2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
James Swash
- Custom1:
- 5th Year
- Hometown:
- Stockton On Tees, England
- High School:
- Egglescliffe Comprehensive
CAREER HONORS
NCAA Regional Participant (2023)
First Team All-Conference USA (2023)
CUSA Individual Medalist (2023)
CUSA All-Tournament Team (2023)
Second Team All-Louisiana (2023)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2023)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)
GCAA All-American Scholar (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CUSA Freshman of the Year (2019)
Second Team All-Louisiana (2019)
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2022-23)
• Competed in 10 of the 11 regular season events.
• Became third Bulldog in program history to qualify for NCAA Regionals.
• Registered a stroke average of 73.03 over 33 rounds, totaling a team-best 93 birdies.
• Shot at or under par in 11 rounds, tied for the most on the team, including two bogey-free rounds.
• Tallied one tournament win, two top-10 finishes and four top-20 finishes.
• Finished as top Bulldog in five events.
• Opened season with season-low 67 (-5) in first round of home event Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (9/11).
• Tied for 8th at Border Olympics (2/14), shooting Even par for the event (71-73-72=216).
• Became CUSA Individual Champion, coming back from three strokes down to shoot a championship-best 68 (-4) in the third round and win by two strokes (first individual champion at LA Tech since 1980). Shot -2 (75-71-68=214) for the championship to earn NCAA automatic qualifier.
• Tied for 21st at NCAA Norman Regional (5/17), shooting -4 (72-71-69=212) for second highest finish ever by a Bulldog at an NCAA Regional.
SENIOR (2021-22)
• One of three bulldogs to compete in all 11 events.
• Recorded a stroke average of 73.19 (second best on the team) over 32 rounds.
• Shot at or under par in 12 rounds.
• Registered four top-20 finishes.
• Tied for 17th at the Trinity Forest Invitational (10/4-5) with a +1 (69-72-73=214).
• Tied for 12th at the Border Olympics (2/14-15) with a +3 (73-75-71=219).
• Tied for 11th out of 100 competitors at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/21-22), shooting a +1 over two rounds.
• Anchored the team at the CUSA Championships (4/25-27), finishing in a tie for seventh with a -1 (led event after two rounds).
• Shot the lowest round of any player at the league championship, firing a -6 (66) in the second round.
JUNIOR (2020-21)
• Competed in all 10 events as a junior.
• Registered a stroke average of 74.71 over 24 rounds.
• Shot a season-low 68 in the first round of the Linger Longer Invitational (March 12).
• Finished in the top-15 twice at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (-1, t-11th) and at the LaTour Intercollegiate (+3, t-15th).
• Recorded eight rounds at or under par.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
• Recorded the second-best scoring average on the team (73.12) over the course of 17 rounds at 6 tournaments.
• Placed 8th after carding 213 (69-74-70) at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate to open the season.
• Recorded another top-20 individual performance with a 271 (70-72-75) at the Bearcat Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
• Became only the second Bulldog to ever be named league Freshman of the Year (Jack Lempke: WAC, 2011).
• Competed in 11 events as a true freshman, playing 31 competitive rounds.
• Recorded a 73.45 scoring average, the lowest ever by a LA Tech freshman.
• Opened his collegiate career with a three-under-par 68 at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge.
• Shot a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the I-20 Showdown vs. ULM.
• Shot a three-under-par 69 in the final round of the Clemson Invitational.
• Finished second at the ULM Showdown.
• Finished 17th at the USF Invitational.
• Finished 18th at the ULL Classic.
• Posted 11 rounds of even par or better.
• Was Tech's top finisher in six events.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Egglescliffe Comprehensive.
• Finished third at the 2018 NYSO Championships.
• Tied for 12th at the 2018 Welsh Youths Amateur Championships.
• Tied for 16th at the 2018 North of England Youths Championships.
• Finished as the runner up at the 2017 Yorkshire Boys.
• Finished tied for 14th at the 2017 British Boys qualifying rounds.
• Finished 21st in the 2017 Mcevoy Trophy competition.
• Captained the 2017 National County Champions with Yorkshire.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Ryan Swash ... Son of Craig and Annette Swash ... Has one sister, Nicola ... Born Sept. 2, 1999 in MIddlesbrough, England.
NCAA Regional Participant (2023)
First Team All-Conference USA (2023)
CUSA Individual Medalist (2023)
CUSA All-Tournament Team (2023)
Second Team All-Louisiana (2023)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2023)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021)
GCAA All-American Scholar (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CUSA Freshman of the Year (2019)
Second Team All-Louisiana (2019)
FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2022-23)
• Competed in 10 of the 11 regular season events.
• Became third Bulldog in program history to qualify for NCAA Regionals.
• Registered a stroke average of 73.03 over 33 rounds, totaling a team-best 93 birdies.
• Shot at or under par in 11 rounds, tied for the most on the team, including two bogey-free rounds.
• Tallied one tournament win, two top-10 finishes and four top-20 finishes.
• Finished as top Bulldog in five events.
• Opened season with season-low 67 (-5) in first round of home event Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (9/11).
• Tied for 8th at Border Olympics (2/14), shooting Even par for the event (71-73-72=216).
• Became CUSA Individual Champion, coming back from three strokes down to shoot a championship-best 68 (-4) in the third round and win by two strokes (first individual champion at LA Tech since 1980). Shot -2 (75-71-68=214) for the championship to earn NCAA automatic qualifier.
• Tied for 21st at NCAA Norman Regional (5/17), shooting -4 (72-71-69=212) for second highest finish ever by a Bulldog at an NCAA Regional.
SENIOR (2021-22)
• One of three bulldogs to compete in all 11 events.
• Recorded a stroke average of 73.19 (second best on the team) over 32 rounds.
• Shot at or under par in 12 rounds.
• Registered four top-20 finishes.
• Tied for 17th at the Trinity Forest Invitational (10/4-5) with a +1 (69-72-73=214).
• Tied for 12th at the Border Olympics (2/14-15) with a +3 (73-75-71=219).
• Tied for 11th out of 100 competitors at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/21-22), shooting a +1 over two rounds.
• Anchored the team at the CUSA Championships (4/25-27), finishing in a tie for seventh with a -1 (led event after two rounds).
• Shot the lowest round of any player at the league championship, firing a -6 (66) in the second round.
JUNIOR (2020-21)
• Competed in all 10 events as a junior.
• Registered a stroke average of 74.71 over 24 rounds.
• Shot a season-low 68 in the first round of the Linger Longer Invitational (March 12).
• Finished in the top-15 twice at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (-1, t-11th) and at the LaTour Intercollegiate (+3, t-15th).
• Recorded eight rounds at or under par.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
• Recorded the second-best scoring average on the team (73.12) over the course of 17 rounds at 6 tournaments.
• Placed 8th after carding 213 (69-74-70) at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate to open the season.
• Recorded another top-20 individual performance with a 271 (70-72-75) at the Bearcat Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
• Became only the second Bulldog to ever be named league Freshman of the Year (Jack Lempke: WAC, 2011).
• Competed in 11 events as a true freshman, playing 31 competitive rounds.
• Recorded a 73.45 scoring average, the lowest ever by a LA Tech freshman.
• Opened his collegiate career with a three-under-par 68 at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge.
• Shot a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the I-20 Showdown vs. ULM.
• Shot a three-under-par 69 in the final round of the Clemson Invitational.
• Finished second at the ULM Showdown.
• Finished 17th at the USF Invitational.
• Finished 18th at the ULL Classic.
• Posted 11 rounds of even par or better.
• Was Tech's top finisher in six events.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Egglescliffe Comprehensive.
• Finished third at the 2018 NYSO Championships.
• Tied for 12th at the 2018 Welsh Youths Amateur Championships.
• Tied for 16th at the 2018 North of England Youths Championships.
• Finished as the runner up at the 2017 Yorkshire Boys.
• Finished tied for 14th at the 2017 British Boys qualifying rounds.
• Finished 21st in the 2017 Mcevoy Trophy competition.
• Captained the 2017 National County Champions with Yorkshire.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Ryan Swash ... Son of Craig and Annette Swash ... Has one sister, Nicola ... Born Sept. 2, 1999 in MIddlesbrough, England.
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