Anthony Novak

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Michigan City, Ind.
High School:
Michigan City

** 2010-11 Ball State Team Co-Captain **

** 2009 Ball State Most Improved Player **

2010-11 (Sr.): Season low 76 at the Dayton Flyer Invitational . . . also played at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate . . . competed in Ball State's Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational as an individual.

2009-10 (Jr.): Played in 10 events, including the 2010 Mid-American Conference Championships . . . earned third letter . . . career low 69 three times -- Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, Xavier Invitational and Adidas Hoosier Invitational . . . one top 10 and two top 20 finishes . . . placed third at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational and tied for 17th at the Ball State Cardinal Collegiate . . . managed a 54-hole personal best of 212 at the EY Invitational.

2008-09 (So.): Played in 26.5 competitive rounds . . . earned second letter . . . tallied two top-20 finishes, including a victory while playing as an individual at Ball State's Cardinal Collegiate . . . managed a career low 70 at the Xavier Invitational, while playing as an individual.

2007-08 (Fr.): Played in 16 competitive rounds . . . averaged 77.13 . . . posted a career-low 72 three times -- Xavier Invitational, IPFW Fall Classic and the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championships . . . tied for 39th at the MAC Championships as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in golf at Michigan City H.S. for coaches Terry Peckat and Ed Scrivnor . . . 2006 Indiana State Champion . . . fired rounds of 66 and 72, which was the lowest first round and second lowest 36-hole total in tournament history . . . two-time Michigan City Most Valuable Player and all-conference selection . . . conference MVP as a junior . . . won four high school invitationals en route to being named to the Indiana All-State team as a junior . . . a two-time Michigan City Tournament winner.

SUMMER GOLF: Won the 2010 Western Golf Association Caddy Championship with a 65 . . . tied for 22nd at the 2010 Indiana Northern Open with a 74 . . . advanced to Sectional Play of the 2009 U.S. Open Qualifier after shooting a 70 at the U.S. Open local qualifier in South Bend, ind. . . won the 2008 Michigan City City Tournament with a tournament record 19-under par (65-66-72-66) . . . placed fifth at the 2008 Indiana Public Links . . . tied for 41st at the 2008 Northern Open . . . tied for 27th at the 2007 Indiana Amateur . . . played in over 10 national events in 2007, recording a second-place finish at the Callaway Junior PGA Series at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Linda Novak . . . born Oct. 27, 1988, in Glendale, Calilf. . . . one brother and one sister . . . owns a 3.653 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale . . . made the Dean's List last spring with a 3.705 GPA.