Kennesaw State University Athletics

Jake Fendt has been a key contributor during his first three seasons at Kennesaw State ... 72.78 career scoring average ranks third in KSU history ... has helped the Owls to a pair of ASUN Conference championships, three NCAA regional appearances and the 2017 NCAA Championships ... twelve top 10 finishes tie for fifth in program history ... tied for third in KSU history with 49 rounds of par or better and is eighth with 102 rounds played ... has placed as the Owls' top finisher nine times to tie for eighth in KSU annals. 

AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
Competed in all five events during the fall and recorded a team-best 72.67 scoring average ... posted a team-high eight rounds of par or better, four rounds under par and three rounds in the 60s ... best showing was a tie for seventh at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (73-72-73 - 216; +2).

SUMMER 2018: Turned in a solid showing at the prestigious Dogwood Invitational that annually attracts one of the top amateur fields in the southeast ... tied for sixth after posting scores of 65-70-70-69 for a 14-under par 274 at the par-72 Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta ... led the field after a bogey-free first round before concluding tournament play eight shots out of first.

AS A JUNIOR (2017-18)
» ASUN Conference Golfer of the Week (4/15/18)
» ASUN All-Conference First Team
» ASUN All-Academic Team

First Team ASUN All-Conference and named to the conference's all-academic team ... led the Owls with a 72.39 scoring average while playing 33 rounds ... finished under par in seven of 12 tournaments ... topped the team with 20 rounds at par or better, 14 rounds under par and five top 10 showings ... top showing was a tie for second place at the Pinetree Intercollegiate following rounds of 71-70 for a 3-under 141 total ... tied for seventh at the Shoal Creek Invitational (70-71-72 - 213; -3), FAMC Intercollegiate (72-72-71 - 215; -1) and Steelwood Collegiate (69-75-73 - 217; +1) ... tied for 10th at the Linger Longer Invitational (73-72-68 - 213) and placed 10th at the ASUN Conference Championships (75-77 - 152; +10) ... earned ASUN Conference Golfer of the Week honors after tying for 12th at the 3M Augusta Invitational (70-74-69 - 213; -3).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
» ASUN Golfer of the Week (3/617)
» ASUN All-Conference (2nd Team)
» ASUN All-Academic Team
» ASUN All-Tournament Team

Second Team All-ASUN Conference and All-Academic ... led team with 72.32 scoring average while playing 37 rounds ... scoring average ranks sixth in KSU single-season list ... recorded six top 20 finishes and four top 10s, including one individual win ... team’s top finisher at Southern Intercollegiate and ASUN Conference Championships ... had 16 rounds at par or better, 14 under par rounds and eight rounds in the 60s ... finished six tournaments under par ... claimed individual medalist honors at the Southern Intercollegiate (68-69 - 137, -7) ... performance earned him ASUN Conference Player of the Week accolades ... tied for second at the ASUN Conference Championships, shooting rounds of 74-69-71 - 214, -2) ... posted top finish at NCAA College Grove Regional, posting scores of 68-73-75 for even-par 216 total ... tied for 95th (73-76-74 - 223, +7) at NCAA Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
» ASUN Conference Player of the Week (10/8/15)
» ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team
» 2016 Jones Cup Participant

Named to ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team ... competed in 11 events and recorded a 73.72 scoring average while playing 32 rounds ... had six top 20 finishes and tied for the team-lead with three top 10 showings ... recorded 13 rounds of par or better, nine sub-par rounds, including three in the 60s ... finished as the Owls top scorer at the Rees Jones Invitational, tying for eighth, and tied for 13th with Chris Guglielmo at the Jerry Pate National Invitational ... performance at Jerry Pate National Invitational garnered him ASUN Conference Player of the Week honors ... had three top 8 showings that represent career-best finish ... also tied for eighth and the Linger Longer Invitational (71-72-70 - 213; -3) and ASUN Conference Championships (71-74-74 - 219; +3) ... Total of 3-under par 213 at Linger Longer Invitational represents low-54, par-72 score ... tied for 33rd at the NCAA Franklin Regional after posting scores of 76-72-67 for 1-under total of 215 ... final-round 5-under par 67 tied KSU NCAA Regional record for low 18-hole score on par-72.
 
JUNIOR CAREER
Competed regularly in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events and numerous other junior tours, posting 11 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT) top 3 three finishes from 2011-14 ... finished third at the 2014 Carolinas/Georgia Junior Championship and fourth at the Georgia Junior Championship ... compiled a 3-1 match play record while competing in the prestigious Georgia-South Carolina Challenge.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Lambert High School in Suwanee, Ga. ... led the Longhorns to the 2015 Georgia Class AAAAAA state championship ... shot a 4-under par 68 to finish second in the individual standings and earn all-state honors for a second consecutive year ... tabbed Lambert High’s Player of the Year and earned all-state accolades a junior ... posted the team’s highest grade-point average.
 
PERSONAL: Born July 1, 1996 in Suwanee, Ga. ... a resident of Suwanee, Ga. ... graduated from Lambert High School in 2015 ... parents are Patrick and Julie Fendt ... brother’s name is Ryan ... majoring in sports management.

Fendt’s Collegiate Personal Bests
Low 18: 67: 
2015 Jerry Pate National Invitational** (3rd Rnd.); 2016 NCAA Franklin Regional (3rd Rnd.)
Low 18/Relation to Par: 67 (-5); 
2016 2016 NCAA Franklin Regional
Low 54: 212**; 2015 Jerry Pate National Invitational; 
213*; 2016 Linger Longer Invitational; 2017 Shoal Creek Invitational; 2018 Linger Longer Invitational; 2018 3M Augusta Invitational
Highest Tournament Finish: 1st; 2017 Southern Intercollegiate

* Par 72
**Par 70