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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Zack Russell

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlottesville, Va.
  • High School Charlottesville

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • Barron-Cravens Cup (Senior Athlete of the Year) (2021-22)
  • Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar (2021, 2022)
  • SAA Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • University of the South Dean’s List
    • 2019-20 (Easter)
    • 2020-21 (Advent & Easter)

Career Results (after 2021-22 season):

  • Played in 23 tournaments (60 total rounds)
  • Shot a total of 4,514 strokes, averaging 75.23 strokes per round
  • Low round: 64 (First Round at the 2019 SAA Preview Sept. 8, 2019
  • Low 72-hole tournament: 297 (2022 NCAA Championships, May 10-13, 2022)
  • Low 54-hole tournament: 209 (Jekyll Island Collegiate, March 18-20, 2022)
  • Low 36-hole tournament: 139 (2019 SAA Preview, Sept. 8, 2019)
  • Low 18-hole tournament: 66 (Dual vs. Rhodes, April 3, 2021)

2021-22

Awards:
  • Barron-Cravens Cup (Senior Athlete of the Year)
  • Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar
  • SAA Academic Honor Roll
Season Results (stats):
  • Final GolfStat National Individual Ranking: 84th
  • Member of team that participated in the 2022 NCAA Championships, where he finished 19th overall
  • Played in eight tournaments (24 total rounds)
  • Shot a total of 1,799 strokes, averaging 74.96 strokes per round
  • Relative to par, averaged a +3
  • Low round: 67 (Second Round at the Jekyll Island Collegiate, March 19)
  • Low 72-hole tournament: 297 (2022 NCAA Championships, May 10-13)
  • Low 54-hole tournament: 209 (Jekyll Island Collegiate, March 18-20)
  • Low 36-hole tournament: 148 (The Division III Showcase, April 11-12)
  • Scored one top-five finish
  • Scored one top-10 finish

2020-21

Season altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Awards:
  • Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar
  • SAA Academic Honor Roll
  • University of the South Dean’s List for Advent & Easter Semesters
Season Results (stats):
  • Played in four tournaments (seven total rounds)
  • Won both regular season dual matches versus Covenant and Rhodes
  • Shot a total of 542 strokes, averaging 77.43 strokes per round
  • Relative to par, averaged a +5
  • Low round: 66 (Dual vs. Rhodes, April 3)
  • Low 54-hole tournament: 230 (2021 SAA Championships, April 23-25)
  • Low 36-hole tournament: 171 (2021 NCAA Championships, May 11-14)
  • Low 18-hole tournament: 66 (Dual vs. Rhodes, April 3)
  • Scored two top-five finishes
  • Scored two top-10 finishes

2019-20

Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak

Awards:
  • SAA Academic Honor Roll
  • University of the South Dean’s List for Easter Semester
Season Results (stats):
  • Won the 2019 SAA Preview
  • Played in five tournaments (13 total rounds)
  • Shot a total of 954 strokes, averaging 73.38 strokes per round
  • Relative to par, averaged a +1
  • Low round: 64 (First Round at the 2019 SAA Preview, Sept. 8)
  • Low 54-hole tournament: 218 (Savannah Invitational, March 9-10)
  • Low 36-hole tournament: 139 (2019 SAA Preview, Sept. 8)
  • Scored one top-five finish
  • Scored one top-10 finish

2018-19

Season Results (stats):
  • Played in six tournaments (10 total rounds)
  • Shot a total of 1,219 strokes, averaging 76.19 strokes per round
  • Relative to par, averaged a +4
  • Low round: 69 (Second Round at the Rhodes Spring Classic, April 15)
  • Low 54-hole tournament: 216 (Rhodes Spring Invitational, April 15-16)
  • Low 36-hole tournament: 155 (Chick-Fil-A Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 22-23)
  • Low 18-hole tournament: 73 (Dual vs. Rhodes, April 3)
  • Scored one top-five finish
  • Scored one top-10 finish

On-Campus at Sewanee: Order of the Gown … Sigma Alpha Epsilon … 

Prep: Earned four letters with the Charlottesville High School golf team … Also earned letters for the Black Knights’ lacrosse team … 

Personal: Son of Daryl and Anne Russell … One sister, Hannah … Majoring in Economics with a Business minor …

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Senior