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Ethan Bennett

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Stoney Creek, Ontario
  • High School Cardinal Newman Catholic
  • Major Education

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • All-PSAC Second Team (2020-21)
  • PSAC Golfer of the Week (10/4/17)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2019-20, 2021-22)
  • 2019 PSAC Champion Scholar
2021-22: Averaged 77.6 strokes in 18 rounds… Turned in two top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes. … Had a low score of 73 in the Charleston Invitational and Mercyhurst Invitational… His top finish was a sixth-place performance in the Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic… Placed eighth in the Gannon Spring Invitational. He also finished 12th in the Guy & Jeanne Kuhn Memorial, 13th in the Mercyhurst Invitational and 17th in the Charleston Invitational.

2020-21: Averaged 77.1 over 20 rounds for the Golden Knights… Posted a season-best tied for third place finish at the Malone-Glenmoor Invitational after shooting a three round score of 224 on Sept. 15… Helped Gannon finish in fifth place and card its lowest round as a team since 2005 on a Par 72 course after shooting a 288 in the final round at the Doc Spragg Fall Invitational on Sept. 22…Guided Gannon to its first NCAA Regional Championship in program history coming in sixth place with a three round score of 226 on May 8… Helped Gannon to its first appearance in the NCAA Championships as a team and posted a tied for 19th place finish with a three round score of 230 on May 21…Recorded five top 20 finishes, including two top 10. 

2019-20: Averaged 76.9 over 13 rounds…Posted a 288-92 overall record with a .758 winning percentage…Notched two top five finishes…Won the Bud Elwell Fall Classic with a season-low two round score of 144…Finished tied for fifth place at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate with a three round score of 223…Posted a 22nd place finish at the PSAC Championships after registering a three round score of 237.

2018-19: Averaged 77.4 strokes through 17 rounds in nine different events for the Knights in his sophomore campaign... recorded a .687 winning percentage with a record of 325-148... had one top-five finish, two top-10 finishes, and six top-20 finishes... helped Gannon post a first place finish at the Penn State Behrend Invitational with a season-low score of 73 just one over par... tied for a fifth place finish in the Gannon Spring Invitational finishing four over par with a score of 76... followed up that performance with his third lowest point total of the season at MercyHurst Spring Invitational with a score of 77... finished ninth out of 54 golfers at the Howard "Bud" Elwell Fall Classic with a two-round score of 153.

2017-18: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … averaged 79.3 strokes through 21 rounds in 11 events as a true freshman … produced a .555 winning percentage and 434-348 record … finished third among Golden Knights in winning percentage, third in top-20 finishes and fourth in average … named PSAC Golfer of the Week after winning the 46-man Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic with a two-over-par 146, representing his lowest two-round score of the year … fired a season-low 73 during both rounds of the Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic … made his collegiate debut at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate Invitational, placing 22nd out of 100 golfers with a two-day total of 154 … posted scores of 75 and 79 during his first collegiate appearance … produced scores in the 70s 11 times, including six of his first eight collegiate rounds … tied for 25th place at the PSAC Championships with a 36-hole score of 160 … posted his best score of the spring season at the Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational, tying for 24th place out of 81 participants with a 76 … logged rounds of 79, 78 and 81 at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional.

High School: Played for head coach Jim Zvonar at Cardinal Newman Catholic High School in Stoney Creek, Ontario … named MVP of the varsity team three times ... won the 2016 Niagara Junior Tour Championship … was a 2016 Niagara Region Champion of Champions Medalist … helped Cardinal Newman Catholic finish runner-up at the 2016 City Catholic High School Championships … was a two-sport athlete, being named MVP of the varsity badminton team … named to the honor roll all four years.

Personal: Education major … is the son of Laurel and Tim … has one sister.
 
Low Tournaments Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 72-holes 54-holes 36-holes 18-holes Round Rounds Events 5 10 20 W-L W-L% Average
2017-18 21 1665 - 238 146 76 73 - 11 1 1 4 434-348 .555 79.3
2018-19 17 1316 - 228 146 73 73 - 9 1 2 6 325-148 .687 77.4
2019-20 13 1000 - 223 144 81 71 1 6 2 2 5 288-92 .758 76.9
2020-21 20 1541 - 224 153 - 72 1 8 1 2 5 385-163 .703 77.1
2021-22 18 1396 243 148 78 73 9 2 5 77.6
Career 89 6918 - 223 144 73 71 2 34 5 7 20 1432-751 .656 77.7

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

  • 2021-22Senior