Biography
2025-26 (Jr)
• NSIC Spring All-Academic Team
• GCAA All-America Scholar
Junior competed in 10 tournaments and 23 rounds, ranking third on the team with a 74.3 scoring average and 1,710 strokes while recording nine rounds at par or better, one top-five finish, three top-10 finishes and six top-20 finishes... He posted a season-low round of 69 three times, including the second round of the MSU/CSP Fall Brawl on Sept. 15-16, 2025, and the second round of the Jewel Invitational on Sept. 22, 2025... LaPlante recorded his season-best 36-hole score with a 140 at the BSU Invitational on Sept. 8-9, 2025, tying for second at 2-under after rounds of 70-70... He added a season-best 54-hole score of 214 at the Skip Wagnon Invitational on Oct. 6-7, 2025, carding 70-74-70... He closed the season with a strong conference performance, tying for sixth at the 2026 NSIC Men’s Golf Championship on April 17-19, 2026, with a 2-over 218... He finished the season with a 433-196 head-to-head record and a .688 winning percentage... Through three seasons, he owns 55 career rounds, 4,148 strokes, a 75.4 career scoring average, 12 rounds at par or better, two top-five finishes, five top-10 finishes and 10 top-20 finishes... His 74.3 scoring average in 2025-26 ranks ninth on Bemidji State’s single-season scoring average list, while his 75.42 career average ranks 10th in program history among players with at least 20 rounds.
2024-25 (So)
• NSIC Spring All-Academic Team
• GCAA All-America Scholar
Sophomore competed in eight tournaments and 18 rounds, totaling 1,364 strokes with a 75.8 scoring average while recording two rounds at par or better, one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes... He posted a season-low round of 70 in the opening round of the Maverick Desert Classic on March 10-11, 2025, tying for 11th with a 145... LaPlante recorded his season-best 36-hole score with a 145 at the Maverick Desert Classic after rounds of 70-75... He added a season-best 54-hole score of 228 twice, first at the Bulldog Fall Classic on Sept. 16-17, 2024, and again at the FHSU Tiger Classic on March 31-April 1, 2025... He opened the season by tying for 10th at the BSU Invite on Sept. 9-10, 2024, with a 147.
2023-24 (Fr)
Freshman competed in seven tournaments and 14 rounds, totaling 1,074 strokes with a 76.7 scoring average while recording one round at par or better, one top-five finish, one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes... He posted a season-low round of 70 in the second round of the CSP-MSU Fall Brawl on Sept. 18-19, 2023... LaPlante recorded his season-best 36-hole score with a 145 at the CSP-MSU Fall Brawl, tying for fifth after rounds of 75-70... He opened his collegiate season by tying for 16th at the Bemidji State Invitational on Sept. 11-12, 2023, with a 149... He added a 154 at the Upper Iowa Spring Invite on April 6-7, 2024.
Personal
Born on Dec. 21, 2004... Son of Paul and Shelly LaPlante... Majoring in Business Administration at Bemidji State.
