NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State men's golf head coach Ray Kralis has announced a four-person signing class, including Gabriele Bravin, Fernando Cobo Delgado, Beau Eftink, and Rayden Tee.
"I feel really good about this class and what each guy brings to the program," said ISU head coach Ray Kralis. "We've graduated a number of key players in recent years, and the challenge is to build on their successes and raise the bar even higher. These four will join a very solid nucleus of underclassmen currently in our program, and I believe we have assembled a group that will do just that in their time as Redbirds."
Gabriele Bravin – Monza, Italy // Heartland Community College
Bravin was a First Team NJCAA All-American in 2024-25, earning a spot on the All-Freshman Team, as he placed fifth at the 2025 NJCAA National Championship (72-76-73-73). He helped his team to a sixth-place team finish at the National Championship. He ended the season ranked fifth in the Scoreboard powered by Clipd with an adjusted scoring average of 72.3. He is currently ranked second in NJCAA Division II through the close of the fall season and has a pair of wins with five top-five finishes with a scoring average of 70.2.
"Gabriele is a proven winner always around the top of the leaderboard, and he has shown he can go low in tournament rounds," said the Redbird head coach. "He has good control of his golf ball and starting lines, so he gives himself several opportunities through a round while avoiding the big mistakes. Gabriele is very motivated with big goals, and I look for him to have an immediate impact on our program as his game is NCAA Division I ready right now."
This season he has first place finishes at the NJCAA National Preview with scores of 72-69-63 and at the Cougar Fall Classic (67-68), as he has helped lead Heartland to a first-place National Ranking through the fall season. Over the summer he placed first at the Gran Premio Catello di Tolcinasco 2025 with scores of 68-69-64 and finished second at the Mattone D'oro with scores of 65-69-72-69. He has a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) of 956.
Fernando Cobo Delgado – Castellon, Spain // International English School of Castellon
Cobo Delgado is ranked second Nationlly in Spain in U17 and fourth in U18 and is a member of the Spanish National Team. He has three victories, and six top-10 finishes in 2025 WAGR events, including first place finishes at the 2025 Sergio Garcia Junior Championship (72-65-72), the 2025 WAGR Panoramica (69-71-68), and at the Valencian Community Cup (73-69-70).
"Fernando has been tested and is proven at the most competitive levels, and he is on a trajectory that will help elevate Redbird Golf to new heights. He is comfortable when many aren't as demonstrated by his performances in the biggest events and the low numbers he posts. He clearly likes the winner's circle, and I believe he has the game to win multiple times on the DI stage."
He was the 2025 La Galea Cup Medalist and Match Play Champion (70-70) and finished ninth at the 2025 U18 International Championship of Spain (71-75-65-70). He was the Silver Medalist at the U18 National Team States Championship, took seventh at the Spanish National Boy's U18 Championship (71-75-64-77), and 11th at the 2025 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship (67-73-68-77). Fernando record 12 top-10 finishes in 2024 WAGR play, including seven tournaments where he finished inside of the top three.
Beau Eftink – Quincy, Illinois // Quincy Notre Dame HS
Eftink finished 11th at the 2025 IHSA Class 2A State Finals with rounds of 72 and 76 and finished second at both the 2023 and 2024 IHSA Class 1A State Finals, shooting rounds of 74-71 in both championships. He was the IHSA 2A Regional (66) and Sectional (66) Champion and led his team to Sectional wins and sixth place finishes at State in 2023, 2024, and 2025. He won the Matton Invitational while setting a school and tournament record with rounds of 65 and 70 and won the D.A. Weibring Quincy Invitational with a round of 66. The four-time Central State Eight All-Conference honoree had a senior year scoring average of 70 and was 19 strokes under par for the total of the fall.
"Beau is a multi-sport athlete and equipped with all the tools to excel as a Redbird. He has plenty of speed which will smooth his transition to the DI level, and I believe there is still more in the tank. I love watching him compete because it is easy to see he is locked in and loves it himself. He's tasted success against some of the best junior players in the nation, and he wants more of that. I think he'll continue developing at a rapid rate and be a force for us in the coming years."
In junior golf he competed in the 2025 Junior World Golf Championship at Torrey Pines (78-72-78) after punching his ticket with a second place showing at the WCJGT Qualifier (77-72). He also competed at the 2025 Junior PGA Championship at Purdue (69-83) after earning medalist honors at the Gateway National Qualifier with matching rounds of 69. He finished third at the US Junior Amateur St. Louis Qualifier (71) and 14th at the 2025 Illinois State Junior Amateur (79-73-73). He is ranked as the third best prospect in the 2026 State of Illinois Recruiting class by Junior Golf Scoreboard.
Rayden Tee – Hoffman Estates, Illinois // Fremd HS
Tee finished 13th at the 2025 IHSA state finals – played at The Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington – with rounds of 74-74 after placing 19th at the 2024 IHSA State finals with rounds of 78 and 72. He was the Sectional Champion in 2025 and is a three-time all-Mid-Suburban League (MSL) honoree, earning the Conference Championship and Player of the Year as a junior. He helped lead his team to the 2024 MSL Conference Title and is a MSL All-Academic Senior Athlete Award and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award winners.
"Rayden has tasted success on the regional, state, and national level, and with tremendous upside, he is just getting started," said Kralis. "He is highly motivated and disciplined, and I have no doubt he'll take full advantage of the opportunity he has in front of him. I like all aspects of his game. His action is very polished, and he manages himself and the course very well for a junior. I think he'll have a very positive impact on the group as soon as he gets to campus."
In junior golf he won a title at the 2025 IJGA Highland Woods Players Challenge with rounds of 69-68, second at the 2025 DuPage County Junior Classic (75-71), third at the 2025 Pepsi Little People's Championship (70), fourth at the 2025 Illinois State Junior Amateur (76-70-76), while also being a 2025 Chick Evans Junior Amateur Semi-Finalist. A year earlier he won the 2024 MAJGT at Thunderhawk (75-67) and finished second at the MAJGT at CGI (68-68).
