Hunter Mefford

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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hanover, Ind.
High School:
Southwestern

• Horizon League Golfer of the Week (3/9/2023)
• 2022, 2023, 2024 Horizon League All-Academic Team
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
• GCAA All-America Scholar (2021-22, 2023-24)
• 2023 Horizon League Championship Team Champion
• 2023 Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2023 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2024 Sacred Heart Invitational Runner-Up
• 2024 Horizon League Sportsmanship Award

2023-24:
Season Stats/Results
Played in 31 rounds in 11 tournaments ... Named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team ... Selected as the Horizon League's first Sportsmanship Award winner ... Leaves Purdue Fort Wayne with the third-best career scoring average (74.01) in program history ... Tied for 16th at the MartinFed Invitational (Oct. 16-17) with a 1-under 76-67-72-215 ... Finished as the runner-up at the Sacred Heart Invitational (March 8-9) with a 71-72-143, second only to teammate Burke Pitz ... Tied for ninth at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational (Apr. 1) with a 71-68-139.

2022-23:
Season Stats/Results
Played in 12 events for a total of 34 rounds ... Shot 71-74-73-218 (+5) to tie for 29th at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational (October 3-4) ... Tied for third at the TVA Community Credit Union Invitational (Oct. 17-18) with a 71-73-72-216 (E) performance ... Fired a 74-74-71-219 (+3) at the Mickey Mouse Intercollegiate (Feb. 19-21), which was good for 17th ... Tied for seventh at the Sacred Heart Spring Invite (March 9-10) with a 70-72-142 (-2) to lead the Mastodons to a team title ... Turned in a 67-71-77-215 (+5) at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational (March 27-28) ... Shot 76-73-68-217 (+4) at the NKU Jewell Invitational (April 10-11) to tie for 17th ... Finished third at the Horizon League Championship with a 73-72-69-214 (-2) effort, helping lead the team to the Horizon League Championship ... Named to the league's All-Tournament Team with his third-place finish and First Team All-Horizon League ... Shot 72-77-87-236 at the NCAA Regional (May 15-17).

2021-22:
Season Stats/Results
Played in 26 rounds over 10 tournaments ... Shot an average of 75.00 for the season ... Finished fourth at the Benbow Invitational (March 7-8) with a 72-73-145 (+3) ... Tied for 11th at NKU's The Jewell with a 74-73-147 (+5).

2020-21:
Season Stats/Results
Played in three rounds at the Butler Spring Invitational, shooting 77-80-73-230 to tie for 46th.

2019-20:
Did not compete in any tournament action.

High School: Held a career 76.9 tournament scoring average ... Qualified for the 2017 regional ... Was selected to the 2017 All-Conference team ... Led the Rebels to a conference championship thanks to a medalist outing ... Qualified for the 2018 state championship, marking the first golfer from Southwestern High School to do so ... Tied the 18-hole conference tournament record.

Personal: Son of Keith and Brittan Mefford ... Has one brother, Foster, and one sister, Parker ... Earned a undergraduate degree in Business Management, and is now pursuing a masters in Business.