HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Leyton Kraft (Pearland, Texas) and Logan Kraft (Pearland, Texas) combined for eight goals to share Player of the Game status as Texas Division Champion/No. 7-ranked Texas A&M University knocked off Rocky Mountain Division runner-up the University of Colorado in overtime, 12-9, to reach the semifinals of the 2026 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship at the Huntsville Aquatics Center.
Courtesy the victory, the Aggies which previously claimed Third (2025), Seventh (2024), Eighth (2008), Ninth (2008), 13th (2007; 2016) and 15th (2002) at the National Collegiate Club Championship – earn a date with Southwest Division Champion/No. 2-ranked San Diego State University at 6;20 p.m. Central this evening with a spot in the National Championship game on the line.
Colorado – which made the championship field following the election of Rocky Mountain Champion the University of Utah electing neither attend nor compete at the 2026 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship – will take on Big Ten Division Champion/No. 9 Indiana University at 7:30 p.m. with a berth in the Fifth Place game in play. A Fifth Place berth would provide the Buffaloes an opportunity to tie the program’s second best finish at the Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship following prior Second (1997), Fifth (2016), Sixth (2023, 2025), Seventh (2001, 2014, 2021), Eighth (2010, 2023), Ninth (2015, 2024), 11th (2017) and 12th (2008) place marks at the event.
For Colorado, Leyton (three) and Logan (five) Kraft accounted for two-thirds of their team’s offense with Petar Simovic (Montenegro) (two), Elijah Hernandez (Denton, Texas) and Korban Tubbs (San Antonio, Texas) providing the rest. John Pawsat (Houston, Texas) stopped 14 shots to pick-up the victory in cage.
Across the tank, JP Duran (Fr., Prosper, Texas) made nine saves to keep Colorado in the game against the Texas Division Aggies. Tyler Patay (Jr., San Diego, Calif.) (four), Matteo Petty (three), Simone Abboud (Fr., San Diego, Calif.) and Chase Weddell (Fr., Temecula, Calif.) combined for the Buffaloes’ offensive output to take Texas A&M to the limit.
Texas A&M University’s Logan Kraft (#5) scopes an opening as the University of Colorado’s Cole Lawrence (#4) defends
University of Colorado’s Tyler Patay (#12) rises to shoot over Texas A&M University’s Mason Mote (#12)
Texas A&M University’s Leyton Kraft (#2) prepares to shoot as University of Colorado goalkeeper JP Duran (#1) tries for a save
