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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

Eric Hill

  • HEIGHT 6-5
  • CLASS Junior
  • HOMETOWN Fort Collins, Colo.
  • HIGHSCHOOL Fossil Ridge HS

Biography

Marketing/Management major … Transfer from Colorado Mesa who is proven against NCAA Division II competition … Has recorded a pair of top-20 finishes during his career … 2016-17: Played in nine tournaments (seven starts), recording a stroke average of 77.46 over 24 rounds … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (fall semester) and Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … Named as a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar … Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Recorded career-best fourth-place finish in the Bison Fall Invitational at Shawnee Country Club, shooting 73-72—145 (+3) … Tied for 12th at the Southern Plains Intercollegiate at Gaillardia Country Club in Oklahoma City, shooting 80-82-76—238 (+22) … Shot season-best round of 2-under 70 in the final round of the Red Wolf Intercollegiate at RidgePointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Ark. … At Heartland Conference Championship at Apple Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, tied for 28th after shooting 73-82-76—231 (+15) … Previous school: Attended Colorado Mesa University, where he played his freshmen and sophomore seasons … As a sophomore in 2015-16, played in three tournaments, recording a stroke average of 79.75 over eight rounds … As a freshman in 2014-15, played in nine tournaments, recording a stroke average of 79.39 over 23 rounds … Named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic Golf Team … Best finish came in the Colorado School of Mines’ Bob Writz Invitational at Bear Creek Golf Club in Denver, in which he shot 76-78—154 (+10) and tied for 10th individually … Followed that with another top-20 finish, tying for 12th at 17-over 230 in the Regional Crossover Invitational at The Golf Course of Ravenna in Littleton, Colo., closing with an even-par 71 … At the RMAC Championship, shot 27-over 243 and finished 40th at The Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Ariz. … Before Colorado Mesa, attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, where he qualified for the Class 5A state tournament as a senior … Shot a 7-under 64 in the 2014 Rocky Mountain Open at Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction, Colo.