Brian Jones
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- Hometown:
- Elk Grove Village, Ill.
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- Year:
- Sr
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- High School:
- Elk Grove
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- Major:
- Forensic Science
Bio
2011 at Defiance: Played in ten rounds and five events … Third on the team with a 84.3 scoring average … Led Defiance with a fourth place finish at the Hanover Invitational after posting a score of 151 (73-78) … Finished 24th at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
2010 at Defiance: Played in all 13 rounds over six tournaments … Led Jackets at season-opening Mount St. Joseph Invitational with a 33rd-place finish … Shot four sub-80 rounds … Ended year with three-straight top-25 performances … Posted a scoring average of 83.0 … Finished 22nd at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship for team’s second-best showing ... Named to HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
2009 at Defiance: Cracked DC lineup for 13-of-14 rounds over seven tournaments as a freshman … Opened collegiate career by posting Jackets’ best score in a match win over Miami-Middletown … Averaged a score of 85.5 per 18 holes of play … Shot a 79 in final round of HCAC Championships to end in 32nd position.
High School: Lettered twice at Elk Grove High … Played under watchful eye of head coach Mike Meyer … Winner of Mid-Suburban League All-Academic Senior Athletic Award … Eight-time member of Academic Honor Roll … Recipient of Illinois High School Association Scholastic Achievement Award.
Personal: Son of Scott and Jamie Jones … Majoring in forensic science.
News mentions
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Sophomore Mike Ross and freshman Hurst Talbott tied for a team-best 78 as the Defiance College men’s golf team shot 321 to end the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament in fifth place.
HANOVER, Ind. – Senior Brian Jones shot a team-best score of 74 to move up the leaderboard at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s golf team posted an opening round score of 320 at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Brian Jones led the Defiance College men’s golf team as the team competed at the Franklin Invitational held at Honeywell Golf Course on Sunday. The Yellow Jackets finished third at the event.
TERRA HAUTE, Ind. – Sophomore Mike Ross led the Defiance College men’s golf team to a seventh-place finish at the Rose-Hulman Invitational. The team shot 651 (320-331) over two days of action.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Senior Matt Gehring finished tied for sixth place overall after carding a round of 77 at the Defiance College Spring Invitational.
HANOVER, Ind. – Sophomore Mike Ross led the Defiance College men’s golf team at the Hanover Invitational with a two-day score of 153 (79-74). The team posted matching rounds of 314 to finish with an overall team score of 628.
NORTH BEND, Ohio – Sophomore Mike Ross led the Defiance College men’s golf team at the Mount St. Joseph Invitational held on Saturday and Sunday at Aston Oaks Golf Club.
BLUFFTON, S.C. – The Defiance College men’s golf team opened its spring season with a dual match against the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Defiance dropped the match at Eagle Pointe Golf Club, 313-327.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Mike Ross (79-81) and Brian Jones (83-77) both carded a total score of 160 to lead the Defiance College men’s golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Manchester Invitational.
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Defiance’s Brian Jones finished in seventh-place overall to lead the Yellow Jackets to a fourth-place finish at the Kenyon Invitational, held at Mount Vernon Country Club. Defiance posted a team score of 684 (339-345) over the two-day event.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Senior Brian Jones fired a 77 at the Defiance College Invitational to claim 12th-place overall on Sunday. Jones and the rest of the Jackets posted a team score of 333 to finish in 8th place at the event.
WAUSEON, Ohio – Defiance College sophomore Mike Ross earned all-tournament team honors at the Jon Spiess Memorial Tournament with round of 77 to lead the Yellow Jackets to a fifth-place overall finish.