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Men's Golf

2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Ryan Powell/Summit League

Ian Johnston

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Swisher, Iowa
  • Highschool Prairie HS
  • Major Business

Biography

2022-23
Played in four events for 11 rounds total…76.82 stroke average…posted a career-best round of 68 in the first round at the Duel at The Bluffs…tied for the third-lowest 36-hole score in program history with a 141 at the Duel at The Bluffs…scored a season-best 54-hole score at the Big O Classic with a 232…had two par-or-under rounds ... made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2021-22
Played in all 12 events for 34 rounds total…compiled a 76.35 stroke average…recorded a top-20 finish with a tie for 18th place at the Jackrabbit Invitational (03/11-03/12)…shot a new career-low round of 70 in the first round of the Advance Golf Partners Intercollegiate (02/13-02/15)…had five par-or-under rounds…tied his career-low 54-hole score with a 222 twice (SIUE Derek Dolenc Invite, Jackrabbit Invitational)…+5 relative to par…426-513 win-loss record.

2020-21
Competed in six events and 18 rounds on the season … shot a season-low round of 73 four times on the season … shot a season-low 54-hole score of 222 twice on the season … recorded his best placing with his tied for 15th place at the Summit League Championships (222, +6) … recorded a 127-324 win-loss on the season … shot an average of 76.56 on the season … +5 relative to par on the season

2019-20
Competed in one event and three rounds on the season … shot a 26-over-par at the Zach Johnson Invite (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) … shot a three-round score of 239 and finished tied for 60th place at the same event … averaged 79.67 strokes per round … shot a low-round of 74 … spring season was cut short due to COVID-19 … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
A two-time Iowa all-state honoree at Prairie High School … owned the top 18-hole average in Iowa 4A with 71 strokes as a senior … finalist for Des Moines Register Golfer of the Year … earned All-Iowa Elite Team honors as a senior … three-time all-conference honoree … helped guide Prairie High School to the state tournament for the first time in school history … claimed the Iowa Junior Amateur Championship in 2018 … 2018 academic all-conference honoree.

Personal
Son of Prudence and Jeff … won the prestigious American Junior Golf Association’s Jerry Cole Leadership award … plans to major in business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior