University of South Dakota Athletics

2015-16
Named First Team All-Summit League … had the best scoring average on the team, the fourth-best scoring average for a Coyote dating back to 2011 and the sixth best scoring avreage in the Summit League with 74.5 … Won the Derek Dolec Invitational, against 87 players, with a score of 14-under par (66-66-67-199) … his low rounds of 66 were the best rounds for a player during the season and were the second lowest dating back to 2011 … his 54-hole score of 199 was the best a Coyote has ever done since 2011 … placed third at the Zach Johnson Invitational … he competed in 10 tournaments … shot par or better in eight rounds … finished with a W-L record of 459-254 (.644) … helped the team finish in the top-5 for three tournaments … tied for 29^th at the Summit League Championship … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
One of two Coyotes who competed in all 12 events … had the third-best stroke average on the team and 17^th-best average in the Summit League at 75.8 … had three top-10 finishes including a win at the Jackrabbit Fall Classic in September … used a second-round 68 (-3) en route to a three-round total of 212 (-1) to best 41 other competitors at the event … also placed fifth (of 45) at the Atchafalaya Intercollegiate in Louisiana in February … had five rounds of par or better … finished with a W-L record of 398-385 (.508) … placed 17^th in helping lead the Coyotes to their first Summit League Tournament Championship … went on to compete at the NCAA Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … helped lead the team to four tournament victories during the year ... named to the Summit League honor roll.

2013-14
Competed in all 10 events during the season ... Had one top-10 finish, finishing ninth at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-24) at 8-over 221 ... Recorded five rounds of even or better with season best 3-under 68 at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational ... Placed 19^th at The Summit League Tournament at 15-over 231 ... Averaged 76.50 strokes per round this season.

2012-13
Played 24 rounds, totaling 1,880 strokes (78.33 average)...finished a season-best 22^nd at the Summit League Championships (April 22-24)...shot a 71 at the Beu/Mussatto Invitational on March 29, his best score of the year...fired his best three-round score (78-73-78--229) at the F&M Bank APSU Invitational on Oct. 23.

Prep
Attended Rogers High School where he was a three-time letterwinner...He earned frist team all-conference honors three times and was a two-time state participant finishing tied for 10th as a junior...Was a second team all-state selection as a junior and helped lead his team to second, first and fourth in three state tournaments, including runner-up in 2010 and co-state champions in 2011 with future Coyote teammate Miles Death of Wayzata...Averaged a 78 throughout his high school career and a 75.8 average as a senior...Shot a career-low 67 in the first round of the US Junior Amateur Qualifier in 2010...Won a qualifer for 2011 Minnesota State Open with a 3-under 69 along with a pair of 77's...Won back-to-back MGA Father/Son Championships.

Personal
Son of Jason Rykal and Rachel Rohloff...Kinesiology and Sports Science major with a minor in coaching.