Poate tied for sixth place on the leaderboard in the Matlock Collegiate Classic, helping West Florida to a fifth place team finish. The senior opened the spring season with three-round total of 221 (68-81-72), averaging 73.67 stroke per round. He topped the individual leaderboard with firing a season-low 68 in the first-round. After shooting an 81 in the second to slip to 15th, Poate rebounded by carding a 72 to close the tournament. The performance was Poate's second top-10 and best-overall finish this season.