Western Carolina University

2024-25 (Freshman): Played in all 10 of the team’s events on the season as a member of the Catamount scoring five … Led WCU in seasonal scoring average at 72.80 over 30 rounds, ranked 14th in the Southern Conference but the second-best freshman in the league … Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team … All 30 rounds were shot in the 70s or better, including three rounds of a career-low 69 … Paced the Catamounts in two events, including the season-opening Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate and the spring-semester opening Los Vaqueros Intercollegiate … Carded a 54-hole, career-low score of 210 (72-69-69) in finishing tied for ninth at the JT Poston Invitational … Collected Southern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week honors on Feb. 5 after pacing WCU with a career-best second-place tie at the Los Vaqueros Intercollegiate held in Mexico … Shot 212 (72-70-70) for the runner-up tie in Mexico … Shot 2-under par 214 (71-72-71) to finish tied for 14th in his first appearance in the SoCon Men’s Golf Championship.

Prior to Western Carolina: Highly-touted recruit from South Carolina ... Won the 66th South Carolina Golf Association (SCGA) Junior Championship at The Woodcreek Club, finishing with a score of 3-under-par 213 in June 2024 … Named the Player of the Year by The State newspaper as a prep senior, posting a scoring average of 70.05 with four medalist honors including the Region 4-5A tournament … Was selected All-Area and dubbed Region Player of the Year … Earned All-State honors after finishing as the runner-up in the Class 5-A state tournament, falling in a playoff … Went 3-0 in match-play in helping the South team win the North/South All-Star … Earned all-tournament team honors at the Georgia / South Carolina Cup … All-State as a high school sophomore … Won the South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s North All-Star championship in the Boys 13-14 division as a high school freshman … Also played football as a prep as a kicker/punter, earning Kohl’s National Player of the Week honor after connecting on five PATs and kicking two field goals including a game-winning, 49-yarder that clinched a playoff spot.