Jose Montaño

Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cochabamba, Bolivia
High School:
IMG Academy

As A Sophomore (2015-16)
• GCAA Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team
• 2015-16 All-BIG EAST First Team
• NCAA Regional Qualifier (Franklin Regional)
• 2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Golfer of the Week (4/14/16 and 4/21/16)
Competed in 12 tournaments during his sophomore season...Finished the season at the NCAA Regional in Franklin, Tenn., where he shot a four-under score of 212 to finish the regional competition tied for 22nd...Collected a team best six top-three tournament performances, including three runner-up finishes...Shot a season low round of 66 in the first round of the Rutherford Intercollegiate where he finished in second with a score of 207, a season best for a 54-hole tournament for the Musketeers...Also picked up second place finishes at the Colleton River Collegiate and the Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek...Entered the BIG EAST Championship as the top-ranked individual after entering the championship with a conference-best stoke average of 72.29...Named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week twice (4/14 and 4/21)...Picked up a second nomination to the PING All-Midwest Team as voted on by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

As A Freshman (2014-15)
• GCAA Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team
• BIG EAST Freshman of the Year (Unanimous Pick)
• 2014-15 All-BIG EAST Team
• BIG EAST Golfer of the Week (4/16/15)
• BIG EAST Golfer of the Month (November, 2014)
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Played in 11 tournaments for the Musketeers, leading the team and the BIG EAST Conference with a 72.03 scoring average... finished out his season at the NCAA Noblesville Regional, shooting 2-under to finish tied for seventh in a field of 75... completed 30 rounds, including six in the 60's and 16 at par or better... picked up a team-best two wins, including the Firestone Invitational and the NYX Hoosier Invitational... finished seventh at the BIG EAST Conference Tournament, grabbing BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors (first XU ROY since Sebastian MacClean in 2009)... recorded nine top-20 finishes and seven top-10's in 11 tournaments... shot a season-low 67 (-4) during the second round of the NYX Hoosier Invitational... named BIG EAST Golfer of the Month in November after claiming three top-10 finishes in October... named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week on April 16, 2015 after winning the NYX Hoosier Invitational... named to the GCAA Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team alongside Korey Ward, marking the first time a Musketeer had received the honor since Sebastian MacClean in 2012...

Before Xavier: Earned AJGA Rolex All American Honorable Mention ... Took first place at AJGA Tournament ... South American Junior Championships Individual Champion ... A member of the Bolivian National Golf Team.

Personal: A Business Management major ... born on March 9, 1996 in Cochabamba, Bolivia ... son of Jose Luis Montano Rico ... has three sisters, Laura, Estela and Alejandra, as well as a brother, Jhonny, who played golf at James Madison.

CAREER STATISTICS
Year	Events	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	Low Round	Low Trn.	Top 10/20	Par or Better	Titles/R-Up
2015-16	12	34	2,450	72.06	66 (-5)	207 (-6)	6/10	20	0/3
2014-15	11	30	2,161	72.03	67 (-4)	207 (-6)	7/9	16	2/0
CAREER	23	64	4,611	72.05	66 (-5)	207 (-6)	13/19	36	2/3