Honors & Awards
- MVC Golfer of the Week (10-08-14, 04-09-14, 09-18-13 & 10-31-12)
- MVC Honor Roll (2015 & 2014)
- Bradley AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 & Spring 2015)
2014-15 (Senior): Ranked third on the squad with a 75.09 stroke average, which ranks 12th among Bradley season marks … His team-best 30 sub-80 rounds were the most at Bradley since 2002-03 and tied for the second-best season total in school history … Earned MVC Golfer of the Week for a school record fourth time after he finished second at the Butler Fall Invitational … Tied for the team lead with five top-10 finishes and placed in the top 20 in six of 11 events … Fired a career-best 67 in the final round of the Butler Fall Invite … Team’s top finisher three times … Tied for seventh at the Weibring Intercollegiate … Wrapped up collegiate playing days with a 75.39 career stroke average, which ranks second in Bradley history behind Andy Mickelson’s school record 75.16 average … His 117 career rounds played were the most by a Brave since John Joyce played 119.5 rounds between 1988-92 and tied for the sixth most on The Hilltop … Broke the Bradley career record for career sub-80 rounds with a 74 in the I-74 Individual Challenge and finished his career with 104 rounds in the 70’s or better … Owned a 74.92 average over his final 13 rounds … Collected a school record eight career rounds in the 60’s.
2013-14 (Junior): Led the team with a 74.79 stroke average, which ranked 15th in the MVC … His season average was the lowest at Bradley since 2002-03 and fifth-best in program history … Tied for the team lead with 27 rounds in the 70’s or better, which is tied for eighth best total in school history … Was Bradley’s top finisher in five of 10 tournaments … Finished in the top 10 twice and placed in the top 20 in six of 10 events … Earned MVC Golfer of the Week honors twice and joined Andy Mickelson as the only individuals in program history with three career MVC Golfer of the Week honors … Tied for fifth at the season-opening Derek Dolenc Invitational … Claimed co-medalist honors at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, shooting 214 after an opening-round 69 … Carded a career-best 68 to win medalist honors at the Bradley Invitational … Tied for 20th at the MVC Championship … Had a streak of 28 consecutive rounds in the 70’s or better snapped at the Beu Mussatto Invitational to tie for the third longest streak in school history.
2012-13 (Sophomore): Owned a team-best 75.88 stroke average and was Bradley’s top finisher in five events ... His season stroke average ranked 10th among Bradley season marks and joined Andy Mickelson and Scott Phegley to have two of the top 15 season stroke averages in school history ... Carded a season-low 71 in the final round of the Kemper Intercollegiate in Glenview, Ill. ... Tied for ninth at the Bradley Invitational ... Posted a 75.11 stroke average in the final three tournaments of the year and owned a 75.21 stroke average in the spring ... Tied for 16th at the season-opening Midwest Shootout ... Opened the spring schedule with a 73 and tied for 12th at the Benbow Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Was named MVC Golfer of the Week after he tied for 51st at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate to conclude the fall slate ... Tied for 24th at the MVC Championship.
2011-12 (Freshman): Bradley's top finisher in seven of 11 tournaments, he placed in the team's top two in three of the other four events ... Led the team with a 75.9 stroke average for the 10th lowest season stroke average in school history and lowest by a BU freshman ... Broke the previous freshman stroke average mark of 76.9 set by Rod Smith Jr., in 1977-78 ... Also broke the BU freshman record for rounds in the 70's with 26 sub-80 rounds ... His 26 rounds in the 70's was tied for the ninth lowest season total in school history ... Posted two top-10 finishes and placed in the top 20 five times ... His season-low 69 at the Bulldog Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla., was the lowest round by a Bradley golfer since Oct. 2009 ... Tied for 10th at both the Bulldog Invitational and the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational ... Tied for 22nd at the State Farm MVC Championship.
High School: A four-time all-conference selection ... Posted a 74.5 stroke average in the fall and was a four-time team MVP ... Won the Corn Belt Conference individual title each of his final two prep seasons ... Named the Champaign News-Gazette Player of the Year as a senior and also earned all-state honors ... Helped his squad to the Class 2A state title in 2010, finishing third in the individual standings.
Personal: The son of Jeff and Kim Trolia, Seth was born in Peoria, Ill. ... Has a younger sister: Emily ... Majored in business management & administration.
Career Stats
Season |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Average |
Titles |
Top 10 |
Top 20 |
70's |
Low |
2011-12 |
30 |
2277 |
75.90 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
69 |
2012-13 |
25 |
1897 |
75.88 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
71 |
2013-14 |
29 |
2169 |
74.79 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
27 |
68 |
2014-15 |
33 |
2478 |
75.09 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
30 |
67 |
Totals |
117 |
8821 |
75.39 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
104 |
67 |