Bio

Sophomore (2011-12): Played in all 13 rounds and seven tournaments during breakout season … Led Defiance in four of those events … Also topped Yellow Jackets with a 79.8 scoring average and average finish of 18.1 … Carded a sub-80 score in eight rounds …Used steady play to stack up team-leading six finishes inside the top-20 … Shot a career-best 74 in second round at Hanover on April 1 and ended 13thin 36-hole tournament … Opened season with third-place showing against USC-Beaufort in Hilton Head, S.C. on March 16.

Freshman (2010-11): Started in all six events and played 11 rounds during freshman campaign … Ranked second on squad with scoring average of 82.1 … Led Jackets with a 157 (81-76) and 16th-place finish at Defiance Invitational on April 10 … Registered trio of top-20 finishes to lead DC … Member of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s All-Sportsmanship Team.

Prep: Four-year letterman for Bryan High School in golf for coach John Ruffer and Mitchell Owens ... Ohio State Championships participant in junior and senior seasons ... Named most improved player in freshman and junior seasons ... Earned second team all district in sophomore and junior seasons ... Also lettered in tennis.

Personal: Michael Ross ... Born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ... Son of Dana and Keith Ross ... Has one sister; Michala ... Majoring in Sport Management with a minor in Business Administration..