As a Senior (2016-17)
Named to PING Midwest All-Region Team ... Named to All-GLVC Team ... Played in 23 rounds across 11 tournaments ... Finished year with 73.26 scoring average, best in UIS history ... Recorded seven top-ten finishes ... Finished 2nd of 51 at Parkside Fall Invite (72-70--142) ... Finished T-10 of 124 at DII Midwest Fall Regional (76-78--154) ... Finished 3rd of 49 at Dan Salisbury Memorial Collegiate (73-71--144) ... Finished 7th of 28 at UIS Island Invite (78-72--150) ... Finished T-6 of 119 at Music City Regional (74-70--144) ... Finished 2nd of 69 at GLVC Championship (74-72--214) ... Finished T-4 of 108 at NCAA DII Midwest/Central Regional (69-70-64--203) ... Recorded 19 rounds in the 70's and three rounds in the 60's
Records Held:
- 67 national rating
- 73.26 stroke average (1.43 vs. par)
- 11 (of 23) rounds at even-par or better
- 3 eagles on the season
- 3.08 par-three scoring average
- 4.18 par-four scoring average
- 4.81 par-five scoring average
- Lowest 18-hole score (64)
- Lowest 18-hole score vs. par (-8)
- Lowest 36-hole total (139) (-5)
- Lowest 54-hole total (203) (-13)
- Career scoring average (74.65)
- Career rounds at even-par or better (28)
- Career birdies (270)
As a Junior (2015-2016)
Named to PING Midwest All-Region Team ... Named to All-GLVCÂ Team ... Played 33 rounds at 15 tournaments ... Low round of the year was a 68 in the semi-finals of the GLVC Championships ... Won the individual title in the DII Midwest Region with a three round total of 218 ... Became the first player in UIS history to advance to the Super Regional and then the National Championship ... Had two tournament wins on the season
As a Sophomore (2014-15)
Played in 24 rounds at 14 tournaments ... became the first UIS men's golfer to earn All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors after finished second at the GLVC Championship ... led the team with a stroke average of 74.96 ... carded two sub-70 rounds including a 68 in the second round of the UIS Spring Invitational in St. Louis and a 68 in the first round of the GLVC Championship ... led the GLVC Championship field after one round with a score of 68 ... earned medalist honors at the UIS Spring Invitational in St. Louis with a season-best two-round score of 139 (71-68) ... only fired two rounds in the 80's ... finished in the top-ten six times including three top five finishes.
As a Freshman (2013-14)
Competed in all 23 rounds on the year ... posted a team-best stroke average of 76.78 ... carded a low-round of 70 three different times, including the second round of the Jewell Regional ... earned two third place finishes at the Dan Salisbury Memorial Invite on October 5-6 and at the UIS Beach Bash ... tied for fifth place out of 140 golfers at the Jewell Regional with a score of 144 (74-70).
High School
Played two seasons of varsity golf at Washington Community ... two-time all-conference honoree ... named MVP after senior season ... also earned all-region and all-state accolades ... posted a 74.3 scoring average his senior season ... helped team to two regional championships as well as a third-place finish at the state tournament his senior season.
Personal
Born June 17, 1995 ... son of Wayne and Amy ... has one sister, Casey ... accounting major ... also played baseball ... lived in Japan for four years.
Why I Chose UIS
The college is close to home, a good education opportunity and I get to play golf.
Chose UIS Over
Illinois Wesleyan, Millikin and Illinois Central College
