Matt Schumaker

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Columbia City, Ind.
High School:
Columbia City

• 2009 Ball State Earl Yestingsmeier Student-Athlete Award •

2008-09 (Sr.): Played in 16.5 competitive rounds . . . tallied a season best 11th place finish at Ball State's Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational while playing as an individual . . . shot a season low 70 at the EY Invitational . . . earned third letter.

2007-08 (Jr.): Ranked third on the team with a 74.88 average in 24 competitive rounds . . . tallied a career low 68 at Ball State's Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . three top-25 finishes, including a tie for 10th at the EY Invitational . . . team co-captain.

2006-07 (So.): Competed in eight rounds and posted a 78.37 stroke average . . . fired a season-low 72 at the Fossum Invitational.

2005-06 (Fr.): Played in seven competitve rounds and managed a 73.28 average . . . BSU's top finisher at the IPFW Fall Classic with a fifth-place tie.

SUMMER GOLF: Tied for third at the 2007 Indianapolis Amateur with BSU teammate Ross Cosat . . . tied for third at the 2007 IGA McDonald's Series 3 and IGA Match Play Championship . . . fourth in the 2006 Indiana State Amateur qualifier and sixth in the 2006 Indiana Open qualifier . . . 11th in the 2006 Indianapolis Amateur . . . named the Indiana Golf Association Junior Player of the Year in 2004.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for Coach Ron DelaCuesta . . . averaged a 72.3 stroke average as a senior . . . all-state and all-conference as a senior . . . finished second at conference, sectional and regional in 2005 . . . posted runner-up finishes at conference in 2001 and regional in 2003.

PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Cathy Schumaker . . . one sister and one brother . . . brother, Mike, played collegiate golf at Northwestern . . . sister, Meggan, played collegiate golf at Michigan State . . . father played college golf at Miami University and continues competitive play with the Indiana section of the PGA . . . born July 9, 1986, in Columbia City, Ind. . . . cousin, Jeff Schumaker, was a three-year letterwinner in men's golf and teammate of current BSU coach Mike Fleck at Ball State . . . tallied a 3.669 cumulative grade-point average on BSU's 4.0 scale . . . managed a team high 3.833 GPA in his final semester.

Schumaker's Career Statistics

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low

2008-09 16.5 1273 77.15 70

2007-08 24 1797 74.88 68

2006-07 8 627 78.37 72

2005-06 7 513 73.28 71

Totals 55.5 4210 75.86 68