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2009 Men's Golf Roster

Matthew Carvell

Matthew Carvell

  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Management
  • Hometown:
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • High School:
    Dainfern College

Summary

Biography

* - Southland Conference Golfer of the Month (Sept. 2008)
* - 2008 Aldila/Scenic City Invitational Medalist
* - 2008 Cleveland Golf Academic Scholar
* - 2008 Southland Conference Golf Student-Athlete of the Year
* - 2008 Southland Conference All-Academic Team
* - 2008 Second-Team All-Southland Conference
* - 2008 Second-Team All-Louisiana (LSWA)
* - 2008 Team Medalist (73.97)
* - 2006-07 Division I PING All-South Central Region
* - 2007 First-Team All-Louisiana (LSWA)
* - 2007 Second-Team All-Southland Conference
* - 2007 Southland Conference All-Academic Team
* - 2007 Team Medalist (72.92)
* - 2006 LSWA Freshman of the Year
* - 2006 Second-Team All-Southland Conference
* - 2006 Team Medalist (73.80)

FALL 2008
Became one of seven golfers in NCAA history to record a 60, and one of three to record a 12-under 60, when he set the school and course record in the first round of the Aldila/Scenic City Invitational … finished the tournament with rounds of 70 and 68 to claim medalist honors and set a tournament record after shooting 198 (a school-record) for the 54-hole tournament … averaged 72.5 in 18 rounds of action with three top-20 finishes … named the Southland Conference Golfer of the Month in September … finished in a tie for fourth at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Invitational after finishing at 209 … posted rounds of 70, 69, and 70 in the 54-hole tournament … finished tied for 14th at The McLaughlin, shooting a 213 and helping Southeastern to a four-stroke victory … opened the tournament with an even-par 70 and finished with a 1-under 69 on the BethPage Red Course.

2007-08
Named the Southland Conference Golf Student-Athlete of the Year and earned second-team All-Louisiana and All-Southland Conference honors … a 2008 Cleveland Golf Academic Scholar … had five top-10 finishes and led Southeastern with a 73.97 scoring average in 13 events this season … recorded seven rounds at par of better for the Lions … finished sixth overall at the Southland Conference Championships, finishing with a three-day total of 220 … placed third at the GADO/North Texas Classic at 210, posting rounds of 66 and 69 to complete the tournament … earned a seventh-place finish at the Kauai Collegiate Cup, shooting a 54-hole total of 218 … was tied for 12th at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate … competed in four events, averaging 72.89 in nine rounds of action … fired a low round (69) at the Scenic City Invitational … posted top-20 finish at VCU Shootout, finishing in a tie for 16th place with a final score of 1-under 215.

2006-07
Excelled in the classroom and on the course for the Lions … led Southeastern and posted fifth-best scoring average in school history (72.92) in 36 rounds of action … named to the Division I PING South Central All-Region squad and was a first-team All-Louisiana and second-team All-Southland Conference selection … posted six top-10 finishes during the season with best finish coming at the Rice Intercollegiate where he finished third … placed 12th overall at the Southland Conference Championships, helping Southeastern to a second-place finish … named to the SLC All-Academic team after posting a 3.56 grade point average in business management … led Lions at the NCAA Central Regionals finishing 39th overall and helping team to 15th-place finish … placed eighth overall and helped Southeastern to team title at Louisiana Classics … completed 54-hole tournament with a 5-under 67 – his lowest round as a Lion … finished ninth overall at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate helping Southeastern to its third team title in four years … finished at 1-over 217 at the Middle Tennessee/Aldila Intercollegiate, helping Southeastern to team title … bounced back from 2-over 74 in the opening round by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second … tied low score of 67 in the opening round of the Palisades Collegiate Classic, finishing in a tie for fifth overall and helping Southeastern to fourth-place finish … participated in three events during the fall … best finish in the fall came at the UTSA Invitational, where he finished tied for fifth and helped Southeastern claim team title ... third on team during the fall in stroke average at 73.44.

2005-2006
Named Louisiana Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and was a second-team All-Southland Conference selection ... turned in seven sub-par rounds including a 68 at Louisiana Classics ... finished fourth at the SLC Championships and had five top-five finishes including third place finishes at Battle on the Bend and the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate ... third place finish at Carter helped Lions to the team title. 

AMATEUR
Attended Dainfren College where he played on the cricket, hockey, tennis, and golf teams ... finished with the top scoring average in 2003 ... also played provincial golf.

PERSONAL
Born April 9, 1985 ... the son of John and Annett Carvell ... enjoys sports, friends, and magazines ... majoring in Business Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008Junior

    6'1" 163 lbs
  • 2009Senior

    6'1" 175 lbs