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Wheaton College Athletics

2011-12 Men's Golf Roster

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Dan Downey

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vernon Hills, Ill.
  • Highschool Vernon Hills

Biography

2011-12: Selected as Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar...tied for second on the team in stroke average at 78.7...finished in the top 10 at a tournament on six occasions...All-Conference selection after taking eighth place at the CCIW Championship...won medalist honors at the Cress Creek Invite...shot 78 to tie for fourth at the Aurora Invite...shot a season-best round of 71 at the Iowa Wesleyan Classic.
2010-11: Finished second on the team with a stroke average of 77.9...finished in the top 10 in six of ten tournaments played...shot a season-best round of 71 to win the Elmhurst College Invitational...earned All-Conference accolades by finishing in 10th place at the CCIW Men's Golf Championship...tied for fourth place at the Taylor University Invitational...received Capital One College Division Second Team Academic All-District honors.
2009-10: Led the team with a stroke average of 77.5...earned All-Conference recognition after finishing ninth at the CCIW Championship...finished in the top 10 at a tournament five times and twice got into the top five...tied for second individually at the Seaforth Rain Gear Collegiate and the Knox College Prairie Fire Classic...shot a season-low round of 69 at the Coca-Cola Invitational.
2008-09: Had a fall stroke average of 78.3...shot a low round of 73 at the Iowa Wesleyan Invitational on 9-23-08...best finish was a tie for 25th at the Glen Oaks Viking Invitational on 10-15-08.
High School: Played three years on varsity, including No. 1 senior year...finished 10th in Class 2A state golf tournament...named Pioneer Press Player of the Year...named Illinois State Scholar and member of National Honors Society...made three mission trips to South Dakota, Jamaica and Mexico.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2010-11Junior

    5'10"
  • 2011-12Senior

    5'10"