Ross Cosat

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Carthage, Ind.
High School:
Knightstown

Completed Ball State Eligibility After the 2009-10 Season.....

** 2009-10 Ball State Earl Yestingsmeier Student-Athlete Award **

** 2009-10 Academic All-MAC **

** 2009 and 2010 Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar **

** 2008 Academic All-Mid-American Conference **

** 2008 Ball State Most Improved Player **

** 2008 NCAA Leadership Conference Participant **

2009-10 (Sr.): Played in 11 tournaments . . earned fourth letter . . . season low 67 at Xavier Invitational . . . also tallied a 69 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . three top 10 and four top 20 finishes . . . placed fourth at Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . tied for fifth at Dayton Fall Invitational . . . tied for sixth at Xavier and was Ball State's top competitor.

2008-09 (Jr.): Played in 32.5 rounds of competitive golf . . . earned third letter . . . tallied two top-10 finishes -- tied for sixth at Ball State's Cardinal Collegiate and ninth at Fossum Invitational . . . season low 68 twice . . . became the 24th men's golfer in Ball State history to be named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

2007-08 (So.): Played in 36 competitive rounds . . . earned second letter . . . career low 65 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational . . . tied for 10th at the MAC Championships . . . posted five top-25 finishes, including a season best ninth place showing at the Yestingsmeier Invitational . . .

2006-07 (Fr.): Played in five competitive rounds . . . earned first letter . . . managed a season-low 75 in the first round of the First Energy Intercollegiate.

SUMMER GOLF: Won the 2009 Indiana Golf Association Indianapolis Amateur . . . placed seventh at the IGA Public Links . . . tied for 19th at the Indiana Open . . . advanced to semifinals of 2009 IGA Match Play Championships . . . tied for fourth at the 2008 IGA Tournament of Champions . . . tied for seventh at the 2008 IGA PGA Northern Open . . . placed first at the 2008 IGA-PGA Challenge Cup . . . tied for third at the 2007 Indianapolis Amateur . . . tied for third at the 2007 Indiana District Qualifier . . . tied for ninth at the 2007 IGA Match Play Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played golf for former Ball State letterwinner Max Minnick at Knightstown . . . entered his final prep season as the No. 1 ranked senior in Indiana according to the National Junior Golf Scoreboard . . . . . . never finished outside the top five in any high school invitational . . . qualified for the Indiana State Tournament as a sophomore and junior . . . all-state selection as a junior . . . qualified for the USGA National Junior Amateur in 2005.

PERSONAL: Son of Marc and Judy Cosat . . . born Oct. 17, 1987, in Carthage, Ind. . . . one brother . . . graduated with a 3.503 grade-point average on Ball State's 4.0 scale.