JONESBORO, Ark. (6/8/21) – Arkansas State men's golf head coach Mike Hagen announced Monday that two-time All-American Lucas Cena and UNC Wilmington transfer Chris Rahm will join the A-State program for the 2021-22 season.
 
Cena and Rahm join Felix Krammer, a signee announced in November, as part of the 2021-22 signing class.
 
A finalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award, Cena played in 13 events and finished outside the top 10 just twice. In 39 rounds score, he recorded a 72.03 stroke average. Taking home the Sun Conference Championship and Webber Fall Classic, Cena finished the season ranked ninth in the Golfstat rankings for NAIA. Cena helped Keiser University to a third-place finish at the NAIA National Championship, tying for 34th individually. Cena was named First Team PING All-American by the Golf Coaches Association in 2021 after earning third team accolades in 2019.
 
Cena played in nine tournaments and one dual as a freshman (2019-20). He opened his collegiate career by winning the Keiser Kup and finished with a stroke average of 74.27 in 26 rounds as a freshman. In addition to third team All-America honors, Cena was named to the GCAA All-Freshman Team. A Santa Fe, Argentina native, Cena was recognized as the South American Champion in Argentina and finished third in the annual rank in Argentina. He won the Florida Junior Tour prior to arriving at Keiser University.
 
Helping the Seahawks to two CAA Championships in his four seasons, Rahm posted a career scoring average of 73.70. Playing all 18 rounds for UNCW in the 2020-21 season, Rahm had a 71.44 stroke average, third lowest in program history. Posting three top-10 finishes in six events, he earned First Team All-CAA honors with 11 par or lower rounds. UNCW, an at-large selection, advanced to the NCAA Noblesville Regional and finished eighth. He finished 13th as a freshman at the CAA Championship helping the Seahawks to the team title.
 
Rahm arrived at UNC Wilmington as the top-ranked golfer for his age group in Sweden. He won the Sweden Amateur Championship in 2017 and ranked seventh nationally in Sweden for U21. He placed third at Qatar Amateur Championship in 2017 and won four tournaments in 2016. He qualified for Dubai Golf Trophy and helped team to consecutive championships. He won three U21 Junior Masters Invitational events in Sweden. While at American School of Dubai, also competed in basketball, badminton and tennis.
Krammer has represented Germany on numerous occasions in national competitions. He won the Vienna Championship for a second-straight season in early June with a total of 1-under par over the four rounds. He helped Germany to a runner-up finish at the European Boys Team championship in 2019. He added third place finishes at the German National Boys Championship, the German National Amateur and the German Boys Open. In 2018, Krammer won Bayerische Meisterschaft Jungen (Bavarian Championship) with a total of 212.
 
A-State wrapped up the 2020-21 season with a program-best seventh place team finish at the NCAA Noblesville Regional. The squad produced its lowest three-round score ever at an NCAA Regional with a total of 874. The Red Wolves were making their sixth all-time appearance in the NCAA Championships. A-State finished the year 69-32 overall with 14 wins against top-50 programs.
 
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