West Virginia University Athletics

2023-24 (Fifth-Year Senior)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• WVU Golf Most Improved Player Award
• Played in five tournaments
• Competed in 14 rounds for a 72.29 average
• Appeared in the WVU lineup four times
• Had two rounds of 68 and one round of 69
• Finished tied for 21st place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 78-74-68=220 (+4)
• Tied for 14th place at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate with rounds of 75-68-75=218 (+2)
• Finished 14th at the Schenkel Invitational with rounds of 75-68-75=218 (+2)
• Shot 1-under-par at the Dorado Beach Collegiate with rounds of 69-74=143
• Was WVU's top finisher at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate, shooting 75-68-75=218 (+2) and finished 14th

2022-23 (Senior)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• GCAA All-America Scholar
• Played in eight tournaments
• Competed in 24 rounds for a 74.17 average score
• Had five rounds of par of better, including two rounds in the 60s
• Appeared in the WVU lineup five times
• Shot 80-82-72=234 at the Mountaineer Invitational
• Had rounds of 69-71-71=211 at the Butler Spring Invitational, tying for 11th place at 1-over-par
• Finished tied for 26th place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with rounds of 76-75-73=224 (+8)
• Shot 2-under-par on the final day and finished with rounds of 73-76-70=219 (+3) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate
• Had rounds of 73-79-80=232 at the Gators Invitational
• Shot 1-under in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate and finished +4 with rounds of 73-76-71=220
• Finished with rounds of 75-77-76=228 (+12) at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational
• Recorded wins against Oklahoma State and Baylor in the Big 12 Match Play Championship
• Shot 1-under par at The Gopher Invitational with rounds of 73-67-72=212 (67 was a career low at WVU)

2021-22 (Junior)

• Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Championship lineup
• Competed in every tournament
• Had seven rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s
• Recorded rounds of 83-77-79=239 (+23) at the Big 12 Championship to place 45th
• Had rounds of 76-74-73=223 (+10) at the Mason Rudolph Championship
• Shot 72-73-75=220 (+4) at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
• Tied for 49th place at 6-over-par with rounds of 71-78-73=222 at the Schenkel Invitational
• Recorded his best finish as a Mountaineer, tying for a career-best eighth place at 6-under-par (68-74-68=210) at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate
• His two rounds of 68 were his lowest rounds as a Mountaineer
• Shot rounds of 75-69-75=219 (+9) at the Gators Invitational
• Tied for 41st at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 74-75-75=224
• Recorded victories over Texas Tech and Kansas in the Big 12 Match Play Championship
• Posted scores of 74-76-72=222 (+6) and tied for 29th at the Mountaineer Invitational
• Shot 6-over-par and tied for 35th at The Gopher Invitational

2020-21 (Sophomore)

• Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• WVU Golf Most Improved Award
• Big 12 Championship lineup
• Competed in every tournament during the spring season
• Top 30 finish at the Mountaineer Invitational
• Tied for 12^th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 71-72-71=214 to finish 2-under-par
• Posted seven rounds of par of better
• Shot a season-best 69 in the second round of the Florida Gators Invitational

2019-20 (Freshman)

• Competed in three events in his first collegiate season
• Appeared in the Mountaineers’ lineup once and competed twice as an individual
• Shot a career-best 73 at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, making his Mountaineer debut
• Finished the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic tied for 59th after shooting 73-80-81=234
• Competed at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, notching scores of 83-75-78=236 for 20-over par
• Collected the top finish of his rookie season at the Trojan Invitational, carding a two-round total of 79-78=157

Prep

• Ranked as the No. 41 junior golfer (class of 2019) by Golfweek
• Ranked at No. 73 by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Won the 2016 PGA Junior Series at Kearney Hill (68-70-67)
• Qualified for the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur after winning the Qualifier at Browns Run (66)
• Finished as the runner-up at the 2018 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior Championship (72-68-70) and the 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star at The Virtues (71-70)
• Was third at both the 2017 and 2016 Hudson Junior Invitational and was fifth at the 2017 AJGA Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior
• Finished in the top 10 of the 2017 the Memorial Junior Championship (eight place) and the 2018 North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst (ninth place)
• Posted top-20 finishes at the 2017 North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst (16th place), the 2017 Ohio Amateur (18th) and the 2016 Ohio Amateur (20th)
• Was the runner-up at the 2016 Ohio High School State Championship and placed third at the event in 2017
• Competed in the Western Junior Championship (2018), U.S. Junior Championship (2017) and the Junior PGA Championship (2016-17)

Personal

• Parents are Gary and Jenny
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Birthday is January 4
• Graduated in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in finance
• Graduated in 2024 with a master's degree in business management