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Kellen Eakin
Kellen Eakin

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
University Place, Wash.

High School:
Curtis

Height:
6-1

Experience:
2V

Washington and Amateur Notes
• Tallied three top-10 finishes as a Husky, including career-best runner-up finish at the 2007 Washington National Winter Championships
• Won the 2003 Tacoma Junior City Championship
• Was fourth at the 2004 Washington Junior Championship

2007-08 (Junior)
• Played in three fall tournaments
• Tallied a 78.13 stroke average
• Tied for 36th and was team's fourth-best finisher at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge (14-over 230)
• Also competed at the Husky Invitational (tied for 53rd, 13-over 157) and the CordeValle Collegiate (65th, 22-over 238)

2006-07 (Sophomore)
• Played in five events (two varsity), ending the season with a 75.67 stroke average
• Tallied two top-10 finishes
• Career-best tournament came at the Washington National Winter Championships where he finished second and carded career-bests with a 4-under 212 (54-hole score) and a 4-under 68 (18-hole)
• Finished sixth at the UBC Men's Invitational (15-over 231)

2005-06 (Freshman)
• Played in four events as a true freshman
• Placed fourth at the Washington National Winter Championship, shooting 13-over 229
• Played in the National Invitational, posting a 19-over 235 for 82nd place
• Finished 38th at Western Washington Invitational in first collegiate event
• Posted a 9-over 225, including a final round 71, at the Western Washington Invite

Personal and Junior Golf
• Parents are Jene and Timothy
• Earned four letters for Curtis High School in University Place for coach Brian Buell
• Helped team to District Championships during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons
• Took medalist honors at District Championship as a senior by shooting 10-under 134, beating previous best scoring record of 8-under carded by Ryan Moore
• Finished ninth at 2005 4A state championships
• Named the South Puget Sound League Golfer of the Year as a senior
• Was an all-conference performer as a junior and senior
• Won the 2003 Tacoma Junior City Championship

KELLEN EAKIN'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEARROUNDSSTROKESAVGLOW
2005-061076676.60712006-0715113575.67682007-08862578.1374CAREER33252676.5568

Career Best Finish: 2, Washington National Winter Championships, March 5-6, 2007
Career Top-10 Finishes: 3
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 212, Washington National Winter Championships, March 5-6, 2007
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 68, Washington National Winter Championships, March 5, 2007

Go Huskies!