Wayne Denger

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lebanon, Ind.
High School:
Lebanon

2005-06 (Jr.)
Competed in 33 rounds . . . managed a 75.27 overall average . . . fired a Ball State record-low 63 in the final round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational for the BSU win . . . the round of 63 tied for the sixth-lowest in the nation by any Division I men’s golfer for the year . . . finished tied for ninth at the event . . . tied for 16th place at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate . . . finished tied for 23rd at the 49er Collegiate Classic . . . posted a season-low 71 at the Xavier Invitational in the spring season . . . tied for 13th at the Indiana State Amateur . . . qualified sixth for state match play.

2004-05 (So.)
Played in 37 competitive rounds . . . averaged a 74.00 . . . named the team’s Most Valuable Golfer . . . led the team during the spring season with a 73.14 scoring average . . . finished as the team’s low scorer in four consecutive tournaments during the spring . . . tied for sixth place at the El Diablo Intercollegiate . . . followed that performance by tying for third at the UALR/First Tee Collegiate . . . fired a second round 68 on his way to a tie for 14th place at the Marshall Invitational . . . shot a first round 68 and a final round 69 to tie for first at the First Energy Intercollegiate . . . lost in a four-hole playoff for runner-up honors.

2003-2004 (Fr.)
Placed fifth at the Pespi Indiana State Open . . . participated in 35 competitive rounds and was third on the team with a 75.54 overall average . . . averaged a 75.50 in the fall . . . recorded a 69 in the opening round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . was Ball State’s top finisher for the event . . . tied for third and was the top finisher for Ball State at the First Energy Intercollegiate . . . fired a 68 in round one of the event . . . tied for 11th at the MAC Championships with a final two rounds of 73.

High School
Earned four letters in golf for Coach Jonathan Huse . . .was an All-Sagamore Conference First Team Selection all four years . . . guided the Tigers to a conference championship and earned medalist honors at the league meet . . . also earned medalist honors at the sectional . . . named Lebanon’s Most Valuable Player . . . placed seventh overall on the Aquafina Masters Tour during the summer . . . qualified for the Indiana State Amateur and the Indiana State Open . . . advanced to the championship flight of the Indiana State Junior . . . lettered four years in basketball and averaged 12.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior.

Personal
Son of Randy and Linda Denger . . . managed a 3.4 grade-point average on Lebanon’s 4.0 scale . . . his father played golf at Austin Peay, while his uncle played on the Purdue golf team . . . his brother, Jess, played basketball at Hanover College . . . full name is Wayne Gene Denger . . . majoring in business . . . owns a 3.29 grade-point average on BSU’s 4.0 scale.