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2015-16: Saw action in two events and was in the starting lineup in both tournaments… Tied for 69th at the Cleveland State Invitational with a 238 (86-82-70)… Totaled a 168 (87-81) at the Big Blue Intercollegiate tying for 79th… Earned the Academic Excellence Award at the annual end of the year banquet given to those student-athletes that achieved academic excellence during their time at Detroit as they have recorded at least a 3.0 GPA for every semester that they have participated in college athletics… A member of the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15: Played in all seven events and was fourth on the squad with a 76.89 average… Recorded a score in the 70’s in 14 of his 19 rounds… Posted a top-10 finish at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate with a 224 (80-72-72), shooting an even-par 72 in the second and third round and taking 10th place… Set his career 36-hole record with a 155 (78-77) sharing 60th at the Cleveland State Invitational… Tied for 74th at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate with a 158 (84-74)… Earned 40th at the Colleton River Collegiate with a 229 (75-75-79)… Tied his season-low shooting a 224 (77-73-74) for 51st at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate… Posted a 227 (75-79-73) tying for 26th at the Wright State Collegiate… The fourth Titan in the books at the Horizon League Championship carding a 244 (84-80-80) for 32nd… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2013-14:
In the starting line-up for all four fall events as well as the spring opener… Tallied a 79.07 in 15 rounds on the links, which included a pair of rounds at par or better… Was at his best at the Cleveland State Invitational posting his first top-10 finish… Ended the event with a career-low 214 (70-67-77) and that was with a career-best 5-under 67 in the second round and a 2-under 70 on the opening 18… Tied for 54th at the Wolverine Intercollegiate with a 234 (83-74-77), and finished the fall sharing 70th at the Bearcat Invitational with a 235 (76-80-79) scorecard… Tied for 53rd at the Colleton River Collegiate with a 253 (82-84-87)… A member of the UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13:
Took part in six events and 16 rounds of golf… Posted an 80.8 average on the year… Provided one of the top highlights of the year with an ace in the first round on the Par 3, 13th hole at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate… He ended that tournament carding a 163 (82-81) for 56th… He started his career with a 238 (80-84-74) for a share of 62nd at D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, with his final round 74 standing as his season low on the year… Recorded a season-best 236 (81-80-75) tying for 45th at the Cleveland State Invitational… Had a 255 (95-81-79) for 25th at the Colleton River Collegiate, but he improved his golf by 16 shots from round one to three… Tallied a 241 (80-83-78) for a share of 53rd at the Detroit Titans Invitational… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Personal:
A four-year letterwinner in golf at Notre Dame Prep... Earned All-State as a junior and senior, including All-State Super Team in 2011...Was also tabbed Division 3 All-State Honorable Mention as a sophomore...Won the Division 3 State Championship as well as a district and regional title as a junior...In the state championship that year, he carded a four-under 140 (68-72), taking home medalist honors in dramatic fashion by sinking a 35-foot putt for birdie on the first playoff hole...Was runner-up in the state championship in as a senior, leading the Fighting Irish to sixth place...Took home medalist honors guiding Notre Dame Prep to a district title and a regional championship in 2012...He was also selected All-Catholic three times and All-Oakland County twice...Set the Notre Dame Prep record with a 73.0 tournament average in 2011 and followed that with a 74.5 in 2012...Helped his squad to a Division 2 state championship as a freshman and a fourth-place finish in 2011...His amateur accolades include, making the quarterfinals of the Michigan Junior Championship in 2011 and well as placing fourth in the Michigan PGA Junior Tour Player of the Year Standings and posting a top-10 effort at the 2011 Randy Wise Open...Has an aunt and an uncle who attended the University...A Business major.

Year	Rounds	Strokes	Average	Top 10/20
2012-13	16	1293	80.8	0/0
2013-14	15	1186	79.0	1/1
2014-15	19	1461	76.8	1/1
2015-16	5	406	81.2	0/0
Career	55	4346	79.0	2/2

Career Low 18: 67 at 2013 Cleveland State Invitational (2nd)
Career Low 36: 155 at 2014 Cleveland State Invitational (78, 77)
Career Low 54: 214 at 2013 Cleveland State Invitational (70, 67, 77)

Career Tournament Finishes
2015-16
Oct. 5-6 - Cleveland State Invitational (Barrington CC, Aurora, OH) - 238 (86, 82, 70) - T69th
Apr. 11-12 - Big Blue Intercollegiate (Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, TN) - 168 (87, 81) - T79th

2014-15
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 - Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (Kaluhyat GC, Verona, NY) - 224 (80, 72, 72) - 10th
Sept. 13-14 - D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC, Normal, IL) - 158 (84, 74) - T74th
Sept. 29-30 - Cleveland State Invitational (Barrington CC, Aurora, OH) - 155 (78, 77) - T60th
Mar. 9-10 - Colleton River Collegiate (Colleton River Club, Nicklaus Course/Dye Course, Bluffton, SC) - 229 (75, 75, 79) - 40th
Mar. 16-17 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville GC, Sevierville, TN) - 224 (77, 73, 74) - T51st
Apr. 5-6 - Wright State Collegiate (Miami Valley GC, Dayton, OH) - 227 (75, 79, 73) - T26th
Apr. 24-26 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 244 (84, 80, 80) - 32nd

2013-14
Sept. 1-2 - Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (Kaluhyat GC, Verona, NY) - 250 (79, 86, 85) - 72nd
Sept. 16-17 - Wolverine Intercollegiate (U-M GC, Ann Arbor, MI) - 234 (83, 74, 77) - T54th
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 - Cleveland State Invitational (Barrington CC, Aurora, OH) - 214 (70, 67, 77) - T9th
Oct. 7-8 - Bearcat Invitational (Traditions GC, Hebron, KY) - 235 (76, 80, 79) - T70th
Mar. 2-3 - Colleton River Collegiate (Colleton River Club, Dye Course, Bluffton, SC) - 253 (82, 84, 87) - T53rd

2012-13
Sept. 22-23 - D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC, Normal, IL) - 238 (80, 84, 74) - T62nd
Oct. 1-2 - Cleveland State Invitational (Canterbury GC, Cleveland, OH) - 236 (81, 80, 75) - T45th
Oct. 8-9 - Bearcat Invitational (Traditions GC, Hebron, KY) - 160 (82, WB, 78) - 75th
Mar. 5-6 - Colleton River Collegiate (Colleton River Club, Dye Course, Bluffton, SC) - 255 (95, 81, 79) - 25th (I)
Mar. 18-19 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville Golf Club's River Course, Sevierville, TN) - 163 (82, 81) - 56th
Apr. 12-13 - Detroit Titans Invitational (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) - 241 (80, 83, 78) - T53rd (I)