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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

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Mark Gertsen

Mark Gertsen

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    New Canaan, Conn.
  • Previous Team:
    St. Luke's School
  • Major:
    Political Science

Summary

Biography

Statistics via Golfstat.com

Career
Stats: 20 tournaments, 44 rounds; Scoring average 76.91; Low round 66

Awards
  • 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • 2x Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll (4.0 recipient in 2020)
2022-23 (Senior)
Stats: 8 tournaments, 20 rounds; Scoring average 76.55; Low round 66
  • Helped lead Colgate to a second-place finish at the Patriot League Championship, matching its best finish in program history
  • Placed tied for 33rd at the championship with 84-81-74 three-day cards
  • His final-round 74 at the championship paced the team
  • Tied for fourth at the Upstate Battle behind 73-75=148 two-day total
  • Fired a career-best 66 in the second round of the Doc Gimmler Invite (9/10)
  • Tied for 22nd at Doc Gimmler Invite (9/11) with 74-66-68=208 total

2021-22 (Junior)
Stats: Five tournaments, 12 rounds...Scoring average 76.42….Low round 71.
  • Posted a season-low 76.42 scoring average for the year
  • Fired a season-low 71 in the first round of the Duel at Bartlett en route to a season-best ninth place finish
  • Landed in 38th place at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invite with 76-77-74=227 three-day total
  • Knocked off seven strokes one week later to place 48th in the Doc Gimmler Invite with 74-75-71=220 composite total

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Stats: Five tournaments, eight rounds ... Scoring average 77.00 ... One round par or better ... Low round 70 ... Third on team with 15 birdies.
  • Career-low 70 to lead Raiders with fourth-place finish at Upstate Spring Escape
  • Closed with 73 to finish 26th at Patriot League Men's Golf Championship 
  • Opened spring with 76 at both Battle at Troy and Rolling Green Intercollegiate 
  • Closed with 77 at Wildcat Spring Invitational to boost late-season form
  • Counted toward team score in five of seven rounds
  • Fall season canceled because of Covid-19 Pandemic

2019-20 (Freshman)
Stats: Two tournaments, four rounds ... 80.00 stroke average ... Low round 78.
  • Raiders set team program scoring record of 293.8 and +10.07
  • All three rounds in 70s for collegiate debut at Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational
  • Included back-to-back 78s during opening day's first two rounds
  • Also competed in weather-shortened Matthews Auto Invitational, hosted by Binghamton
  • No spring season after coronavirus outbreak led to university's closure and international sport cancellations

Before Colgate
Attended St. Luke's School, where he served as team captain during senior season.
Honors: Four-time FAA Champion ... Helped his team to a Western New England Prep School Invitational Championship in 2016 ... Four-time First Team All-FAA ... Earned the Heart of the Storm Award for long term commitment to the team and performance in competition. 

Personal
Born: Mark Andrew Gertsen in Baltimore, Maryland.
Family: Parents are Keith and Gretchen Gertsen…has one brother and two sisters.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    5'11" 170 lbs

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'11" 180 lbs

  • 2021-22Junior

    5'11" 195 lbs

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'11" 195 lbs

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'11" 195 lbs