C.D. Hockersmith

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

2005-06 (Jr.)
Played in 36 rounds . . . compiled a 74.38 stroke average . . . posted four top 13 finishes in the spring season, including three in the top 10 . . . tied for sixth at the First Energy Intercollegiate as BSU won the team title at Firestone . . . tied for fifth at the MAC Championship to again place among the top 12 at the event in each of his three years . . . his .537 sand-saves average tied for 19th in the nation, while his 11.61 pars per round tied for 27th in the nation by all NCAA golfers . . . led the Cardinals in the season-opening Hawkeye Intercollegiate, tying for 14th place . . . finished tied for 17th at the 49er Collegiate Classic . . . tied his career-low with a first round 68 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . tied for sixth at the Indiana Amateur.

2004-05 (So.)
Played in 37 competitive rounds . . . averaged a 74.95 . . .advanced to the round of 32 at the 80th USGA National Public Links vs. Michelle Wie . . . posted a73.87 stroke average in 15 rounds during the fall season . . . was Ball State’s top finisher in final two events of the fall season . . . placed first at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational out of 90 golfers firing a second round 69 . . . erased a two-stroke deficit entering the final round for his first collegiate victory . . . finished tied for 10th at the Xavier Invitational out of 104 golfers also firing a second round season-low 69 . . . led the Cardinals for the second straight year at the MAC Championships, shooting 71 in each of the final three rounds on his way to a tie for 12th place.

2003-2004 (Fr.)
All-Mid-American Conference Second Team selection . . . named the team’s Most Valuable Golfer . . . two top 10 and three top 15 finishes . . . competed in 33 competitive rounds . . . recorded a team best overall average of 74.48 . . . recorded a 73.92 in the fall season which was the third-lowest of any Cardinal for the season . . . was one of BSU’s top three finishers in three of five meets in the fall . . . was the Cardinals top finisher in five of the seven events in the spring . . . fired a career-low 68 in the final round of the Mid-American Conference Championships . . . finished ninth overall to lead all Cardinals at the MAC Championships.

High School
Earned four letters in golf at Richmond . . . guided Richmond to the 2003 Indiana State Championship . . . helped the Red Devils to a second-place showing at the state championships as a junior and a fifth-place showing as a sophomore . . . named to the 2003 and 2002 All-North Central Conference and All-State teams . . . posted the seventh lowest round in the state high school tournament as a junior with a 69-75=144, which was the lowest two-day total in school history for the state tourney . . . qualifed and posted a Top 30 finish at the Indiana State Amateur . . . played in two Nationwide Tour qualifying events . . . fired a 68 to tie for 10th in the July 28 Nationwide qualifier . . . qualified and played four years in the Optimist International Junior Golf Tournament plus won the McDonald’s Junior Invitational in 2001.

Personal
Son of David Hockersmith and Diana Heintz . . . has two sisters, Brittany and Brandy . . . Brandy also attends Ball State . . . full name is Christopher David Hockersmith . . . owns a 3.36 grade-point average on BSU’s 4.0 scale.