Bio

Ty Heimes is entering his third season at Northeast as Head Men’s Golf Coach.

In the fall of 2025, the Hawks rose to No. 4 in the NJCAA DII Men’s Golf Rankings, which was the highest ranking for the men’s golf program in its history at Northeast. Throughout the fall, Northeast finished second at the Mount Marty Invitational in Yankton, South, Dakota and won the Battle for the Mississippi against some of the top teams in the nation in Sherrard, Illinois.

Freshman D’Arcy Whyte birdied the final hole in Illinois to give the Hawks a one-shot advantage on the scoreboard ahead of then-ranked No. 1 in the Coaches Poll Heartland Community College and Black Hawk College. The birdie also gave Whyte the individual victory by one stroke. Emilio Lechuga Franco finished in a tie for fifth place while Tommy Dredla finished tied for 12th to help bolster the team score.

The 2024-25 season for the Hawks was the most successful yet during Heimes' time at the helm of the men’s golf program as the Hawks picked up multiple victories throughout the season and qualified for the 2025 NJCAA DII Men's Golf Championship at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana.

During the fall portion of the season, Freshman Luke Bonser won the Mount Marty Invitational in Yankton, South Dakota by three strokes in August while Jacob Harnden and Tyler Baumchen finished tied for third and tied for eighth at the Nebraska Intercollegiate in October in Hastings, Nebraska.

In the spring, Northeast won the Briar Cliff Match Play in Sioux City, Iowa to secure the first team triumph for the program under the guidance of Heimes. In the Championship Match of the evnt against No. 1 Northwestern College, Jacob Harnden, Tommy Dredla, Tyler Baumchen and Bryson Parker all won their matches to give the Hawks a 4-1 victory and the overall win in the tournament.

Back in Sioux City, Iowa later in April, Tyler Baumchen buried a 40-foot putt on the last hole to secure the second team victory of the spring for the Hawks at the Region 11 Preview against the best teams in Northeast’s district. Bryson Parker also finished tied for sixth in the event.

Later in the month, the Hawks won their third event of the spring at the Southwestern Premier in Panora, Iowa. Tyler Baumchen, Jacob Harnden and Gunther Soltvedt all finished in the top 10 of the tournament.

Freshman Bryson Parker won the three day North Central District Tournament by nine strokes over the entire field while Northeast finished second as a team to officially qualify for the national tournament in 2025. Parker held a three-shot lead entering the third round Tuesday after a blistering score of 68 Monday and performed even better on Tuesday with a tournament-best score of 66. Parker started Round 3 by making a 20-foot putt for birdie never lifted his foot off the gas from there as he finished his round with six birdies and an eagle. His three-day scores were 72, 68 and 66.

Heimes won the tournament as an individual in 2022, Santiago Valdes won in 2023 and Parker’s victory in 2025 to gave the Hawks an individual winner in three of the last four seasons. 

After a big performance at the North Central District Tournament, Heimes was named Region 11 Coach of the Year while Tyler Baumchen, Bryson Parker and Luke Bonser were all named First Team All-Region.

At the national tournament, Northeast secured a seventh-place finish during the 2025 NJCAA DII Men's Golf Championship at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana. Sophomore Tyler Baumchen finished in a tie for 15th, which earned him NJCAA Second Team All-American honors. Baumchen got going early in his round as four-straight birdies on holes three, four, five and six put him in a position to have his lowest round of the week and another birdie on the back nine of the course clinched another All-American honor for the Hawks.

The end of the tournament also signaled the end of one of the most successful campaign in the history of the men's golf program at Northeast as the team finished the season with two individual winners of tournaments, three event victories, three ICCAC First Team All-Region players, an ICCAC Coach of the Year Award and a player named Second Team All-American.

Tyler Baumchen signed to continue his academic and athletic career at NAIA Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas.

Throughout the 2023-24 year, Northeast competed in the Saddlebrook Spring Kickoff at Saddlebrook Golf Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida and finished fifth at the North Central District Tournament. Gage Burns was named Second Team All-Region while Gunther Soltvedt and Tyler Baumchen were named Honorable Mention All-Region. Martin Hempston was named Second Team NJCAA All-Academic while Emmett Woodland was named Third Team NJCAA All-Academic. There were 15 different combined appearances on the fall and spring Academic All-Region teams by student-athletes from the men’s golf program.

Rupert Hurford and Emmett Woodland signed to continue their academic and athletic careers at NAIA Ottawa University Arizona in Surprise, Arizona.

During the 2022-23 season, Heimes guided Santiago Valdes to a victory in the North Central District Tournament after three playoff holes. The victory qualified Valdes for the 2023 NJCAA DII Men’s Golf Championship in Plymouth, Indiana. Valdes also was named Region 11 Player of the Year, which marked the first time the feat had been accomplished in the history of the program. Heimes coached Valdes to a T41 finish at the national tournament to cap his record-breaking career. During the fall season, the Hawks finished second at the Raider Classic in Columbus, Nebraska.

Santiago Valdes signed to continue his academic and athletic career at NAIA Park University in Parkville, University.

Heimes served as a volunteer assistant coach in the fall of 2022 and helped guide the golf team to a successful fall season that saw Northeast rise to as high as No. 12 in the nation.

Heimes played golf at Northeast from 2019-2022 where he took home a victory in Moravia, Iowa crowning him as the North Central District Champion. Heimes also helped lead the golf team to a top-10 ranking and an appearance at the 2022 NJCAA DII Men’s Golf Championship in Joplin, Missouri.

As a native of Battle Creek, Nebraska, Heimes was a four-year starter and four-time letterwinner in golf. He was a state medalist and led his team to a state runner-up finish. Heimes was also a three-time state medalist in wrestling and a three-time letterwinner in football.