University of Southern Indiana Athletics

Career Results
2023-24 | 2024-25

2024-25: Earned All-OVC Second Team honors as a senior...one of three golfers on the team to compete in all 11 team events and all 31 team rounds in 2024-25...posted best 36-hole tournament score of 143 at the UT Martin Grover Page Classic in the fall...recorded a season-low round score of 68 three times in 2024-25 (UT Martin Grover Page Classic, Wright State Invitational, and OVC Championship)...placed inside the top 20 twice during the fall season at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate and the Wichita State Grier Jones Shocker Invitational...collected a pair of top-15 finishes early in the spring season at the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate and Tennessee State Big Blue Intercollegiate...finished the season strong with a career-low 54-hole score of 208 (-5) toward a top-10 finish at the Wright State Invitational...score of 208 at the Wright State Invitational ranked tied for second-best 54-hole score in USI history...named OVC Male co-Golfer of the Week following career performance at the Wright State Invitational...contributed to USI's scoring lineup at the OVC Championship with a score of 212 (-4) to finish in the top five and receive OVC All-Tournament Team honors...logged 16 total rounds below par during the year...averaged 72.39 strokes per round, which ranked among top five in USI single-season history...registered a career average of 73.15 strokes per round, which ranked second in the all-time USI record books for top career averages and minimum of 40 rounds played...named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023-24: Shot a career-best 54-hole score of 211 at the Derek Dolenc Invitational…Entered the USI record books with a round of 66 at The Buddy…Contributed to the record-breaking 54-hole score of 844 in the team championship win at The Buddy...named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

TRANSFER: Transferred to USI from Des Moines Area Community College...helped DMACC to a second place showing at the NJCAA Region XI and eighth at the NJCAA National Championships in 2022-23...was named honorable mention All-Region as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in golf, basketball, and track at Ames High School (Ames, Iowa)...tied for fifth at the 4A Iowa State Championships.

PERSONAL: Son of Bruce and Joelle Vertanen. 

			Low Tournaments				Low	Par/-	Finish Top
Season	Rounds	Strokes	72-holes	54-holes	36-holes	18-holes	Round	Rounds	Events	1	5	10	Average
2023-24	22	1633	-	211	147	-	66	4	8	-	-	-	74.23
2024-25	31	2244	-	208	143	-	68	16	11	-	1	2	72.39
Totals	53	3877	-	208	143	-	66	20	19	-	1	2	73.15

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