Biography
Worth Noting:
- One of three players in program history to win NEC Golfer of the Year, and the only to capture NEC Rookie of the Year
- 4x NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
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Honors & Awards:
- 2020 GCAA All-America Scholar
- 2019-20 RMU Outstanding Senior Male
- 2019 GCAA All-America Scholar
- 2018-19 NEC Golfer of the Year
- 2018-19 All-NEC First Team
- 2019 NEC All-Tournament Team
- 2018-19 RMU Men's Golf Team MVP
- 2017-18 All-NEC First Team
- 2018 NEC All-Tournament Team
- 2017-18 RMU Men's Golf Team MVP
- 2017-18 RMU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Award
- 2016-17 NEC Rookie of the Year
- 2016-17 All-NEC Second Team
- 2016-17 RMU Men's Golf Team MVP
- 4x NEC Golfer of the Week/Month
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Just The Numbers:
- Owns program records in single-season top-five finishes (5, 2018-19), single-season rounds (29, 2018-19), and career rounds (87)
- Ranks second all-time at RMU in stroke average (74.07), rounds par and under (18), and top-five finishes (12), and third in top-10 finishes (17)
- Posted four of the top 10 stroke averages in single-season program history, the best being fourth in 2018-19 at 73.66
- Slots third in single-season school history in rounds par and under (6, 2018-19) and top-10 finishes (7, 2018-19)
- Shot a 140 (-4) at the Towson Spring Invitational, the second lowest 36-hole tournament score by par (4/6-7/2019)
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2019-20 Highlights (Senior):
- Competed in all 14 rounds over six events
- Picked up GCAA All-America Scholar honors for the second straight year
- Collected RMU Outstanding Senior Male recognition at the virtual all-sports banquet
- Led the team in medalist honors (1), rounds par and under (3), and top-10 finishes (2)
- Ranked second on the team in stroke average (73.9) and top-five finishes (1)
- Started the season with a 227 (+11) at the Crusader Collegiate (9/16-17/2019)
- Placed ninth at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic with a 215 (+2) (9/23-24/2019)
- Registered a 225 (+12) at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational (10/7-8/2019)
- Fired a career-low 68 (-2) to open the Bucknell Fall Invitational, finishing at 145 (+5) (10/13-14/2019)
- Won his first medalist honor at the Towson Fall Invitational, carding a 68 (-4) to help RMU win the event (10/19/2019)
- Posted a 155 (+11) at the Lonnie Barton Invitational (3/9-10/2020)
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2018-19 Highlights (Junior):
- Played in all 29 rounds over 11 events
- Named NEC Golfer of the Year, the third player in program history to win it
- Collected All-NEC First Team and NEC All-Tournament Team honors
- Garnered GCAA All-America Scholar plaudits over the summer
- Netted his third consecutive RMU Men's Golf Team MVP award
- Earned NEC Co-Golfer of the Month with teammate Kyle Grube on 4/3
- Led the team in stroke average (73.7), top-five finishes (5), and top-10 finishes (7), and slotted second in rounds par and under (6)
- Began the season with a fifth-place effort at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, posting a 215 (+2) to help RMU win the event (9/23-24/2018)
- Posted a 147 (+3) at the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational (9/30/2018-10/1/2018)
- Registered a 221 (+8) at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational (10/8-9/2018)
- Fired a 232 (+16) at the Titans Motown Collegiate (10/15-16/2018)
- Completed the fall campaign with a 226 (+10) at the Homewood Hilton Airport Invitational, finishing ninth (10/28-29/2018)
- Opened the spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Gary Freeman Spring Invitational, firing a 222 (+6) (3/7-8/2019)
- Finished third with a 143 (-1) at the Abarta Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational, leading RMU to a team victory (3/31/2019-4/1/2019)
- Collected a runner-up finish at the Towson Spring Invitational, posting a season-low 69 (-3) in the second round for a total of 140 (-4) (4/6-7/2019)
- Placed seventh at the Wright State Invitational, carding a 144 (+4) (4/14-15/2019)
- Came in second at the NEC Championships, helping RMU win its fourth league title with a 219 (+3) (4/26-28/2019)
- Netted a 227 (+11) at the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional (5/13-15/2019)
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2017-18 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Competed in all 22 rounds over eight events
- Named to the All-NEC First Team, the first sophomore in program history to do so
- Collected NEC All-Tournament Team accolades
- Registered his second straight Team MVP and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Award
- Netted NEC Golfer of the Month/Week honors twice (10/4, 4/4)
- Led the team in stroke average (74.0), rounds at or below par (5), top-five finishes (3), and top-10 finishes (4)
- Began the season with a second-place finish at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, carding a career-low 68 (-3) in the final round for a total of 213 (E) (9/24-25/2017)
- Registered a 225 (+9) at the Cleveland State Invitational, finishing 13th (10/2-3/2017)
- Posted a 224 (+8) at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (10/9-10/2017)
- Fired a 227 (+11) at the Titans Motown Collegiate, helping RMU win the event (10/16-17/2017)
- Carded a 229 (+13) over spring break at the Cape Fear National Intercollegiate (3/11-12/2018)
- Placed third at the Coca-Cola Lehigh Valley Invitational with a 142 (-2) (4/1/2018)
- Tallied a sixth-place finish at the Towson Spring Invitational with a 150 (+6) (4/7-8/2018)
- Finished third at the NEC Championships with a 219 (+3) (4/27-29/2018)
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2016-17 Highlights (Freshman):
- Played in all 22 rounds over 10 events
- Earned NEC Rookie of the Year, the first player in program history to receive the award, and All-NEC Second Team honors
- Named RMU Men's Golf Team MVP
- Led the team in stroke average (74.7), top-five finishes (3), and top-10 finishes (4), and ranked second in rounds at or below par (4)
- Made his collegiate debut at the Bucknell Fall Invitational, finishing fourth with a 141 (+1) (9/9-10/2016)
- Placed third at the Navy Fall Classic, carding a 70 (-1) (9/18/2016)
- Registered a 220 (+7) at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, coming in 18th out of 100 players (9/25-26/2016)
- Carded a 220 (+4) at the Cleveland State Invitational (10/3-4/2016)
- Completed the fall season with a 157 (+15) at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (10/17-18/2016)
- Posted a 155 (+11) to open the spring campaign at the Lonnie Barton Invitational (3/6-7/2017)
- Collected a 10th-place finish at the Towson Spring Invitational with a 148 (+4) (3/25-26/2017)
- Fired a 155 (+11) at the Coca-Cola Lehigh Valley Invitational (4/2-3/2017)
- Finished runner-up at the RMU Colonial Classic with a 149 (+5), helping RMU win the event (4/10-11/2017)
- Tallied a 13th-place effort at the NEC Championships, with a 229 (+13) (4/28-30/2017)
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Personal:
- Birthday is October 10
- Brother, Sam, played golf at Allegheny College
- Major is Finance