Eric Skillman

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jasper, Ind.
High School:
Jasper

Completed His Ball State Career After the 2009-10 Season.....

2009-10 (Jr.): Played in nine events . . . career low 68 at Wolf Run Intercollegiate . . . two rounds in the 60s with the other being a 69 in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . one top 10 and two top 20 finishes . . . tied for eighth at the Yestingsmier Invitational for career best finish . . . tied for 17th at the Ball State Cardinal Collegiate.

2008-09 (So.): Played in nine competitive rounds . . . managed a season low 73 at Ball State's Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . earned second letter.

2007-08 (Fr.): Played in 16 competitive rounds . . . managed a season-best finish with a tie for 26th at the IPFW Fall Classic . . . tallied a season low 72 four times -- Marshall Invitational and all three rounds of the IPFW Fall Classic.

SUMMER GOLF: Tied for 25th at the 2009 Indiana Open . . . tied for fourth at the 2008 Monticello Open and tied for 11th at the 2008 Indianapolis Open . . . tied for16th at the 2007 Indianapolis Amateur . . . tied for 12th at the 2007 IGA McDonald's Series 2 . . .

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Jasper for Coach Steve Milligan . . . . . . a 2005 and 2006 all-conference selection . . . posted a 74.0 stroke average as a junior in addition to qualifying for the Indiana State High School Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007 . . . tied with fellow BSU teammate Eric Steger for 11th as a senior at the event . . . third at regional meet . . . garnered many medalist honors in his prep career, including the 2006 Legends of Indiana Spring Preview . . . Big 8 Conference medalist honors in 2006.

PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Carol Skillman . . . born Nov. 4, 1988 in Jasper, Ind. . . . one brother, Andy, a former BSU men's golf student-athlete who owns the second-lowest 18-hole score in BSU men's golf history with a round of 64 . . . owns a 3.259 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale . . . managed a 3.643 grade-point average last spring.