In just a year and a half of action on the course, Josh Davenport has already become one of the most decorated men's golfers Hillsdale College has seen since it restarted its program in the 2013-14 season.
On Tuesday, Davenport added another honor to his resume, as the sophomore was named a 2019-20 Second Wave Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
To earn All-America Scholar status, a player must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically at their institution, carry a stroke average of 78.0 or lower, participate in 40 percent or more of their team's competitive rounds and maintain a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Before Covid-19 brought the 2019-20 collegiate golf season to a close just past the halfway point, Davenport was having a phenomenal season. He played in five of the Chargers' seven events with two top five finishes, including his first career collegiate medalist honor in the Midwest Regional at the Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka, Missouri on Oct. 8.
That medalist honor is just the third tournament win by a Charger individually since the program was rebooted in 2013-14. In his two-year career to date, Davenport has six top 10 finishes in 15 events, and a 73.39 stroke per round average, the best on the Hillsdale College team in that span.
While Davenport has been excellent on the course, he's also been stellar in the classroom. Currently Undeclared on his major, he's on track to graduate with honors through four semesters at Hillsdale, and he easily exceeded the 3.2 GPA threshold for the award in the past school year.
An international student, Davenport is a native of Binley Woods Village in England, and he graduated from the King Henry VIII school in neighboring Coventry.
Due to the NCAA ruling on spring sports athletes affected by Covid-19 this past school year, he also retains his sophomore status and will have three more years of collegiate eligibility starting this fall.