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Daniel Wood
 Daniel Wood
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Leander, Texas

High School:
Vista Ridge HS

Birthdate:
05/10/1989

04/22/2013

Yonke Paces Wildcats in Day One of Big 12 Championship

K-State moves up and down the leaderboard during Monday's opening-day action

04/19/2013

Wildcats Prepare to Host Big 12 Championship

Yonke, Juffer leads K-State into conference championship

04/17/2013

Big 12: Wood Matures After Two-Year Mission

The junior spent time in the Dominican Republic on a Mormon mission

04/10/2013

Four Wildcats Named to Academic All-Big 12 List

K-State lands three student athletes on first team, one on second team

04/09/2013

Wildcats Finish 11th in Cowboy Classic

Despite Yonke's success, K-State struggles during final round in Arizona

2011-2012: Redshirted the 2011-12 season and will enter the 2012-13 season with two years of eligibility remaining.

2010-2011: Spent 2009-2011 on a church mission in the Dominican Republic.

2009-2010: Spent 2009-2011 on a church mission in the Dominican Republic.

2008-09: Played in four tournaments during the fall season... Finished the season with a 74.83 stroke average, fifth best on the team... Carded his season best three-round score of 9-over par 225 at the Cardinal Classic and tied for 56th place... Was also a member of the teams that took second place at Wolf Pack Classic and the Santa Clara Invitational.

2007-2008: Made every trip of the spring, competing in the scoring lineup three times...Carded a season- and career-best 67 while competing as an individual at the Ron Moore Invitational... Also set his personal marks for 36-holes (138) and 54-holes (214) at the Ron Moore Invitational and was the top unattached player... Finished the regular season with a 74.95 stroke average, fifth best on the team... Posted a pair of top-10 finishes (Colbert Intercollegiate, Missouri Tiger Intercollegiate)... Completed in two events during the fall, one as a member of the K-State lineup... Led all Wildcat golfers with a 72 in the opening round of the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate, his first round of collegiate golf... That round was his lowest of the fall and part of his low 52-hole score of 220... Finished eighth at the Colbert Intercollegiate... Joined the K-State scoring lineup for the Wolfpack Classic.

High School: Lettered four years for the Rangers under head coach Brady Mayo at Vista Ridge... Holds four individual school records, including lowest two-day score of 139... Also led team to the lowest team score in school history (284) with an individual round of 69... Earned all-district honors all four years, including runner-up finishes in 2004 and 2006... Led team to district championship in 2005 and 2006... Named to the all-region team in 2005 and 2006, and also won th team leadership award those years... Tied for third as a senior at the Texas 4A state tournament with a 139 (70-69)... Ranked No. 48 in the class of 2007 according to Golfweek... Also lettered three years in cross country... Has also had success as an amateur, finishing fourth at both the Texas Junior Golf Tour Championship, as well as the AJGA Medicus Preseason Junior... Also registered top-10 finishes at the Texas-Oklahoma Junior, AJGA Valero Texas Open Junior Shootout, and the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship... Set personal career low at the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier by firing a 6-under par 65.

Personal: Born May 10, 1989 in Waco, Texas... Parents are Ted and Paula Wood (deceased)... Has two sisters, Holly and Echo, and one brother, Jackson... Enjoys attending sporting events, church, and spending time with his family... Member of the National Honors Society and LDS Church.

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