Bio

Senior (2013-14): Named HCAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 16-22) ... Played in nine events on the season … Played 18 rounds, shooting a season total of 1403 strokes (77.9 avg.) … Relative to par, averaged a +6 ... Shot a season best round of 72 ... Had a four-round, 72-hole tournament best score of 310 ... Shot a season best of 152 in a two-round, 36-hole tournament ... Finished the year with a best 18-hole tournament score of 73 ... Finished in the top five one time ... Had four top 10 finishes ... Scored a top 20 finish seven times ... Relative to all competitors, finished the season with a .739 win percentage, outscoring 440 of 595 total competitors. 

Junior (2012-13): Played in all nine rounds over four tournaments for the Yellow Jackets and was the team's top performer in all four events ... Had three top 20 finishes on the season ... Shot a best round of 72 in the second round of the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational ... Finished first on the team with a 79.3 scoring average ... Led the Yellow Jackets with a 27.8 average finish for the year ... Had a season best finish of 17th at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational (78-72-150) ... Finished 18th at the Hanover Invitational (77-81-158) ... Finished 19th at the HCAC Championships (83-81-77-78-319).

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 Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration.