(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) LEXINGTON, KY – Vincent Cervantes earned the second individual medal of his young career on Tuesday afternoon, finishing tied for first at the Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational with an even par 213 at the University Club of Kentucky. The sophomore became the seventh Golden Eagle to win multiple tournaments in their collegiate career.
As a team, Marquette finished second at 10-over par, four shots back of tournament host Kentucky. The Golden Eagles were 27 strokes clear of third-place Northern Kentucky. It was MU’s second straight top two finish heading into the BIG EAST Championships next month.
Consistent throughout the two days, Cervantes carded three rounds of 71, producing three birdies in each round. Heading into his final two holes Cervantes trailed Kentucky’s Cole Stockard by two strokes. The Golden Eagle birdied No. 1, his 17th hole of the third round. With the pressure on the UK freshman, he faltered with a bogey on No. 18 to bring the two level at even par for the week.
MU had two others land in the top 10 with Mason Schmidtke tying for fifth at 3-over par and Mischa Candinas tying for seventh at 4-over. Schmidtke opened the tournament with a team-low round of 2-under 69 while Candinas closed his tournament with a 69. It was Schmidtke’s third top 10 result this season. For Candinas, it was the first of his career.
MU Results at the Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational
2. Marquette (283-295-284—862, +10)
T1. Vincent Cervantes (71-71-71—213, E)
T5. Mason Schmidtke (69-77-70—216, +3)
T7. Mischa Candinas (71-77-69—217, +4)
T15. Johan Widal (72-76-74—222, +9)
T15. Ryan Banas (77-71-74—222, +9)
Individual
81. Wyatt Chapman (78-76-83—237, +24)
UP NEXT
Marquette will be off until heading to Hardeeville, South Carolina on May 2 for the three-day BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championships held at Riverton Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Detwiler drafted: Marquette University men’s lacrosse player Peter Detwiler was chosen 28th overall by the Carolina Chaos in the fourth round of the 2026 Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) College Draft at ESPN’s Bristol headquarters on Tuesday evening.
Detwiler is a two-time team captain and, in 2025, became just the second SSDM in program history to earn USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention honors. He was also named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team that season after recording 37 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and three goals. Entering 2026, Detwiler earned Preseason All-America Honorable Mention recognition from Inside Lacrosse and was selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
During the 2026 season, Detwiler has recorded 22 ground balls and a career-high nine caused turnovers. His nine caused turnovers are tied for 10th nationally among SSDMs. Over his career, he has totaled 92 ground balls, 22 caused turnovers and eight points on six goals and two assists in 59 games for the Golden Eagles.
Detwiler becomes the third Marquette player selected in the PLL College Draft. Mason Woodward was chosen eighth overall by the Utah Archers in 2024, while Noah Richard was selected 14th overall by Waterdogs LC in the third round of the 2019 draft after earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. All other Marquette players who have competed in the PLL were acquired through the league’s dispersal draft, entry draft or free agent pool.
Detwiler now joins a pair of Marquette alumni in the PLL for the 2026 campaign, including Golden Eagles assistant coach Mason Woodward, a first-round pick by the Utah Archers in 2024, and fellow Carolina Chaos teammate Liam Byrnes.
Volleyball coach added: Marquette University head volleyball coach Tom Mendoza has announced the hiring of Kennedy Fabian as an assistant coach and director of operations.
“We are grateful to add a coach and person of Kennedy’s quality, and I am excited for the impact she will have on with our players and the program. Kennedy has been successful and respected everywhere she has coached, so we are eager to welcome her to Marquette. She also married an MU alum, so we know she can recruit well” Mendoza said of Fabian’s hiring.
Fabian most recently served as assistant girls program director at Milwaukee Sting Volleyball. In that role, she manages coaches and training for the girls program, serves as a master coach for the 17s division, helps establish offensive and defensive systems, and assists as a recruiting coordinator guiding 17s and 18s athletes through the recruiting process.
Previously, Fabian was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Wright State University from 2022-25. While at Wright State, she also served as offensive coordinator, worked with setters, and directed travel operations and planning.
Fabian spent the 2020-22 seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where her responsibilities included setter coaching, recruiting coordination and director of operations duties. She also gained Division I experience as a volunteer coach and marketing assistant at the University of Cincinnati from 2019-20, assisting with live statistical analysis to support in‑match strategy.
In addition to her collegiate experience, Fabian has held coaching roles at the prep and club levels, including assistant coach at White Bear Lake High School and as a coach at Kokoro Volleyball Club.
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