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2014-15 Men's Golf Roster

Austin Hill

Austin Hill

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    150
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Troy, Mich.
  • High School:
    Avondale
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

2014-15:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... GCAA Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... played in 13 rounds with a stroke average of 72.76 ... shot a career low round of 66 to close out the GLIAC Championships (Oct. 10-12) where he finished fifth with a 214 (76, 72, 66) ... won the LTU Invitational with a 142 (72, 70) ... opened the season with a 147 (73, 74) to tied for 10th at the SVSU Fall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) ... tied for first at the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 4-5) with a 146 (76, 68) ... finished with two rounds in the 60s and the remaining 11 rounds were all in the 70s.

2013-14:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... GCAA Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... played in nine rounds during the fall and carried a stroke average of 74.55 per round ... collected three top-10 finishes in his four events ... opened the season with a 148 (74, 74) to tie for fourth at the Lake Superior Invite ... tied for fifth with a 223 (72, 70, 81) at the John Piper Intercollegiate ...carded a season-low round of 70 at the John Piper Intercollegiate ... concluded the fall season with a 148 (72, 76) at the second Midwest Regional where he tied for 10th ... named GLIAC Golfer of the Week on April 3 after tying for first at the UW-Parkside Invitational with a 143 (70, 73) ... finished the season with a 85.35 stroke average of 75.35 in 20 total rounds.

2012-13:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ...  GCAA Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... named GLIAC Golfer of the Week on April 3 following his victory at the Otter Creek Invitational ... played in 13.5 rounds with a stroke average of 75.48 ... shot a career-low of 67 in the second rond of the Motor City Invitational on Oct. 22-23, tied for fifth in that event ... best 36-hole score was 140 (72, 68) at Otter Creek ... the round of 67 is tied for the third-lowest round in program history and his round of 140 at Otter Creek is the fourth-lowest two-round score in program history ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2011-12:  Competed in 12 rounds in the spring and 14 overall … tied for second March 24-25 at Wisconsin-Parkside, shooting his two lowest rounds of the season (69-70--139) … subsequently named GLIAC Golfer of the Week … tied for 35th at NCAA Regional at Cherry Blossom (72-78--150) … tied for 84th at NCAA Super Regional (82-75-76--233) … named WSU’s Rookie of the Year … competed in the Michigan Amateur in June.

Pre-WSU:  Attended Professional Golfers Career College (a non-NCAA golf academy) in Hilton Head, S.C.  ... spent the fall 2009 semester at Oakland University.

High School: A 2009 graduate of Avondale … played four years of varsity golf … was a two-time all-league selection … served as team captain in 2009 … also lettered two years in hockey and a year each in baseball and cross country.

Personal: Full name--Austin M. Hill … born in Royal Oak … son of Cam and Julie Hill … has a brother, Mike, and a sister, Deanna … is a finance major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2012 (4.00) and Fall 2014 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014 and Winter 2015.

Austin Hill's Career Statistics
YearRoundsStrokesAverageLow
2011-12141,06476.0069
2012-1313.51,01975.4867
2013-14201,50775.3570
2014-151394672.7666
Total60.54,53675.9766

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2013-14Junior

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2014-15Senior

    5'9" 150 lbs