2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
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Schmidt, Connor
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Connor Schmidt
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Venetia, Pa.
- High School:
- Peters Township
Bio
Career
*One of the most decorated golfers in Drexel history
*Holds the school record for lowest stroke average in a season
*Set the Drexel record 54-hole record with a -14 at the Elon Phoenix Invitational
2020-21 / Fifth Year
Returned for a fifth season…one of the team’s captains for the second straight year…opened the year with a one-under-par 70 at the Sea Palms Invitational at St. Simons Island, Ga…fired an even-par 72 in the opening round of the Colonial Athletic Association Championships in Dataw, S.C…advanced through local competition into the sectionals during the 2021 U.S. Open qualifying…had a 75.5 stroke average in 16 rounds during the spring in the season shortened by COVID-19.
2019-20 / Senior
Broke his own school record with a stroke average of 70.5…named to the PING Division I All-Region team…led the nation with a final round scoring average of 68.38 according to Golfstat…picked up his third career victory by winning the City 6 Championships at Huntingdon Valley…had one sensational stretch where he shot under par in eight of nine rounds…during that stretch he was 27 shots under par… set a Drexel 54-hole record by shooting 14-under par at the Elon Phoenix Invitational, good for a second place finish…placed in the top 10 in five of Drexel’s eight rounds during the season…named Drexel's Colonial Athletic Association's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year…qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the second time and was named the West Penn Golf Association's Frank Fuhrer III College Player of the Year…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient…granted an additional season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 / Junior
Had one of the best individual seasons in Drexel history...led the CAA with a 71.4 stroke average, which broke Chris Crawford's Drexel record...a Second Team All-CAA performer...was the medalist at both the Lonnie Barton Invitational and the Wildcat Invitational...set a school and course record by shooting an 8-under par 63 at the Wildcat Invitational held at White Manor...also lost in a tiebreaker for medalist honors at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge...named the CAA Player of the Week three times...carded rounds in the 60s eight times in 26 rounds, and shot par or better 18 times as a junior...tied for fifth at the CAA Championships...had a five-under-par 66 in the second round of the tournament, the best round ever for a Drexel player at the CAA Championships...named the Philadelphia Inquirer Golf Academic Performer of the Year...also named the West Penn Golf Association's Frank Fuhrer III College Player of The Year...a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2017-18 / Sophomore
Played well down the stretch for the Dragons…named to the All-CAA Tournament team after leading Drexel to a third-place finish…finishing third overall at the 2018 CAA Championship…fired a two-over-par 218 at Lonnie Poole Golf Club, including a four-under-par 68 in the second round…finished in the top 10 in each of his last three tournaments of the season…shot par or better in five of his last nine rounds in 2017-18…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 / Freshman
Made an immediate impact as a freshman…was second on the team with a 73.9 stroke per round average…had three top 10 finishes as a rookie, including placing third at the Matthews Collegiate Invitational, where he set the school record low (-7) for 36 holes…opened the tournament with a five-under-par 67…was Drexel’s top finisher at the CAA Championships with a 217, just one over par…had five sub-par rounds during the spring...capped his season by qualifying for the U.S. Amateur...became just the second Dragon to do so by recording a 69 followed by a 68 to shoot seven-under-par in the qualifier...competed in the U.S. Amateur at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif...a CAA Commissioner's Award winner for academics.
Background
Attended Peters Township High School in McMurray, Pa... finished second in his school’s history in low scoring average…a three-year letterwinner who was his team’s MVP in 2016…was the 2015 PIAA Western Regional Champion and won the KPGA Tournament title…his team won the 2015 KPGA Bi-State Championship and finished second in the PIAA State Tournament…his team also won the 2014 and 2015 WPIAL AAA titles…a member of the National Honor Society and graduated Magna Cum Laude…recipient of the Reid Marshall Memorial Scholarship.
Personal
Son of Aimee and Ralph Schmidt…his father played baseball at George Mason and his mother was a basketball player at Carnegie Mellon…has an older brother who played baseball at the University of Rochester…majoring in business analytics.
*One of the most decorated golfers in Drexel history
*Holds the school record for lowest stroke average in a season
*Set the Drexel record 54-hole record with a -14 at the Elon Phoenix Invitational
2020-21 / Fifth Year
Returned for a fifth season…one of the team’s captains for the second straight year…opened the year with a one-under-par 70 at the Sea Palms Invitational at St. Simons Island, Ga…fired an even-par 72 in the opening round of the Colonial Athletic Association Championships in Dataw, S.C…advanced through local competition into the sectionals during the 2021 U.S. Open qualifying…had a 75.5 stroke average in 16 rounds during the spring in the season shortened by COVID-19.
2019-20 / Senior
Broke his own school record with a stroke average of 70.5…named to the PING Division I All-Region team…led the nation with a final round scoring average of 68.38 according to Golfstat…picked up his third career victory by winning the City 6 Championships at Huntingdon Valley…had one sensational stretch where he shot under par in eight of nine rounds…during that stretch he was 27 shots under par… set a Drexel 54-hole record by shooting 14-under par at the Elon Phoenix Invitational, good for a second place finish…placed in the top 10 in five of Drexel’s eight rounds during the season…named Drexel's Colonial Athletic Association's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year…qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the second time and was named the West Penn Golf Association's Frank Fuhrer III College Player of the Year…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient…granted an additional season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 / Junior
Had one of the best individual seasons in Drexel history...led the CAA with a 71.4 stroke average, which broke Chris Crawford's Drexel record...a Second Team All-CAA performer...was the medalist at both the Lonnie Barton Invitational and the Wildcat Invitational...set a school and course record by shooting an 8-under par 63 at the Wildcat Invitational held at White Manor...also lost in a tiebreaker for medalist honors at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge...named the CAA Player of the Week three times...carded rounds in the 60s eight times in 26 rounds, and shot par or better 18 times as a junior...tied for fifth at the CAA Championships...had a five-under-par 66 in the second round of the tournament, the best round ever for a Drexel player at the CAA Championships...named the Philadelphia Inquirer Golf Academic Performer of the Year...also named the West Penn Golf Association's Frank Fuhrer III College Player of The Year...a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2017-18 / Sophomore
Played well down the stretch for the Dragons…named to the All-CAA Tournament team after leading Drexel to a third-place finish…finishing third overall at the 2018 CAA Championship…fired a two-over-par 218 at Lonnie Poole Golf Club, including a four-under-par 68 in the second round…finished in the top 10 in each of his last three tournaments of the season…shot par or better in five of his last nine rounds in 2017-18…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 / Freshman
Made an immediate impact as a freshman…was second on the team with a 73.9 stroke per round average…had three top 10 finishes as a rookie, including placing third at the Matthews Collegiate Invitational, where he set the school record low (-7) for 36 holes…opened the tournament with a five-under-par 67…was Drexel’s top finisher at the CAA Championships with a 217, just one over par…had five sub-par rounds during the spring...capped his season by qualifying for the U.S. Amateur...became just the second Dragon to do so by recording a 69 followed by a 68 to shoot seven-under-par in the qualifier...competed in the U.S. Amateur at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif...a CAA Commissioner's Award winner for academics.
Background
Attended Peters Township High School in McMurray, Pa... finished second in his school’s history in low scoring average…a three-year letterwinner who was his team’s MVP in 2016…was the 2015 PIAA Western Regional Champion and won the KPGA Tournament title…his team won the 2015 KPGA Bi-State Championship and finished second in the PIAA State Tournament…his team also won the 2014 and 2015 WPIAL AAA titles…a member of the National Honor Society and graduated Magna Cum Laude…recipient of the Reid Marshall Memorial Scholarship.
Personal
Son of Aimee and Ralph Schmidt…his father played baseball at George Mason and his mother was a basketball player at Carnegie Mellon…has an older brother who played baseball at the University of Rochester…majoring in business analytics.
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