Kansas State University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Valociek, Kobe
Kobe Valociek
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
- High School:
- Liberty
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech Univ.
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2024-25 Academic All-District (CSC)
SENIOR (2024-25 ): Competed in 11 events during his lone season as a Wildcat, ranking second on the team with a 72.32 scoring average while producing one top-five, four top-10 and sixth top-20 finishes... Led the team in percentage of rounds counted toward the team scoring (90.32%), while he ranked second in differentials (4.19) and third in total rounds of even or under par (14)... Best finish of the season with a tie for fourth place at The Prestige following his best 54-hole score of the season at 7-under par 206... His performance at The Prestige included a career-low tying round of 66... Also earned top-10 finishes at the Wildcat Invitational (7) and Colleton River Collegiate (T8) with scores of even-par 216 and 2-over par 218, respectively... Tied for 10th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational at 5-over par 221 and tied for 17th at the season-opening Southern Dunes Collegiate at 2-under par 214... Led the Wildcats during the Big 12 Championship by tying for 23rd place, while he tied for 21st in the NCAA Bremerton Regional at 1-over par 217 thanks in part to a hole-in-one... Earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators (CSC).
SENIOR (2023-24 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Saw action in 11 events, posting a team-best scoring average of 72.38 scoring average en route to an individual bid into the NCAA Austin Regional… Recorded his first-collegiate victory at the Steelwood Collegiate following a three-round score of 11-under par 205… His performance at the Steelwood included a season-low round of 66 over the final 18 holes… It was one of four rounds in the 60s on the season… Posted another top-10 finish in the season-opening Visit Knoxville Collegiate with a season best 54-hole score of 6-under par 204… Registered two other top-20 showings on the year, tying for 18th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate and tying for 20th at the Seahawk Intercollegiate… Earned GCAA All-America Scholar and Academic All-ACC honors.
JUNIOR (2022-23 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Competed in 10 of the team’s 11 events, finishing second on the team with a 72.97 scoring average… Recorded a pair of top-20 showings, which included a tie for fourth at the Battle at Briar's Creek at 3-under par 213… Lowest 54-hole score came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial at 3-under par 210, an event that included a hole-in-one in the first round… Lowest round of the season was a 66 at the Furman Intercollegiate, which was one of five rounds in the 60s during the season… Earned GCAA All-America Scholar and All-ACC Academic Team honors.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Competed in seven events, putting together a 72.96 scoring average… Best finish of the year was a tie for fourth at the Old Town Club Collegiate with a season best 54-hole score of 9-under par 201, which included a season-low round of 66 over the final 18 holes… It was one of four rounds in the 60s on the year… Competed as an individual in the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, tying for 29th place at 2-over par 218… Tied for 27th place at the Palmetto Intercollegiate at 8-over par 218… A member of the scoring lineup at the ACC Championship, tying for 50th place at 7-over 223.
FRESHMAN (2020-21 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Competed twice as an individual, finishing with a 74.67 scoring average… Tied for 20th at the Oldfield Invitational at 6-over par 222.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: A four-year letterwinner at Liberty High School who was the individual district champion and first team all-section in 2019… Won the 2019 Junior Golf Association of Arizona's PING Invitational with rounds of 65-63… Tied for 15that the FBGA-PING Junior Masters… Earned top-five finishes at the JGAA Fall Classic and the AJGA Under Armour/Alison Lee Championship… A 2019 AJGA Scholastic Honor Roll member and a four-year recipient of the Liberty High School Academic Award… An honor student and member of the National Honor Society at Liberty.
PERSONAL: Kobe Valociek is the son of Lisa and Dave Valociek… Has two siblings, Kaden and Karson… A business major.
• 2024-25 Academic All-District (CSC)
SENIOR (2024-25 ): Competed in 11 events during his lone season as a Wildcat, ranking second on the team with a 72.32 scoring average while producing one top-five, four top-10 and sixth top-20 finishes... Led the team in percentage of rounds counted toward the team scoring (90.32%), while he ranked second in differentials (4.19) and third in total rounds of even or under par (14)... Best finish of the season with a tie for fourth place at The Prestige following his best 54-hole score of the season at 7-under par 206... His performance at The Prestige included a career-low tying round of 66... Also earned top-10 finishes at the Wildcat Invitational (7) and Colleton River Collegiate (T8) with scores of even-par 216 and 2-over par 218, respectively... Tied for 10th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational at 5-over par 221 and tied for 17th at the season-opening Southern Dunes Collegiate at 2-under par 214... Led the Wildcats during the Big 12 Championship by tying for 23rd place, while he tied for 21st in the NCAA Bremerton Regional at 1-over par 217 thanks in part to a hole-in-one... Earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators (CSC).
SENIOR (2023-24 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Saw action in 11 events, posting a team-best scoring average of 72.38 scoring average en route to an individual bid into the NCAA Austin Regional… Recorded his first-collegiate victory at the Steelwood Collegiate following a three-round score of 11-under par 205… His performance at the Steelwood included a season-low round of 66 over the final 18 holes… It was one of four rounds in the 60s on the season… Posted another top-10 finish in the season-opening Visit Knoxville Collegiate with a season best 54-hole score of 6-under par 204… Registered two other top-20 showings on the year, tying for 18th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate and tying for 20th at the Seahawk Intercollegiate… Earned GCAA All-America Scholar and Academic All-ACC honors.
JUNIOR (2022-23 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Competed in 10 of the team’s 11 events, finishing second on the team with a 72.97 scoring average… Recorded a pair of top-20 showings, which included a tie for fourth at the Battle at Briar's Creek at 3-under par 213… Lowest 54-hole score came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial at 3-under par 210, an event that included a hole-in-one in the first round… Lowest round of the season was a 66 at the Furman Intercollegiate, which was one of five rounds in the 60s during the season… Earned GCAA All-America Scholar and All-ACC Academic Team honors.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Competed in seven events, putting together a 72.96 scoring average… Best finish of the year was a tie for fourth at the Old Town Club Collegiate with a season best 54-hole score of 9-under par 201, which included a season-low round of 66 over the final 18 holes… It was one of four rounds in the 60s on the year… Competed as an individual in the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, tying for 29th place at 2-over par 218… Tied for 27th place at the Palmetto Intercollegiate at 8-over par 218… A member of the scoring lineup at the ACC Championship, tying for 50th place at 7-over 223.
FRESHMAN (2020-21 AT VIRGINIA TECH): Competed twice as an individual, finishing with a 74.67 scoring average… Tied for 20th at the Oldfield Invitational at 6-over par 222.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: A four-year letterwinner at Liberty High School who was the individual district champion and first team all-section in 2019… Won the 2019 Junior Golf Association of Arizona's PING Invitational with rounds of 65-63… Tied for 15that the FBGA-PING Junior Masters… Earned top-five finishes at the JGAA Fall Classic and the AJGA Under Armour/Alison Lee Championship… A 2019 AJGA Scholastic Honor Roll member and a four-year recipient of the Liberty High School Academic Award… An honor student and member of the National Honor Society at Liberty.
PERSONAL: Kobe Valociek is the son of Lisa and Dave Valociek… Has two siblings, Kaden and Karson… A business major.
| Career Stats (*Fall 2020 Through Spring 2024 at Virginia Tech) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Rnds | Strokes | Avg | Low 18 | Low 36 | Low 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | |
| 2020-21* | 2 | 6 | 448 | 74.67 | 73 | 148 | 222 | - | - | 1 | T20th - Oldfield Invitational |
| 2021-22* | 8 | 24 | 1,751 | 72.96 | 66 | 135 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T4th - Old Town Collegiate |
| 2022-23* | 10 | 30 | 2,189 | 72.97 | 66 | 139 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th - Battle at Briar's Creek |
| 2023-24* | 12 | 35 | 2,537 | 72.49 | 66 | 134 | 204 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1st - Steelwood Collegiate |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 31 | 2,242 | 72.32 | 66 | 135 | 206 | 1 | 4 | 6 | T4th - Prestige |
| Career | 43 | 126 | 9,167 | 72.75 | 66 | 134 | 201 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1st - Steelwood Collegiate |
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