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2018-19 Men's Golf Roster
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Beckner, James
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James Beckner
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kingsport, TN
- High School:
- Dobyns-Bennett HS
Bio
2018-19 (Senior)
2018 Fall: Played in all three events with a 73.1 stroke average ... Had three rounds of par or better ... Finished seventh at the East Bay Deli Classic with an even par 216 (72-73-71).
2019 Spring: Made the Blue Raider lineup in every event, posting a 75.6 stroke average ... Was at his best when the Blue Raiders needed him most, carding a career-low 68 in the final round of stroke play in the C-USA Championship ... Was the first Blue Raider to clinch his match in the C-USA Championship Match Play finals ... Finished tied for second on the team at the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional with a score of 6-over 222 (77-70-75) highlighted by a 2-under par 70 in the second round ... Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season and selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Named a Conference USA Academic Medal Winner.
2017-18 (Junior)
2017 Fall: Competed in all five events and had a 72.4 stroke average … Had eight rounds of par or better … Turned in a career-best finish of third at the Memphis Intercollegiate (3-under par).
2018 Spring: Was in the lineup for all seven events and registered spring stroke average of 74.0 … Had six rounds of par or better … Finished 21st at the C-USA Championship and was 26th at the Puerto Rico Classic … Voted Second Team Google Cloud Academic All-American … Named to the C-USA All-Academic team and the Google Cloud Academic All-District Men’s At-Large team … Finished tied for 21st in his first NCAA Regional with rounds of 69-71-70.
2016-17 (Sophomore)
2016 Fall: Played in four of five events and finished with a 74.2 stroke average … Was seventh at the Invitational at The Ocean Course with a 4-under total … Shot 69 twice for his top rounds of the fall and six of his 12 rounds were par or better.
2017 Spring: Did not compete in any events.
2015-16 (Freshman)
2015 Fall: Played in all four events and had a 74.2 scoring average … Had a low round of 70 at the Memphis Intercollegiate where he enjoyed his best finish (T12th).
2016 Spring: Won the Outstanding Sophomore Biology Student Award … Finished the year fourth on the team with a 74.1 stroke average and one top ten … Played in all eight events with a season-best ninth place finish at the Greenbrier Invitational (214) … Tied for 22nd at the C-USA Championship.
High School: Lettered four years in golf at Dobyns-Bennett High School … Earned all-state honors in 2015 and was all-conference in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 … Had 10 Top 10 finishes in the summer of 2014 that was capped off with a third place finish at the TSSAA AAA State Championship … Was a 2013 USGA Junior participant … Finished 12th at the prestigious 2014 North-South Junior at Pinehurst … Graduated 18th in his senior class of 456.
Personal: James is majoring in Biology and plans to enroll in dental school at University of Tennessee in the fall of 2019 ... Born on Feb. 22, 1997 ... Son of James and Sherry Beckner.
2018 Fall: Played in all three events with a 73.1 stroke average ... Had three rounds of par or better ... Finished seventh at the East Bay Deli Classic with an even par 216 (72-73-71).
2019 Spring: Made the Blue Raider lineup in every event, posting a 75.6 stroke average ... Was at his best when the Blue Raiders needed him most, carding a career-low 68 in the final round of stroke play in the C-USA Championship ... Was the first Blue Raider to clinch his match in the C-USA Championship Match Play finals ... Finished tied for second on the team at the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional with a score of 6-over 222 (77-70-75) highlighted by a 2-under par 70 in the second round ... Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season and selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... Named a Conference USA Academic Medal Winner.
2017-18 (Junior)
2017 Fall: Competed in all five events and had a 72.4 stroke average … Had eight rounds of par or better … Turned in a career-best finish of third at the Memphis Intercollegiate (3-under par).
2018 Spring: Was in the lineup for all seven events and registered spring stroke average of 74.0 … Had six rounds of par or better … Finished 21st at the C-USA Championship and was 26th at the Puerto Rico Classic … Voted Second Team Google Cloud Academic All-American … Named to the C-USA All-Academic team and the Google Cloud Academic All-District Men’s At-Large team … Finished tied for 21st in his first NCAA Regional with rounds of 69-71-70.
2016-17 (Sophomore)
2016 Fall: Played in four of five events and finished with a 74.2 stroke average … Was seventh at the Invitational at The Ocean Course with a 4-under total … Shot 69 twice for his top rounds of the fall and six of his 12 rounds were par or better.
2017 Spring: Did not compete in any events.
2015-16 (Freshman)
2015 Fall: Played in all four events and had a 74.2 scoring average … Had a low round of 70 at the Memphis Intercollegiate where he enjoyed his best finish (T12th).
2016 Spring: Won the Outstanding Sophomore Biology Student Award … Finished the year fourth on the team with a 74.1 stroke average and one top ten … Played in all eight events with a season-best ninth place finish at the Greenbrier Invitational (214) … Tied for 22nd at the C-USA Championship.
High School: Lettered four years in golf at Dobyns-Bennett High School … Earned all-state honors in 2015 and was all-conference in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 … Had 10 Top 10 finishes in the summer of 2014 that was capped off with a third place finish at the TSSAA AAA State Championship … Was a 2013 USGA Junior participant … Finished 12th at the prestigious 2014 North-South Junior at Pinehurst … Graduated 18th in his senior class of 456.
Personal: James is majoring in Biology and plans to enroll in dental school at University of Tennessee in the fall of 2019 ... Born on Feb. 22, 1997 ... Son of James and Sherry Beckner.
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