Julian Menser

Juan Velasquez

/ Men's Golf

Photo by: Andy Mead

Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
South Lyon, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Catholic Central

2024-25 – Freshman
Appeared in 11 tournaments and was second on the team in rounds played (32) ... Finished the year sixth on the team with a 74.44 scoring average, including a 74.25 average in the spring ... Had one-top 20 finish and 68.3 percent of his rounds counted toward the team total (20.5-of-30) ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening Folds of Honor Collegiate (9/9-11) as part of the team’s scoring five, tying for 37th place at 10-over par 223 (73-77-73) ... Best finish was a tie for 18th place at the Boilermaker Invitational (4/19-20), shooting a 1-under par 212 (70-71-71) to help the Spartans tie for third place in the 18-team field ... His first round 1-under par 70 (4/19) was his lowest 18-hole score of the the year and his 1-under par 212 was a personal best 54-hole score ... Tied for 46th place at the Big Ten Championships (4/25-27) at 10-over par 220 (73-71-76) ... Tied for 39th place at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (5/12-14) at 5-over par 221 (74-76-71).

Prior to MSU
Selected to the Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Boys Super Team in 2023 … Nominated for the 2023 Golfer of the Year at the Detroit High School Sports Awards … First team all-league three times (2021-23) … Nominated for Scholar Athlete of the Year 2023-24 … Helped lead Detroit Catholic Central to Division I Regional Championship in 2022 and 2023 … Part of the 2022 Division I State Championship team and two-time Division I Catholic League Champions (2022 and 2023) … 2023 Medalist in the Catholic League Championship and Regional Championship … Tied for first place (lost in playoff) at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Coca-Cola Jr. Championship, shooting an 8-under par (73-68-67) … Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS) Class Rank of 115 and No. 3 in the state and AJGA Rolex Ranking of 109 … Coached by Mike Anderson at Detroit Catholic Central and swing coach Brian Cairns … His father, Scott, played basketball at Luther College (1994-95) and Adrian College (1995-96) in Michigan.