Player: Ryan Cole

2016-Ryan Cole
Hometown: Mount Airy, MD
University: James Madison University
Area of Study: Finance
Expected Graduation: 2017
Soldier Honored: Gregory T. Copes

Career Highlights:


  • 2016 Honorable Mention PING All-American, CAA Golfer of the Year, VaSID State Golfer of the Year and Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar

  • 2015 VaSID Second Team All-State

  • 2016 and 2015 First Team All-CAA after being named 2014

  • Second Team All-CAA

  • Career lows of 64 (single round), 146 (36 holes) and 202 (54 holes)

  • Has 12 top-15 and 19 top-30 finishes in his career

  • Tied for 2nd at 14-under in the 2016 NCAA Franklin Regional to qualify for the Division I National Championships


2016-17 as a Senior:

  • Has shot under par in all five rounds thus far

  • CAA Men's Golfer of the Week (9/21)

  • Tied for 10th at the Golfweek Program Challenge with three rounds of 2-under 70

  • Just missed medalist honors at Janney VCU Shootout, tying for first (-10; 66-68=134) but falling on the sixth hole of a sudden-death playoff


2015-16 as a Junior:

  • Honorable Mention PING All-American

  • CAA Men's Golfer of the Year

  • CAA Men's Golf First Team

  • CAA All-Academic Team

  • Virginia Sports Information Directors State Golfer of the Year

  • Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar

  • Individual tournament runner-up at the CAA championships finishing 3-under par

  • Tied for 2nd at 14-under in the 2016 NCAA Franklin

  • Regional to qualify for the Division I National Championships

  • Tied for 132nd at the 2016 Division I National Championships in Eugene, Oregon after shooting 16-over par

  • Finished in the top-10 in four fall tournaments

  • Second place finish at the Golfweek Program Challenge (65-72-67 - 204) earning a career best 65 (18 holes) and 204 (54 holes)

  • Tied for seventh at the Patriot Intercollegiate (74-72-68- 214) and Terrapin Invitational (75-72 - 147)

  • Finished 10th at the Loyola Intercollegiate (68-71-71- 209)
    Individual Tournament champion at the 35th Annual Bash at the Beach Invitational (71-67-67 - 205)

  • Named CAA Golfer of the Week for the week of March 10th

  • Tied for seventh at the Seminole Intercollegiate (69-73-70 - 212)

  • Finished tied for 14th at the Seahawk Invitational (70-74 - 144)

  • Name ECAC Golfer of the Week for the week of April 7th

  • Individual tournament champion at the Cabarrus County Irish Creek Intercollegiate (67-70-66 - 203)

  • Named CAA Golfer of the Week for the week of April 13th


2014-15 as a Sophomore:

  • CAA Commissioner's Academic Award

  • Played in all 11 events and 32 rounds, averaging a team-best 72.38 strokes, a school record for single season versus par

  • Had four top-10 and six top-20 placings

  • Won his first collegiate tournament at the Bash at the Beach Invitational with a career-best 8-under 205, earning him CAA Golfer of the Week

  • Led Madison to the team victory at the Bash at the Beach Invitational

  • Tied for second at the Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate to lead the Dukes to the team title and earn CAA Golfer of the Week honors

  • Also surpassed his previous career-best with a 5-under 211 at the Golfweek Program Challenge to tie for 18th with a career-low 6-under 66 in the final round (the second lowest for JMU during the year)

  • Tied for seventh at the Janney VCU Shootout

  • Tied for ninth at the CAA Championship

  • Was named to the CAA All-Academic Team

  • JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete


 


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