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2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

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Nikolas Senkowski

Nikolas Senkowski

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    142
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    Avondale

Summary

Biography

2018-19:  Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... was a GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... earned GLIAC Golfer of the Week accolades on Oct. 10 ... played in 10 tournaments and 23 rounds ... finished with a 75.2 stroke average ... had a 73.3 average round in the fall and a 76.3 in the spring ... tallied three top 10 results and and five top 25 finishes ... two rounds in the 60s and under par ... season and career low round of 69 on two occasions ... first time came at the HawksHead Invitational (Sept. 29-30) where he shot a 142 (73, 69) and finished tied-for-fourth ... tied-for-seventh at the Bucknell Invitational (Oct. 8-9) with a 141 (69, 72) ... carded a 145 (72, 73) at the BrownGolf Intercollegiate (March 15-16) to finish fifth ... finished tied-for-17th at the GLIAC Championship (April 19-21) with a 152 (79, 73) and fell in his head-to-head match against Ashland on day three ... shot a 156 (80, 76) at the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 15) ... fired a 226 (79, 73, 74) at the UIndy Spring Invitational (April 7-9) ... was in the starting lineup at the NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional (May 9-10) and shot a 238 (83, 75, 80) ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2017-18:  Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... was a GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection ... appeared in all 12 varsity events and 27 rounds ... carded an average round of 74.7 and tallied two top 10 finishes and three additional top 25 results ... had four total rounds under par ... tied-for-third at the GLIAC Championships (April 20-22) with a 220 (76, 73, 71), which is the best finish for a WSU golfer at the GLIACs since 2010 ... best finish was earning medalist honors at the BrownGolf Intercollegiate (March 16-17) with a 142 (71, 71) ... the 36-hole total of 142 was the best  mark of his career and the pair of 71s matched his season-low round, which he did on five occasions during the season ... shot a 151 (76, 75) at the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 15-16) to tie-for-11th ... tied-for-17th at the GLIAC North Invitational (Sept. 16-17) by shooting a 147 (75, 72) ... shot a 147 (71, 76) at the Bucknell Invitational (Oct. 7-8) and finished tied-for-28th with a 147 (72, 75) at the SVSU Al Watrous Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10) to begin the season ... best 54-hole total was 220 (76, 73, 71) at the NCAA Super Regional (May 7-9) ... also shot a 224 (76, 77, 71) at the Kyle Ryman Memorial (Sept.30-Oct. 1) ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2016-17:  Was a GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection ... appeared in eight events and 15 rounds ... shot an average round of 78.2 ... tallied three top 25 finishes ... best result was 12th place, which he did on two occasions ... finished 12th at the Adrian College Invitational (Sept. 16-17) with a 154 (76, 78) ... shot a round of 80 at the Lourdes Invitational (Oct. 10) ... best round came at the Kyle Ryman Memorial (Oct. 1-2) where he shot a 225 (74, 75) with the round of 74 being a career low ... finished season with a round of 78 at the Rochester College Spring Invitational (April 10) ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:  Appeared in eight tournaments and 16 rounds ... shot an average round of 80.1 ... collected a top-ten and a top-25 finish ... began the season with a 21st-place finish at the Wildcat Invitational by carding a 159 (79, 80) ... shot a 155 (78, 77) at the GLIAC North Invitational ... tied-for-ninth at the BrownGolf Intercollegiate with a 154 (75, 79) ... his first round 75 was his low round of his debut season ... tied-for-34th at the third Midwest Regional with a 156 (77, 79).

High School:  A 2015 graduate of Avondale High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Yellowjackets and head coach Jim Maley ...  a three-time All-Region selection ... All-League selection as a sophomore and a junior ... named to All-State Honorable Mention team as a sophomore ... two-time individual state qualifier ... helped team qualifier for state as a freshman ... third place at 2012 regionals ... finished third at regionals in 2013 and 11th at state ... finished third at regionals in 2014 ... was also a four-year letterwinner for hockey team ... three-time Academic All-League selection ... Academic All-State in 2013 with the highest cumulative GPA in the state ... was a Michigan Amateur Qualifier.

Personal:  Full name--Nikolas B. Senkowski ... born March 17, 1997 ... son of Tom and Julie Senkowski ... has two brothers, Luke and Christian ... is a Finance major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2015, Fall 2018 and Winter 2019.


 
Nikolas Senkowski's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2015-16 16 1281 80.10 75
2016-17 15 1173 78.20 74
2017-18 27 2018 74.74 71
2018-19 23 1730 75.21 69
Total 81 6202 76.56 69

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'9" 130 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'9" 130 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'9" 142 lbs
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    2018-19Senior

    5'9" 142 lbs
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