Ball State University Athletics
Men's Golf Signs Albert Jennings to Scholarship
May 31, 2011 | Men's Golf
Albert Jennings, a 2010 graduate of Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., has signed a national letter of intent to attend Ball State and compete on the men's golf team, according to head coach Mike Fleck.
Jennings spent the 2010-11 academic year playing in various junior tournaments, including some on the Future Collegiate World Tour. He won the FCWT event Oct. 9-10 at Purdue's Kampen Course with a 74-71=145, and tied for 10th at the Wigman Golf Club in Arizona last January with a 78-74=152.
Jennings, who posted more than 30 wins in events hosted by the Indiana Junior Golf Association, tied for ninth at the Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championships as a senior. He posted a 74-74=148, and finished behind a couple of current Ball State golfers -- Tyler Merkel (5th tie) and Joe Gasser (7th tie). Jennings finished ninth in the state as a junior with a 70-71-141.
Jennings was named the Fort Wayne Area Player of the Year as a junior and senior in high school, and was named to the IHSAA All-State Team as a senior.
A volunteer coach with the Special Olympics, Jennings trains at AWP Sports, a sports performance facility in Fort Wayne. In addition, he trains with Ball State alum and former golf letterman Tim Frazier (1988-91). Frazier is a former teammate of Coach Fleck.
