Jace Neal
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- Hometown:
- Defiance, Ohio
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- Year:
- Sr
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- High School:
- Defiance
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- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
2010 at Defiance: Cracked the DC lineup for all 13 rounds during six outings … Was Jackets’ top finisher in last five tournaments of the year … Carded six sub-80 rounds … Ended with a scoring average of 81.3 … Notched trio of top-15 finishes and four top-20 showings … Ended second at the OSU-Marion Invitational … Earned one Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week honor ... Finished ninth at the HCAC Championships, just three strokes back of winning All-HCAC accolades.
2009 at Defiance: Played in all 14 rounds over seven events as a sophomore … Led team with lowest score in first six tournaments of the season … Shot trio of sub-80 rounds … Posted an average of 82.3 shots per round to pace the Jackets … Recorded four top-30 performances … Selected as an HCAC Golfer of the Week ... Finished 24th at the HCAC Championships.
2008 at Defiance: Competed in six tournaments during rookie year for the Jackets … Turned in Defiance’s top finish in two events … Finished top-25 twice … Carded a 78 to end fourth at the DC Spring Fling.
High School: Four-time letterman at Defiance High … Played for head coach Rod Hersha … Named all-district … Three-time All-Western Buckeye League … Two-time WBL Player of the Year … Set Defiance High records for nine-hole course, single-season average and career average.
Personal: Son of Steve and Cindy Neal … Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology.
News mentions
ANDERSON, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s golf squad made a final-round push by shooting its best score of the four-round event.
ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance College logged its best round of the 2011 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships with a 336 in Saturday’s third round, but slipped one spot in the team standings at the Anderson Country Club.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College men’s golf squad improved its score by 15 strokes in Sunday’s second round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championships.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jace Neal opened the 2011 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championships with an 82 on Saturday at the University Club of Kentucky’s Big Blue Course.
HANOVER, Ind. – Defiance College backed up an opening round score of 315 on Saturday, with a 319 on Sunday’s final round of the Hanover Invitational to take fourth place in the nine-team competition.
CINCINNATI – Jace Neal finished in 12th place among 67 competitors to lead the Defiance College men’s golf squad to a sixth-place showing at the Mount St. Joseph Spring Invitational on Sunday.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The 2010 fall season came to a successful close on Saturday for the Defiance College men’s golf team, as the Yellow Jackets shot a 643 to edge Mount St. Joseph and Manchester for the team championship.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Brian Jones turned in DC’s top score for the third time in as many events this fall, shooting an 80 to tie for ninth in the seven-team Defiance Fall Invitational on Sunday.