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Honors & Awards
- BIG East All-Tournament Team (2025)
- Tied for Fourth, BIG EAST Championship (2025)
- Tied for 25th, BIG EAST Championship (2026)
- Tied for Third at Nebraska Class A State Championship (2023, 2024)
- Two-Time Nebraska Golf Super-State (2023, 2024)
- Two-Time Heartland Athletic Conference Champion (2023, 2024)
- Lincoln Public Schools Champion (2024)
Junior (Nebraska, 2026-27)
Gavin Gerch returned to his hometown for his first season as a Husker in 2026-27. A two-time Nebraska High School Super-State selection after a pair of third-place individual finishes at the Class A tournament, Gerch has been reunited with high school teammate Thomas Bryson on the Husker roster.
Gerch is one of six Nebraska natives on Nebraska’s nine-player roster in 2026-27, joining Bryson, fellow junior Jackson Benge (Omaha Westside) and freshmen Zack Erstad (Lincoln East), Jaxson Hinze (York) and Tommy Kelley (Omaha Creighton Prep).
“Gavin will be a great addition to our program,” Nebraska Head Coach Judd Cornell said. “He has some excellent golf in him that will be on full display as a Husker. He’s an incredible person and has everything you want as a player. He’s going to be fun to follow the next few years.”
After spending his first two collegiate seasons at Creighton, the junior opened his Nebraska career by earning a lineup spot at the New York Harbor Cup (Aug. 31-Sept. 1). Gerch was the Big Red's No. 2 finisher at the tournament, tying for 38th at 221 (+8). He posted Nebraska's best 18 holes of the event with his opening-round 69 (-2) on the 7,106-yard, par-71 layout at the Bayonne Golf Club in New Jersey. He added rounds of 75 and 77.
Gerch followed with a tie for 36th at 215 (+2) at the Bearcat Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio (Sept. 14-15). He was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the 18-team event with rounds of 71, 73 and 71 on 7,279-yard par-71 layout at the Coldstream Country Club.
The junior from Lincoln Southeast High School added a third consecutive top-40 finish by posting Nebraska's best individual round at the 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational with an even-par 71 on the 7,489-yard layout at the Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence (Sept. 20-21). Gerch's tournament performance included his first eagle of the season on the par-5, 599-yard 12th hole.
Sophomore (Creighton, 2025-26)
Gerch closed his second season with the Bluejays by tying for 25th at the BIG EAST Championship. He posted a season stroke average of 74.42 over 26 rounds.
Freshman (Creighton, 2024-25)
Gerch captured a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after tying for fourth at the conference championship. He closed the year with a 74.42 stroke average.
Before Nebraska
Gerch tied for third at the Nebraska Class A state tournament as both a junior and senior in 2023 and 2024, earning spots on the Super-State team both seasons. He matched current Husker Jackson Benge in a tie for third in 2023 after rounds of 69 and 73. He tied for third again with rounds of 71 and 73 as a senior in 2024. He was also the Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament champion in both 2023 and 2024, before adding a Lincoln Public Schools championship in 2024.
Personal
Gavin is a finance major. His father, Andy, starred for the Nebraska baseball team, earning a spot on the 2005 College World Series All-Tournament Team after being named the outstanding player of the 2005 Lincoln Regional. He was also a member of the 2005 Big 12 All-Tournament Team, and closed his career as a member of the 2007 Tempe Regional All-Tournament Team for the Huskers.
Career Statistics
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 1,786 | 74.42 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 1,935 | 74.42 |
| 2026-27 | 9 | 657 | 73.00 |
| Totals | 59 | 4,378 | 74.20 |
Nebraska Career Bests
Best Tournament Finish - T36th, Bearcat Invitational, 9/15/26
Low 54-hole score - 215 (+2), Bearcat Invitational, 9/15/26
Low Round - 69 (-2); Harbor Cup, 1st, 8/31/26
Low First Round - 69 (-2), Harbor Cup, 8/31/26
Low Second Round - 73 (+2),Bearcat Invitational, 9/14/26
Low Third Round - 71 (E), Bearcat Invitational, 9/15/26; Gopher Invitational, 9/21/26
Rounds Under Par - 1
Collegiate Career Bests
Best Tournament Finish - 4th, BIG EAST, 2/22/2026
Low 54-hole score - 211 (-5), Monterrey, 10/26/24
Low Round - 67 (-5); Savannah, 1st, 2/21/26
Low First Round - 67 (-5), Savannah, 2/21/26
Low Second Round - 68 (-4), Monterrey, 10/25/24
Low Third Round - 70 (-2), BIG EAST, 5/4/26
Rounds Under Par - 12