Zack Atkinson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Irving, TX
High School:
Irving HS

2002-03: Was named to the Sun Belt All-Conference team after a third-place finish at the conference championship ... Had seven top five finishes last season, including a first-place finish at the UTSA Invitational ... Shot five rounds below 70 last season, including a season-best 64 at the Maxwell Invitational ... Finished in second place at the Countrywide Home Loans Invitational ... Had three third-place finishes ... Had a team-best stroke average of 71.8 over 13 tournaments ... Qualified and advanced to the round of 16 at the United States Amateur last August.

2001-02: Posted the Mean Green’s overall lowest average at 74.1 and shared the second-best single-round mark on the team at 68, which he shot in the second round of the ASU Indian Classic ... Registered the best individual finish by a Mean Green golfer with a second-place finish at the UTSA Invitational ... Had five top 15 finishes in the 12 tournaments in which he played ... Was the only North Texas golfer besides Freddy Espericueta to play in all 12 tournaments ... Was the only North Texas golfer to avoid shooting a round of 80 or higher the entire season.

2000-01: Competed in the final eight tournaments of the season ... Shot a personal-best 69 in his first-ever collegiate tournament, also tying the team’s best single-round score by an individual ... Finished tied for 5th at ASU Indian Classic, which tied the team’s best finish and marked his season-best finish ... Had three top-25 finishes ... Finished fourth on the team in average strokes per round (74.8) ... Shot under par in two rounds and par or better in three ... Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Was named the team MVP every year ... Voted team captain junior and senior seasons ... Took district championship in 2000 ... Tied for second place in district in 1999 ... Was a regional qualifier his junior and senior years ... Tallied four top-10 finishes in AJGA events from 1999 to 2000 ... Was a two-time Las Colinas CC Junior Club Champion (‘99 and ‘00) ... Collected a seventh-place finish at the 1999 Texas State Boys Championship ... Was a member of the National Honors Society.