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Ben Firebaugh
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Year: Junior
Hometown: Roanoke, Va.
High School: William Byrd
Other College: Newberry
Experience: Transfer
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Career Highlights
  • Career lows of 70 (single round), 158 (36 holes) and 213 (54 holes)

Fall 2012 (junior)

  • Played in four tournaments and 12 rounds in the fall
  • Averaged 76.58 strokes per round, with two rounds of par or better
  • Had his first top-10 finish at JMU in the fall at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate, tying for seventh at 3-over 213 
  • Shot a career-best even-par 70 in the final round at the Donald Ross event
  • Also had a 1-under 71 in the second round of the Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate, his first under-par round of his career

2011-12 (sophomore)

  • Joined the program during the spring semester after transferring from Newberry
  • Shot a season-low 75 in the second round of the UNCW Seahawk Intercollegiate, eventually finishing in a tie for 62nd
Prior to JMU
  • Spent his first year and half at Newberry from August 2010-December 2011
  • Served as team captain and posted two top-five finishes his sophomore year, averaging 74.3 strokes
  • Posted the fourth-best 54-hole total in school history, while also setting a school record at the program's home course with an 8-under 64
  • Was named to Academic-All Conference, Commissioner's Honor Roll and Dean's List
High School
  • A 2010 graduate of William Byrd
  • Was a four-year letterwinner for the Terriers and Coach Kevin Tuck while serving as team captain and being named Team MVP his final three years
  • As a senior was Region III Player of the Year and Region III Individual champion as well as Second Team All-Metro
  • Also was First Team All-Blue Ridge District and All-Region III, as well as being selected to the Blue Ridge District All-Tournament Team in 2010
  • Selected First Team All-Blue Ridge District as a sophomore and junior and picked to the Blue Ridge District All-Tournament Team
  • Was a member of the A-B Honor Roll, Who's Who, National Beta Club and Wendy's High School Heisman nominee
Personal
  • Son of Steve and Debi Firebaugh
  • Majoring in finance and plans to work in corporate banking or financial advising
  • Enjoys fishing in his free time