Brian Ottenweller

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School:
Catholic Central
Swing:
Right

Senior (2007-08) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Named co-captain for the 2007-08 season ... Played in seven tournaments with six starts ... Played in five fall tournaments and two spring events ... Helped U-M to first NCAA Central Regional in eight years (2000) ... Helped U-M to best Big Ten Tournament (April 25-27) finish in 10 years (fifth) ... Helped U-M to two team titles – Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) and the Wolverine at Mission Inn (Nov. 5-6) ... Helped U-M to runner-up finishes at Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23) and The Maxwell (May 10-11) ... Ended final season averaging 75.47 strokes per round ... Averaged 225.83 per 54-hole tournaments ... Had one top 20 finish – tying for 13th at the Wolverine at Mission Inn (Nov. 5-6) ... Led U-M in one event ... Posted 19-of-19 rounds below 80, with nine rounds at or below 75 ... Shot a season-best 72 five times ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 216 (72-72-72) at the Windon Memorial Classic (Oct. 7-8).

Junior (2006-07) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Started seven tournaments ... Played in three fall tournaments and four spring tournaments ... Ended third season averaging 77.00 strokes per round ... Posted 13-of-16 rounds below 80, with one round at or below 70 ... Shot a season-best two-under 69 in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17) ... Shot a 60 in a qualifier (April 3) at U-M Golf Course; had a putt for a 59, but missed it short ... Had one top-20 finish and one top-10 ... Led U-M in one of 11 events ... Competed in third Big Ten Championships, tying for 27th with a 307 total (79-80-73-75) ... Tallied a career-best 36-hole tournament total of 149 (78-71) at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 7-8) ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 221 (69-76-76) at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Tallied a career-best-tying 72-hole tournament total of 307 (79-80-73-75) at the Big Ten Championships.

Sophomore (2005-06) ... Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Started in 11 tournaments ... Played in four fall tournaments and seven spring tournaments ... After not playing the first tournament of the fall season at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Sept. 10-11), started the following 11 straight tournaments ... Ended second season averaging a career-best 75.24 strokes per round ... Posted 28-of-33 rounds below 80, with four below 70 ... Shot a career-best five-under 66 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11) ... Had three other rounds below 70 -- four-under 67 in the first and second rounds of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) and a three-under 68 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11) ... Competed in second Big Ten Championships (April 28-30), tying for 35th with a 307 total (78-77-72-80), knotting him for the Wolverine lead with Matt McLaughlin ... Led U-M in three of 12 tournaments ... Had three top-20 finishes, two top-10 and one top-five ... Had eight total rounds at par or better ... Helped U-M to team title at the Wolverine Intercollegiate with a U-M record 839 team total ... Tallied a season-best 36-hole tournament total of 153 (81-72) at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 19-21) ... Tallied a career-best 54-hole tournament total of six-under 207 (67-67-73) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... Tallied a career-best 72-hole tournament total of 307 (78-77-72-80) at the 2006 Big Ten Championships.

Freshman (2004-05) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Played in all 11 tournaments with eight starts ... Played in five fall tournaments and six spring tournaments ... Ended first season averaging 76.53 strokes per round ... Posted 24-of-32 rounds below 80 strokes ... Had one top-20 finish and one top-10 ... Competed in first Big Ten Championships, tying for 50th with a 228 total (75-75-78) ... Shot a season-best single round total of one-under 71 two times -- first and second rounds of the Radrick Farms Intercollegiate (Sept. 11-12), his collegiate tournament debut ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 217 (71-71-75) at Radrick Farms Intercollegiate ... Tallied a season-best finish after tying for ninth at Radrick Farms Intercollegiate.

Prep ... Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School (2004) ... Nominee for 2004 High School Heisman Award ... Ranked 10th in senior class ... National Honor Society member ... Four-year Honor Roll student ... 2002 and 2003 Cum Laude Award ... 2004 Ted Sowle “Male Athlete of the Year” ... Academic varsity letter (2000, '01, ‘02, ‘03) ... 2004 All-City Academic Athlete ... 2004 President’s Student Service Bronze Award ... Grand Rapids Catholic Central All-State Academic Team Award (2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04) ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... 2003 Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Golf Super Team ... Three-time MIGCA Division II All-State (2001, ‘02, ‘03) ... Three-time All-Area (2001, ‘02, ‘03) ... Four-time All-City (2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) ... MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division 2 Boys Golf Finals ... Third in 2003 Finals (78-76/154) ... Tied for seventh in 2002 Finals (75-75/150) ... Tied for seventh in 2001 Finals (76-73/149) ... Led team to 10th place (323-333/656) ... Medalist at 2003 US Junior Amateur Championship qualifier (139) ... Tied for 60th, losing playoff for final match play spot (78-73/151) ... American Junior Golf Association member (2002-03) ... Recorded six top-20 finishes in two years on AJGA Tour ... Documented over 200 hours of community service in all four years of high school ... High school student ambassador.

Personal ... Given name: Brian Edward Ottenweller ... Son of Karen and Steve Ottenweller ... Born August 17, 1985 ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Sciences and Arts ... Spanish major ... Enjoys tennis, soccer, basketball, hockey, watching college and some professional sports and going to the movies.