Ben Lakoff

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

2008-09 (Sr.): Played in six competitive rounds . . . tallied a season low 72 at Ball State's Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . tied for 20th at the EY Invitational.

2007-08 (Jr.): Ranked fourth on the team with a 75.00 average . . . played in 20 competitive rounds . . . tallied a career-low 67 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate and tied for 13th . . . Ball State's top finisher at the GADO North Texas Classic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico . . . managed a 69 at the IPFW Fall Classic . . . earned second letter.

2006-07 (So.): Managed a 78.00 average in seven competitive rounds . . . earned first letter . . . fired a season low 74 in the first round of the Marshall Invitational . . . played as an individual at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational.

2005-06 (Fr.): Played nine competitive rounds . . . fired a career-low 69 in round two of the IPFW Fall Classic . . . averaged a 74.88 for the fall . . . did not compete in tournament action in the spring season.

SUMMER GOLF: Placed second at the 2007 Indiana District Qualifier . . tied for third at the 2007 IGA Match Play Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for Coach Ron Murphy . . . medalist of the 2004 Indiana Boys Junior Championship . . . member of Richmond's state championship team in 2003 and state runner-up team in 2004 . . . compiled a 73.8 stroke average as a senior . . . all-state and all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . finished seventh in the state tournament as a junior and fifth as a senior . . . earned sectional medalist honors his junior season . . . IIAJC state champion in 2003 and placed 11th in the IIAJC national tournament in 2004 . . . also earned two letters in soccer, a sport in which he earned academic all-district honors in 2003 . . . ranked fourth in his class of 357 . . . member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Tim and Penny Lakoff . . . one sister and one brother . . . born Dec. 3, 1986, in Fairfax, Va. . . . managed a 3.666 cumulative grade-point average on BSU's 4.0 scale.

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low

2008-09 6 451 75.17 72

2007-08 20 1500 75.00 67

2006-07 7 546 78.00 74

2005-06 9 674 74.88 69

Totals 42 3171 75.50 67