeared in the lineup to open the season at the Alex Lagowitz … Shot a 74 in opening effort at the UConn Invitational … Finished in a tie for ninth as an individual at the Chestnut Hill Invitational … Earned third among Villanova golfers at both the Nassau Intercollegiate and Big 5 Championship … Had the top VU performance at the BIG EAST Match Play event with a pair of wins and a tie … Best Wildcat score at the Columbia Spring Invitational … Closed his junior campaign with a six-over at the Abarta Coca-Cola Collegiate.

2023-24: Golfed in 22 rounds with nine tournament appearances as a sophomore … Started the year with the best finish of his career after a 218 for a tie for ninth place at the Alex Lagowitz … Tied for 15th as a member of the lineup at the Nassau Intercollegiate with a 14-over … Competed in the lineup at the BIG EAST Match Play event and the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate … Appeared as an individual at both Daytona Beach and the Wildcat Spring, including a tie for 37th at the team's home tournament.

2022-23: Made 10 tournament appearances in his freshman season, compiling a 78.15 stroke average ... Appeared in the lineup for all six tournaments in the fall, joining Peter Weaver as only Wildcat to do so … Began VU career with a 233 (83-77-73) at the Alex Lagowitz … Put forth best performance as a Wildcat with a 219 (72-75-72) at The Doc Gimmler … Finished in a season-best 20th place at the Wildcat Fall Invitational … Placed T71 at the Xavier Intercollegiate … Collected a 243 at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate … Shot an 81 at the City 6 Invitational ... Played in four spring events, finishing tied for 45th as a member of Villanova's winning lineup at the Golden Horseshoe ... Shot an 80 and 77 in two separate rounds at the BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship.

Elk Rapids High School: Played golf (three varsity letters) and basketball (All-State Honorable Mention as senior) during scholastic career ... Three-time First Team All-State in golf ... Ranked 2nd in Class of 2022 for Junior Golf Scoreboard in state of Michigan ... Ranked 1st in Class of 2022 for AJGA ranking in state of Michigan ... Michigan Junior PGA Champion in 2020 ... Runner-up in 2022 Michigan Junior State Amateur ... Earned All-Conference Academic honors as a senior.

Personal: Born 9/28/03 in Traverse City, Michigan ... Oldest child of Lawrence and Krista Lavely ... Has two younger siblings, Gabriel and Ellee ... Chose to attend Villanova because of the great atmosphere, coaches and student body.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior