Gannon University Athletics

2016-17: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District men’s at-large first team, before landing a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team … named to the All-PSAC second team … selected Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) NCAA Division II Men’s Schlolar-Athlete of the Year … named a PSAC Champion Scholar, an honor awarded to the student-athlete who is competing at the site of each PSAC championship finals with the top grade point average … led Gannon in average (77.0) and top-10 finishes (3) … tied for the team lead in top-20 finishes (7) … was Gannon’s top golfer at four events … generated a .679 winning percentage … finished runner-up out of 57 golfers at the Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic with a two-day total of 145, firing a season-best 72 during the first round and 73 on the final day … started a stretch of three consecutive top-10 finishes by tying for seventh out of 100 golfers at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate Invitational with a three-day total of 229 … shot rounds of 76, 78 and 75 at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate Invitational … added a sixth-place finish out of 89 golfers at the Mercyhurst Invitational, logging a 148 with rounds of 73 and 75 … posted a score in the 70s during 17 of 22 rounds.

2015-16: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award … landed a spot on the All-PSAC second team … named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District men’s at-large first team, before securing All-America third-team honors … led Gannon in average (78.7), top-five finishes (3) and top-10 placements (4) … produced a .580 winning percentage … tied for first place at the 39-golfer Mercyhurst Spring Invitational, logging a two-day total of 148 … fired a 76 during the first round of the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational, before shooting a season-low 72 during the final 18 holes … opened the spring season as the BrownGolf Intercollegiate Invitational runner-up in a field of 101 golfers, totaling rounds of 76 and 74 … finished fourth out of 49 participants at the Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic with a two-day score of 151 (74-77) … posted a score in the 70s 14 times.

2014-15: Named PSAC Freshman of the Year, becoming the second student-athlete in program history to receive the honor since Gannon joined the league in 2008-09 … landed a spot on the All-PSAC first team … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … selected ECAC Rookie of the Month three times in October, March and April … doubled up on his ECAC award in November when he was also named ECAC Men’s Golfer of the Month … was Gannon’s leading golfer, averaging 75 strokes in 27 rounds … produced six rounds at even par or better … finished among the top 20 in 11 of 13 events … recorded nine top-10 finishes and seven top-five results … won three individual titles, highlighted by the PSAC Championship … topped 40 golfers at the conference championships with a two-day total of 147, firing rounds of 73 and 74 … began the spring season by defeating 86 golfers at the St. James Plantation Invitational with a two-day medalist score of 149 (78-71) … captured a first-place trophy at the Gannon Spring Invitational, out-playing the 39-player field with a season-low, three-under-par 67 … qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships as an individual after finishing tied for fifth at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional … entered the final round of the regional tied for 16th place, but jumped 11 golfers and overcame a five-stroke deficit to capture the individual bid … became the fourth Gannon golfer in program history to advance to the national championships as an individual and first since Drew Deimel in 2011 … posted a score in the 60s or 70s during 25 of 27 rounds.

High School: Played for head coach Heath Shimer at Leechburg (Pa.) High School ... clinched four individual sectional championships … was a two-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 7 Class AA champion … qualified for three trips to the PIAA State Championships, tying for second as a junior in 2013 … captured a pair of International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) titles, securing the individual championship in the Boys 15-19 Division during the Summer Series at Olde Stonewall Golf Club … earned a share of the Clazic Belts Low Final Round Award … finished 13th overall on the 2012-13 IJGT Merit Points list … captained Team USA to three undefeated matches at the 2013 IJGT/CJGA North American Cup … served as the president of the National Honors Society … garnered valedictorian honors.

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … is the son of Douglas and Tracy.
 

			Low Tournament				Low	Par/-	Finish Top
Season	Rounds	Strokes	72-holes	54-holes	36-holes	18-holes	Round	Rounds	Events	5	10	20	W-L	W-L%	Average
2014-15	27	2024	-	223	145	67	67	6	13	7	9	11	732-151	.829	75.0
2015-16	22	1731	-	242	148	79	72	1	11	3	4	6	443-321	.580	78.7
2016-17	22	1694	-	229	145	81	72	1	10	1	3	7	484-229	.679	77.0
Career	71	5449	-	223	145	67	67	8	34	11	16	24	1659-701	.703	76.7