Austin Steele

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

2005-06 (Jr.)
Played in 20 competitive rounds . . . managed a 74.50 average . . . shot a career-best 69 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . tied for 15th at the IPFW Fall Classic . . . second-round 70 at the event . . . moved into the Cardinals’ top five for final three events in the spring . . . tied for 12th at the Mid-American Conference Championship . . . placed 22nd at Firestone . . . finished fourth in the Muncie District Tournament . . . selected as the team’s Mental Attitude Winner.

2004-05 (So.)
Competed in five competitive rounds . . . averaged a 79.80 for the season . . . competed in the Indiana Amateur and placed second in the Muncie District . . . fired a season-low 72 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational.

2003-2004 (Fr.)
Played in six competitive rounds . . . had a season average of 76.67 . . . shot a season-low 75 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational.

High School
Earned four letters in golf at Yorktown for Coach Rick Bellar . . . a three-year All-Delaware County and two-time all-conference selection . . . helped his team to two sectional and county championships . . . named the Tigers’ Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior . . . team’s Mental Attitude Award as a sophomore and freshman . . . three-time IHSAA State Tournament participant . . . finished 19th at the state meet as a senior . . . awarded Yorktown’s Curtis Bryant Memorial Fund/Athletic Award for academics, attitude, loyalty and leadership . . . also earned three letters in basketball for the Tigers . . . placed fourth in the 2003 Muncie District Tournament and second in the 2001 District . . . The Star Press East Central Indiana Golfer of the Year.

Personal
Son of Brad and Hope Steele . . . one brother, Bradley . . . born Oct. 26, 1984, in Muncie, Ind. . . . full name is Austin Michael Steele . . . majoring in marketing . . . owns a 3.68 grade-point average on BSU’s 4.0 scale.