Dan Atkeson

6-0, 165, Sophomore
Galena, OH
Big Walnut High School

Dan Atkeson is a second-year golfer with the Yellow Jackets.....ranked fourth on the squad during his freshman season with an average of 77.95 strokes per 18 holes which is the 17th-lowest mark in school history.....carded a season-best 74 four times all in the second round of tournaments at the NCCAA Nationals, Shawnee State, Mount Vernon Nazarene, and Cedarville.....tied for 6th at the MVNU Invitational with a 152 total (78-74).....totaled a season-low 36-hole score of 151 (77-74) at the Cedarville Invitational to tie for 7th individually and help the Yellow Jackets to the team title.....shot 80 or lower in 19 of 21 rounds.

High School - Produced an outstanding career at Big Walnut High School.....four-year letter winner for the Golden Eagles.....two-time All-Ohio Capital Conference First Team selection.....averaged 74.4 strokes per 18 holes with six medalist honors as a senior.....posted a 9-hole average of 36.3.....carded a school-record 67 as a sophomore at the Apple Valley Golf Club which ironically is the course where CU plays in the annual NAIA Region IX Tournament.....member of Big Walnut's 2002 Ohio Division II state championship team.....two-time Player of the Year in the Heart-of-Ohio Junior Golf series.....graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Personal - Carries a business management major at Cedarville University.....born 6/15/88 in Massillon, OH....son of Mark and Susan Atkeson.....has one younger brother.