2015-16 Men's Golf Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

Evan Russell

Evan Russell

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Grantham, NH
  • Highschool:
    Kimball Union
  • Major:
    Management

Summary

Biography

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • CLEVELAND GOLF/SRIXON ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR (2015, 2016)
  • PING ALL-REGION NORTHEAST (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2015, 2016)
  • AMERICA SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2013, 2014)
  • BIG SKY ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (2016)
  • BIG SKY ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (2015)
  • NEW ENGLAND GOLFER OF THE YEAR (2014)
  • AMERICA SKY GOLFER OF THE YEAR (2014)
  • AMERICA SKY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (2013)
  • AMERICA SKY ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (2013, 2014)
  • NEW ENGLAND DIVISION I GOLF ALL-NEW ENGLAND (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Set the program record in career stroke average (72.47) and career rounds played (131.0)

EVENT-BY-EVENT STATS
2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16
 
SENIOR YEAR (2015-16)

A Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar ... named Big Sky All-Conference First Team … a Big Sky All-Academic Team member … earned New England Division I Golf All-New England honors for the third time in his career and PING All-Northeast Region for the fourth time in his career … a two-time Big Sky Golfer of the Week (Mar. 30, Apr. 27) … started in each of Hartford’s 12 tournaments, leading the team in nine of those events … posted six top-20 finishes, including four in the top-five … received an automatic bid to the NCAA Kohler Regional after earning medalist honors at the Big Sky Championship … played in 36.00 rounds, the most in a single season in program history … shot par or better in 12 of those rounds … combined for a 73.06 stroke average, tying his mark from the 2012-13 season for the second-lowest in program history … shot a season-best round of 65 at the Til Duty is Done Collegiate Invitational (Apr. 23-24), earning Golfer of the Week honors from the Big Sky three days later … turned in a 10-under 206 (68-73-65) at the Til Duty is Done Invite for a season-low, 54-hole score, earning runner-up honors at the event … matched that season-best, 18-hole score at the Big Sky Championship, where he shot under par in each of the three rounds (69-70-67) to win the individual title … finished fourth at the Quechee Club Challenge (Sept. 26-27) and FAU Slomin Autism Invitational (Mar. 25-27) … named the Big Sky Golfer of the Week after his performance at the FAU Slomin Autism Invitational … placed 48th at the NCAA Kohler Regional with a 6-over 222 (75-75-72) … named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team.    
 
JUNIOR YEAR (2014-15)
A Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar … earned Big Sky All-Conference Second Team honors … recognized on the New England Division I Golf All-New England Team … named PING All-Region honors … combined for 30 rounds over 12 appearances … led the team throughout the season with a 73.30 stroke average … among the 12 tournaments he competed in, finished in the top-10 in five events … posted top-15 finishes seven times … paced the team with a 12th-place finish at the Southwestern Intercollegiate (Sept. 8-9), where he fired a season-best round of 69 over the first 18 holes … was the individual medalist at the Hartford Hawks Invitational, helping lead the Hawks to the team title (Sept. 22-23) … carded a season-low 54-hole score of 6-under 210 (69-70-71) at the Hawks’ host tournament, also matching his season-best round (69) in the opening round … after defending his title at the Hartford Hawks Invitational, was named the Big Sky Golfer of the Week on Sept. 24 … finished fourth at the Temple Invitational (Oct. 11-12), helping the Hawks to a runner-up finish after firing a 36-hole score of 4-over 144 (74-70) … matched his season-low round of 69 at the OBU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-21), where he helped Hartford to a runner-up finish with after carding a 3-over 216 (77-69-70) … took second at the Florida Quad Meet (Feb. 24) with a 70 in the lone round … Hartford captured the team title at the Quad Meet … tied for 29th place at the Big Sky Championship after combining for a three-round score of 18-over 234 (80-71-73) … named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team.
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2013-14)
Named the America Sky Men’s Golf Conference Player of the Year … First-Team America Sky All-Conference and All-Academic Team selection … selected to the PING All-Northeast Region Team by the Golf Coaches’ Association of America … named New England Golfer of the Year and All-New England … selected as an individual to play in the NCAA Raleigh Regional (May 15-17) …earned a spot on the America Sky All-Tournament Second Team … set Hartford’s program records for stroke average (70.56), lowest 18-hole round (62), lowest 36-hole tournament score (130) and rounds played in a single season (34) … he also tied the program record for the best 54-hole tournament score (201) … started each of Hartford’s 12 tournaments … finished in the top-10 individually in all but one of his tournaments … earned two individual medalist honors and three runner-up finishes … earned his first individual medalist trophy as a collegian with a win at the Hartford Hawks Invitational at Bulls Bridge (Sept. 23-24) with a 54-hole score of 9-under 207 (74-63-70) … shot a 63 in the second round of the Hartford Hawks Invitational, breaking the school record for lowest single-round score set by Tim Petrovic in 1987 … took second place at the Macdonald Cup (Oct. 5-6) with a 54-hole, 9-under 201 (68-66-67), tying a Hartford Division I program best … won the Temple Invitational (Oct. 12-13) individual with a program-record 130 over two rounds, including a first-round, 8-under 62, which re-broke the school-best mark … finished second at The Connecticut Cup (Oct. 14-15) with a 54-hole, six-under 210 (70-68-72) … led the Hawks to the New England Division I Championship (Apr. 12-13) crown with a 36-hole, 8-under 136 (70-66), good for second place overall … helped the Hawks to a third-place team result at the America Sky Championship (Apr. 25-27) … made his first appearance in the NCAA tournament, finishing tied for 27th with a 54-hole score of 1-over 217 (72-71-74) at the NCAA Raleigh Regional … finished the season with a national rating of 18 according to Golfstat … won the Vermont Amateur Championship for the second straight year, beating the runner-up on a fifth playoff hole … qualified for the US Junior Amateur, for the second straight summer, at the Atlanta Golf Club … appeared in the August 11th edition of Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd.
 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2012-13)
Named the America Sky Men’s Golf Conference Newcomer of the Year … First-Team America Sky All-Conference selection … selected to the PING All-Northeast Region Team by the Golf Coaches’ Association of America … started each of Hartford’s 12 tournaments, playing 31 total rounds as a freshman ... played from the No. 1 position during the spring season … posted a 73.06 strokes-per-round average … finished in the top-10 as an individual eight times … posted a 3-over 219 (72-73-74) over 54 holes to finish sixth overall and help the Hawks to a win in the Hartford Hawks Invitational (Sept. 24-25) … sank a hole in one during the first round of the Hartford Hawks Invitational on his way to an opening-round 72 … carded a season-low, 68 during the first round of the MacDonald Cup (Sept. 29-30) … tied for 11th at the MacDonald Cup with a season-best 36-hole score of 1-over 141 (68-73) … shot one-under for the tournament at The Connecticut Cup (Oct. 8-9), tying for fourth individually with a 215 (72-71-72) … led the Hawks to a win in The Connecticut Cup … tied for seventh individually to help the Hawks to a tournament win at the Big Five Invitational (Oct. 13-14) … shot a season-low, three-round score of 2-under 211 (68-74-69) at the Florida Atlantic Spring Break Championship (Mar. 29-31) to tie for third individually and lead the Hawks to a tie for second as a team finished second at the New England Division I Championship (Apr. 13-14) with a 36-hole, even-par 144 (71-73) … named to the America Sky All-Academic Team.
 
BEFORE HARTFORD
Played two years of varsity golf and varsity hockey after transferring to Kimball Union Academy … won the Lakes Region Golf Individual Championship both years at Kimball Union … helped Kimball Union win a pair of Lakes Region Golf Championships … team MVP both years at Kimball Union … a member of the varsity golf and hockey teams at Essex High School for three years … helped Essex golf team win the Vermont State Championship three straight years … won the Vermont State Individual Championship with a three-under 68 in 2010.
 

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