2011-12 (Freshman)
Earned Summit League Newcomer of the Championship and All-Tournament honors after leading ORU with third-place overall finish ... shot his two best rounds of the season in the conference championship, carding a 69 in the first round and a 68 in the final round ... final score of 208 (-5) was the lowest by any ORU golfer and his first tournament under par ... played 24 rounds as a freshman and averaged 74.4 strokes per round, third on the team but just 0.1 strokes back of teammate Shannon Allen.

High School
Helped lead his Cinco Ranch HS team to a district and regional championship ... also earned all-state honors for Coach Richard Nordstrom.

Personal
Son of David Newell and Donna Newell ... majoring in business at ORU ... came to ORU because it is a great Christian school with great academics.