
Connor McCracken

|
Year:
Senior |
Hometown:
Eagle,
Idaho |
|
Height:
5-11 |
Previous
School:
Whitworth
University |
|
Date
of
Birth:
08-31-88 |

|
LCSC Career:
Established himself as
one of the premier
golfers in the history
of the program by
winning the Frontier
Conference Player of the
Year award for the
second straight season,
which qualified him as
an individual for the
NAIA Tournament…
Finished in a tie for
49th overall at
nationals… Earned third
team NAIA All-America
honors… Played in 22
rounds prior to
nationals and had a
stroke average of 72.1…
Placed in the top 10 in
every event but one… Won
medalist honor at one
conference tourney and
was fourth and fifth in
the other two… had
rounds of 65, 72, 69,
and 69 for a 13-under
275 at the conference’s
postseason tournament…
Enjoyed a strong first
season as a sophomore
after transferring from
Whitworth… Won the
Frontier Conference’s
Player of the Year award
after edging teammate
Chris Kneen by two
strokes over the six
conference tournaments
with a 1,090 total… He
won medalist honors in
the final fall
tournament at Rocky
Mountain, shooting a
5-under-par 209… He also
had the team’s top
scorer at the University
of Victoria tournament
with a 220, and then led
the Warriors with an
even-par 144 at the
Warrior Invitational…
Later at LCSC’s FC
tourney, he led the
Warrior scorers with a
221, and followed it
with a 223 at
Westminster… Wound up
fourth among LCSC
scorers at the NAIA
National Tournament.
GOLF
HIGHLIGHTS:
Earning first-team
all-conference honors at
Whitworth and playing on
the Eagle High golf team
for four years… Eagle
High finished second at
the state meet during
his sophomore year.
PERSONAL:
Born Aug. 31, 1988 to
Dennis and Dana
McCracken, and he has
one sister, Courtney…
Came to LCSC after a
year at Whitworth
University in Spokane
where he earned
All-Northwest Conference
honors as a freshman
after shooting a 150 in
the conference
tournament to place
sixth overall… Had a
3.75 GPA at Eagle High
School.
MAJOR:
Accounting… HOBBIES:
Fishing and Frisbee…
FAVORITE FOOD: Ice
cream… FAVORITE SPORT
OTHER THAN GOLF: College
football… FAVORITE
MOVIE: Hangover…
FAVORITE TV SHOW: NCIS…
FAVORITE PRO GOLFER:
Fred Funk… MOST
INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN
YOUR LIFE: Dad… REASON
YOU CHOSE LCSC: Close to
home, good golf, good
school… GOAL AFTER
GRADUATION: Maybe try
golf as a career, but
just be successful…
WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG?
Driver: Titleist 905T…
Woods: Titleist 3 wood,
Titleist 5 Hybrid…
Irons: Ping s59…
Favorite Club: 3 wood…
Favorite Ball: Titleist
Pro V1x