Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 4-year returning letterman....Southland Conference 2024 All-Conference Team (first team)....Enters 2023-24 season with a career stroke average of 73.82....Taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA because of the covid pandemic....Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2023 spring semester....Played in 11 of 12 events in 2022-23....Third on the team with a 73.75 stroke average....Matched his career low round of 67 (at the 2023 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate)....11 rounds of par or better....A pair of Top-5 finishes and three Top-10 showings....Finished second at the 2023 ECU Intercollegiate at Brook Valley (one stroke behind the medalist)....Southland Conference All-Conference Team 2021-22 (third team)....2022 Southland Conference first-team Academic All-Conference Team....2021-22 Frankie Award for Male Breakout Performance....Southland Conference Men’s Golfer of the Month for February 2022....Appeared in 9 of 10 tournaments in 2021-22....Placed 26th at the 2022 Southland Conference Championships (77-77-82=236)....Eight rounds of par or better....Third on the team with a 74.07 stroke average....Trio of Top-10 finishes (two Top-5s)....Finished second at the 2022 UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate (70-67-73=210) two strokes behind the medalist....Placed 20th at 2021 SC Amateur Championship with 3-over 291 score....Played in all eight tournaments during covid-shortened 2020-21 campaign....Fouth on squad with 73.00 stroke average....Nine rounds of par or better in 23 total rounds....Shot career-low 69 (twice) at 2021 Raines Company Intercollegiate....Tied for seventh at 2021 Raines Company Intercollegiate (69-69-73=211 ; -5)....Produced 407-186 record against the field....Won the QAT Florence Amateur Championship (70-62=132) in September 2020....Played in one tournament during the covid-shortened 2019-20 season....Placed T-70 at 2019 River Run Collegiate....Low round of 75....Really excited about his signing....Always looking to sign the top players in the Pee Dee region and he’s started to put up great numbers and prove he belongs.....Going to be a great fit for the FMU team and university....Looking forward to his future.....Former high school teammate of Patriot golfer Justin Prozzi.....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (spring), 2021 (fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2024 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Hartsville, SC
• A graduate of Hartsville High School, where he played under the direction of coach David Coker
• Finished second in the region as a senior
• As a junior, tied for 11th at the South Carolina High School League’s AAAA State Tournament, finishing one stroke behind now FMU teammate Grainger Howle
• Posted a nine-hole scoring average of 39 and an 18-hole average of 76 as a junior
• Ranked 36th by the South Carolina Junior Golf Association during the 2018 fall
• An A/B Honor Roll student
• Member of the National Beta Club
• Won the NJGT National Championship and the SCGA Left-Handers Championship
• Nickname is Big Mitch

PERSONAL FAVORITIES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional Athlete
• How you got your nickname: I was small in middle school
• Favorite Fictional Character: Cosmo from Fairly Odd Parents
• Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
• Favorite Sports Team: Los Angeles Lakers
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Suits 
• Favorite Food: Chicken Quesadilla Tray from Cookout
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Valley of the Boyne
• Favorite Musical Artist: Jason Aldean
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Seeing athletic director Murray Hartzler and Coach Gaynor
• Favorite Off-Course Activity: Eating at Bucees with Pake and Xavier
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Make the national championship tournament
• Why you first chose your sport: My dad got me a set of clubs
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Maintaining confidence through thick and thin
• Interesting Notes:  My cousin Max Clark was ranked #1 in the 2023 High School baseball class and was drafted 3rd overall in the 2023 MLB Draft; I can also play golf right-handed; I once started a middle school basketball game being under 5’0'
• Brush With Greatness:  I once shot 62 playing with Coach Gaynor to win the prestigious Florence Amateur; 2010 Dixie Youth State Baseball Champion