Bradley University Athletics

Honors and Awards

• Orsborn Award Winner (2010-11)
• Second-Team Capital One Academic All-American (2010-11)
• Two-time First-Team Capital One Academic All-District V (2009-10 & 2010-11)
• First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2010-11)
• MVC Elite 18 Award (2010-11)
• Three-Time First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11)
• Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week (05-04-11)
• Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011
  

2010-11: First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference performer ... Earned the Charles Orsborn Award ... First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete, joining Zach Wanken as the only three-time first-team MVC scholar-athletes in program history ... Recipient of the MVC's inaugural men's golf Elite 18 award ... Finished sixth at the State Farm MVC Championship ... Led the team in stroke average (76.52) ... Placed in the top 10 in three events and finished in the top 20 in six of 11 tournaments ... Shot 21 rounds in the 70's ... Tied for second at the Bulldog Florida Invitational and tied for ninth at the Battle at the Warren ... Carded a season-low 72 in the first round at the Don Benbow Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. ... His 77.33 career stroke average is 14th in school history and he is just the fourth player in program history with 80 or more career sub-80 rounds ... Ranks fourth in the school history with 82 career rounds in the 70's. 

2009-10: Led the team with a 77.2 stroke average ... Was a First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete ... Posted three top 10 finishes and placed in the top 20 in six of 10 events ... Owned a team-best 22 rounds in the 70's ... Matched a career-best 69 in the opening round at the Butler Fall Invitational, where he tied for ninth ... Was Bradley's top finisher in five of 10 tournaments ... Tied for seventh at the Branson Creek Invitational and finished eighth at the Tiger Shootout ... Finished 15th at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship ... His 61 career rounds in the 70's is tied for 17th in school history and his career 77.6 stroke average is tied for 19th best in program history.

2008-09: Ranked second on the team with a 77.6 stroke average ... Named a First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete ... Led the squad with 20 rounds in the 70's and was the Braves top finisher in two events ... One of Bradley's top two performers in eight of nine tournaments ... Shot a career-low 69 in the second round of the John Dallio Memorial ... Posted the first top 10 finish for a Bradley golfer in nearly two years when he tied for eighth at the Beu/Mussatto Invitational ... Owned a 75.5 stroke average on the Fall ... Tied for 22nd at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship ...
 
2007-08: One of two players to play in every round, he ranked second on the team with a 78.0 stroke average ... Shot 19 rounds in the 70's, one less than team leader Zach Wanken ... The 19 rounds in the 70's is the most by a freshman since Josh Brown turned in 20 rounds in the 70's as a frosh in 2002-03 ... Carded a season-best 72 in his second collegiate round at the season-opening John Piper Intercollegiate ... Turned in rounds of 77, 76 and 76 at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate ... Was the Braves top finisher at the Skyhawk Classic, tying for 28th at 225 (77-72-76) ... Was one of Bradley's top two finishers in six of the last seven tournaments ... BU's top performer at the Grover Page Classic after rounds of 78 and 79 ... Also took top team honors at the Branson Creek Invitational (76-83) ... Tied for 30th at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship (79-76-74).
 
Personal: The son of Mark Romano and Teresa Thompson ... Majoring in chemistry ... Named the valedictorian at Knoxville High School ... Earned a spot on the Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll each of his eight semesters on The Hilltop.
 
Career Stats