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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

Colby Wilson, APSU Athletics
Colby Wilson, APSU Athletics
Colby Wilson, APSU Athletics
Colby Wilson, APSU Athletics
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Colby Wilson, APSU Athletics

Austin Lancaster

  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 175
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Hendersonville, Tenn.
  • Highschool Hendersonville HS

Biography

Academic Honors: Athletics Director's Honor Roll (F16, F17, F18, S19, F19, S20); Dean's List (S18, F18); 2017-18 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll; 2018-19 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll; 2018-19 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar

  • All-Ohio Valley Conference (2021)
  • OVC Men’s Golfer of the Week, March 7, 2018

As a redshirt senior in 2020-21: Final season yielded first All-Ohio Valley Conference team honor as the coda to a consistently successful Austin Peay career… counted all 18 rounds in his final season as a Gov and was Austin Peay’s leader in stroke average (72.61), rounds under par (nine), second-round stroke average (72.33) and third-round stroke average (71.67)… was Austin Peay’s top finisher in four of his final five appearances as a Gov… opened season with a 4&3 match play win against Western Kentucky at Clarksville Country Club… cruised to a 3&2 win in the rematch in Bowling Green… took home a seventh-place showing at the Murray State Invitational at Greystone Golf Club, leading the way with 32 pars… again led the Govs with 40 pars at the Big Blue Intercollegiate, tying for eighth overall and finishing as one of just four players in the tournament with an under-par average on par-4 holes (3.97 strokes per hole)… closed his career with a 12th-place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championships, tying for the tournament-high with a 4.50 stroke average on par-5 holes.

As a senior in 2019-20: Counted 16 of 18 rounds as a senior, consistently turning in top performances… tied Michael Busse for team lead with four rounds in the 60s… Austin Peay’s top finisher at the Derek Dolenc Invitational, Pinetree Intercollegiate and Tiger Invitational presented by Jason Dufner… posted final-rounds 68s at both the Sam Hall Intercollegiate and Derek Dolenc Invitational; took 13th in the latter event… opened play at the JT Poston Invitational with a team-best 66… led the field with 41 pars at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, aided by an opening-round 69… opened play with a 67 at the Pinetree Intercollegiate; closed fall with three straight first rounds in the 60s… season-best eighth-place finish at Pinetree, closing his final round with a front-nine 35… earned 4&2 and 6&5 wins on the first day of the President’s Day Match Play Championship.

As a junior in 2018-19: Improved every time out and was playing his best golf by season’s end… made nine appearances, with a pair of top-10 finishes… scuffled during the fall, with only one top-30 finish at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (75-72—147; t-28th)… shared 30th with a 227 (75-79-73) at the Jackrabbit Invitational… broke out with a top-five finish at the Wofford Intercollegiate, going par or better each round for a 212 (72-70-70) and shared the tournament lead with a 3.80 stroke average on par-4 holes as the Govs took runner-up as a team… shared 19th with Chase Korte at the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate with a 146… his second-round 68 at the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championships was the best round by a Gov in Muscle Shoals and gave Lancaster a share of 10th with a 214 (71-68-75).

As a sophomore in 2017-18: Lineup stalwart finished second campaign with five top-20 finishes, including a pair of top-10s… rallied from a tough opening round in the season-opening Murray State Invitational to post a 69 in round two… first top-20 came via a 222 (74-76-72) at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 19th… closed the fall slate and opened the spring campaign with back-to-back 14th-place finishes, shooting a 149 at the MTSU Intercollegiate (75-74) and a 217 (69-78-70) at the Invitational at Savannah Harbor… took runner-up honors at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate, leading the Govs to victory with a five-under 211 (70-74-67) and claiming his first career OVC Golfer of the Week honor after his career-low 67 helped the Govs erase a 10-shot deficit going into the final round… followed that with a seventh-place finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (71-68-75—214)… placed 24th at the 2018 OVC Men’s Golf Championships with a 225 (78-75-72); his final-round 72 helped the Govs move up to sixth overall.

As a freshman in 2016-17: One of three Govs to participate in all 11 tournaments, including 10 in the lineup… only Governor whose stroke average improved with each round of play (77.82-76.27-75.11)… season-best 72 in the opening round of the Hummingbird Invitational… finished a season-best 23rd twice: at the Hummingbird Invitational (72-77-149) and the OVC Championships (75-74-75-224).

Prior to Austin Peay: Ranked eighth among Tennessee's Class of 2016 prep golfers and 140th nationally... won Tennessee Golf Association's High School Inivtiational in 2015 via playoff and took second at the Tennessean/Metro Parks Schooldays Golf Tournament as a junior... represented Hendersonville High School in four state tournaments, capturing four District 9-AAA championships and three Region 5-AAA titles (2013-15), winning medalist honors at the regional as a junior and senior... part of Hendersonville's 2013 state championship team and never finished outside the top-five at the state level.

Personal: Son of Chris and Sherry Lancaster... has one brother, Collin... born Dec. 8... business major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'7" 175 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'7" 175 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'7" 175 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'7" 175 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior

    5'7" 175 lbs