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2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

Austin Alexander

Austin Alexander

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    175
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Farmington Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    North Farmington

Summary

Biography

2019-20:  Selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... was a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... was in the starting lineup for all six varsity tournaments ... finished with a stroke average of 73.64 over 14 total rounds ... tallied two top-10 results and five top-25 finishes ... low round of 70 with three rounds under par ... best finish was at the WSU HawksHead Invitational (9/28-29) where he shot a 71 to tie-for-seventh ... tied-for-ninth at the Davenport Panther Invitational (10/19-20) with a 143 (70, 73) ... low 54-hole total was a 219 (72, 73, 74) at the GVSU Don Underwood Invitational (9/9-10) ... posted a 221 (71, 78, 72) at the Findlay Doc Spragg Fall Invitational (9/23-24) where he tied-for-16th ... also shot a 221 (73, 74, 74) at the Northwood Invitational (10/6-7) to tie-for-11th ... carded a 156 (78, 78) at the WSU Motor City Invitational (10/13-14) ... spring portion of the schedule was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19:  Earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors ... named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... was a GLIAC All-Academic Team selection ... played in 10 events and 24 rounds ... posted a stroke average of 74.29 ... tallied four top 10 results and six top 25 results ...  had three rounds in the 60s and five rounds under par ... had a 73.2 average round in the fall and a 74.5 stroke average in the spring ... won two events, starting with the Bill Bocwitz Fall Classic (Sept. 24-25) with a 210 (68, 70, 72) ... the round of 68 was a career low and the 54-hole total of 210 was the lowest in school history ...  was the top individual at the BrownGolf Intercollegiate (March 15-16) with a 147 (76, 71) ... finished second at the Parkside Spring Invitational (March 31-April 1) with a 144 (76, 68) ... tied-for-second with a 143 (69, 74) at the Irish Hills Intercollegiate (Sept. 14-15) to begin the season ... tied-for-11th at the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 15) with a 153 (78, 75) ... shot a 153 (80, 73) to tied-for-20th at the GLIAC Championships (April 19-21) but lost his head-to-head match against Ashland on day three ... was in the starting lineup at the NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional (May 9-10) and shot a 227 (74, 80, 73).

2017-18:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... played in six events and 11 rounds, collecting one top 25 finish ... posted a stroke average of 75.36 ... best finish was a tie-for-19th in his collegiate debut at the SVSU Al Watrous Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10) with a 145 (76, 69) ... the round of 69 was a season low ... carded a 151 (76, 75) at the GLIAC North Invitational (Sept. 16-17) to tie-for-30th ... carded a 36-hole best score of 144 (71, 73) at the Seneca Hills Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) ... carded a 157 at the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 15-16) and carded a 72 at the Oakland CC Invitational (April 13).

2016-17:  Joined the men's golf team in January of 2017 ... did not play in any tournaments for WSU.

2015-16:  Spent the 2015-16 academic year at Oakland Community College and the fall of 2016 at Michigan State ... did not compete athletically at either school.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of North Farmington High School ... was a four-years letterwinner for the Raiders and heads coach Bruce Sutton ... was named team captain as a junior and senior ...shot an average round of 79.0 as a freshman, 78.0 as a sophomore, 76.8 as a junior and a 75.5 as a senior ... was a four-time All-OAA selection ... was named All-County following his junior and senior seasons ... four-time All-Observer honoree ... was an All-Academic selection in each of his four years at NFHS.

Personal:  Full name-- Austin S. Alexander ... born on June 25, 1997 ... son of Scott and Michele Alexander ... has a brother, Parker and sister, Emily ... is a Computer Science major ... father played golf at Wayne State ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2017, Fall 2017 and Winter 2018.


 
Austin Alexander's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2017-18 11 829 75.36 69
2018-19 24 1783 74.29 68
2019-20 14 1031 73.64 70
Total 49 3643 74.35 68

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    6'4" 175 lbs
  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    6'4" 175 lbs
  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

    6'4" 175 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

    6'4" 175 lbs