Will Collins
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Halls High School
Bio
2018-19: Appeared in nine events with five starts... Held a 75.8 scoring average through 24 rounds of play... Recorded a trio of top 10 finishes, including a second-place showing at the Walters State Fall Classic, where he shot a five-over 149... Carded his lowest single-round score with a 69 in the first round of the Cougar Invitational.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Coker Fall Challenge | 09/10-11/2018 | 2 | 71-71=142 | +2 | t-10th/81 | 71-9 |
| Cougar Invitational presented by Aflac | 09/24-25/2018 | 3 | 69-79-80=228 | +15 | t-71st/90 | 19-70 |
| Walters State Fall Classic | 10/15-16/2018 | 2 | 72-77=149 | +5 | 2nd/61 | 59-1 |
| Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 02/11-02/2019 | 3 | 79-76-81=236 | +20 | 54th/106 | 52-53 |
| Saint Leo Invitational | 02/25-26/2019 | 3 | 74-78-75=227 | +11 | t-41st/72 | 31-40 |
| Southern Tide Classic | 03/04-05/2019 | 3 | 76-74-76=226 | +12 | t-49th/75 | 26-48 |
| 2019 Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate | 04/01-02/2019 | 2 | 75-70=145 | +1 | 10th/114 | 104-9 |
| 2019 SAC Men's Golf Championship | 04/14-16/2019 | 3 | 79-75-81=235 | +25 | 40th/55 | 15-39 |
| NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional | 05/09-11/2019 | 3 | 81-75-76=232 | +16 | t-72nd/108 | 36-71 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 24 | 1820 Avg. 75.8 | +4 | - | 413-340 |
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High School: Notched five top ten finishes during his time with the Red Devils... Named All-District and second team All-KIL... On the district championship-winning team all four years with Halls winning the region and state titles during his junior and senior years.
Personal: Son of Lori Collins... Brother, Wade Collins, played soccer at Carson-Newman... Also recruited by Lincoln Memorial... Plans to study accounting.
News mentions
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – No. 15/15 Carson-Newman played close to the NCAA National Championships qualifying line for a majority of the day but just missed the advancement mark with an eighth-place finish at the South/Southeast Regional on Saturday.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – A 12-shot improvement that saw three Eagles make improvements to their scores from the first to second rounds helped No. 15/15 Carson-Newman move up one spot into a tie for 11th-place on Friday at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – No. 15/15 Carson-Newman carded its second-highest round score of the season with a 308 to hold a share of 12th by the end of the first round at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional on Thursday at the El Campeon Golf Course.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 15 Carson-Newman, the third-seeded team in the Southeast Region, continues its run of NCAA Tournament appearances with a fourth-straight appearance in the Men’s Division II South/Southeast Regional this week in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
CAMDEN, S.C. – No. 14/15 Carson-Newman battled back to score its best round of the week with a 293 on Tuesday, garnering a fifth-place finish at the South Atlantic Conference Championship.
CAMDEN, S.C. – Despite shooting four strokes higher in the second round compared to its opening round, No. 14/15 Carson-Newman moved up two spots on the leaderboard to sixth on Monday at the South Atlantic Conference Championship.
CAMDEN, S.C. -- A bevy of bogeys plagued No. 14/15 Carson-Newman in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Championship, leaving it at eighth-place by the end of Sunday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second-straight season, No. 14/15 Carson-Newman heads to the South Atlantic Conference looking to defend its title, this time at the Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. from April 14-16.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – Three Eagles landed in the top-10 of the field as No. 15/15 Carson-Newman cemented its best 36-hole score in five appearances at the Tennessee River Rumble with a 585 total that was good enough for a second-place finish at the Tennessee River Rumble on Tuesday.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – Jake Headrick shot his best round in four appearances at the Tennessee River Rumble on Monday to hold a share of the lead and help land No. 15/15 Carson-Newman in a tie for second-place through the first day at the WindRiver Golf Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – One final event stands between No. 15/15 Carson-Newman and postseason play as the Eagles head to Lenoir City, Tenn. to defend their team title at the Tennessee River Rumble at the WindRiver Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A career-best 202 through 54 holes made Tom Forster the top medalist at the Southern Tide Classic while No. 19 Carson-Newman moved into a tie for second-place at three-over on Tuesday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A 10-stroke improvement from the first to second round matched with Tom Forster leading the team with a seven-under performance propelled No. 19 Carson-Newman to fourth-place on the leaderboard to close out Monday at the Southern Tide Classic.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second-straight week, No. 19 Carson-Newman gears up for two days of competition, this time heading to the Southern Tide Classic at the Green Valley Country Club in Greenville, S.C. on Monday and Tuesday.
DADE CITY, Fla. – Carson-Newman used a three-stroke improvement from the second round to third to garner a third-place finish with a +5 total of 869 at the Saint Leo Invitational on Tuesday.
DADE CITY, Fla. – A five-over first day highlighted by a four-under performance by Tom Forster (Oundle, England) landed Carson-Newman at fifth-place to open the Saint Leo Invitational on Monday at the Lake Jovita Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking to stay on track with another top-three finish, No. 20 Carson-Newman heads back to Florida for a third-consecutive event, taking part in the Saint Leo Invitational at the Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, Fla. on Monday and Tuesday.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Carson-Newman had the second-best outing of any team in the field in the final round at eight-over, helping it land at third place on Tuesday to conclude the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Carson-Newman made its way to fifth on the leaderboard before the first day of play was suspended due to darkness with just a few holes left to play in the second round on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the fall portion of the year behind it, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team opens the spring slate with a trip to St. Augustine, Fla. for the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at the St. John’s Golf Club.
NORMAN, Okla. – After a major win at the Cougar Invitational earlier this week, Carson-Newman has moved to No. 8 in the nation in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll as released by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Friday afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A 10-under final round helped propel No. 16 Carson-Newman to its first win of the season at the Aflac/Cougar Invitational on Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A three-under performance by Jake Headrick (Maryville, Tenn.) helped No. 16 Carson-Newman to sit in second place after the first two rounds of the Aflac/Cougar Invitational on Monday at the Columbus Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a tie for sixth at the Coker Fall Challenge, the No. 16 Eagles now look ahead to a trip to Columbus, Ga. for Columbus State’s Aflac/Cougar Invitational this Monday and Tuesday.
CAMDEN, S.C. – Despite shooting seven shots higher on Tuesday, No. 16 Carson-Newman was able to retain its sixth-place spot from the first round, shooting a 295 on Tuesday to finish the Coker Fall Challenge with a share of sixth place.
CAMDEN, S.C. – With the edges of Hurricane Florence hitting South Carolina, the second round of the Coker was canceled on Monday as No. 16 Carson-Newman closed out the first round of the Coker Fall Challenge at sixth-place on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The reigning South Atlantic Conference Champions are back in action as the No. 16 Carson-Newman men’s golf team opens up its season this week with a trip to Camden S.C. to take part in the Coker Fall Challenge on Monday and Tuesday.
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