Tripp Kinney

Photo by: NIU Athletics/Scott Walstrom

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Waukee, Iowa
High School:
Waukee

2020-21
Four-time NCAA Regional qualifier, earning an individual spot to the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... led the team in stroke average at 72.45 ... ranked No. 91 nationally by Golfstat ... second on the team in birdies (90) and had a team-best 11 rounds below par ... tied for 12th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional (75-69-72=216), finishing five strokes out of the lone qualifying spot ... tied for 12th at the Hootie (214) ... earned first top-10 of the year by tying for ninth at the NIT (71-67-68) with a 206, one shy from his career low ... tied for 12th at the Spartan Collegiate with rounds of 74-70-70 (214) ... tied for 17th at the Arizona Intercollegiate (218) ... went 2-2-1 at the Big 12 Match Play ... career 72.65 stroke average ranks fifth in school history ... has 12 career top-10 performances, tying for ninth in school history ... competed in the most rounds in ISU history (165).

2019-20
Ping All-Central Region ... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... preseason Third Team All-American by Golfweek ... led the team in stroke average (70.89), breaking his own single-season stroke average record ... was the team leader in rounds below par (9), top-10s (3) and birdies (63) ... ranked No. 71 nationally by Golfweek and No. 68 by Golfstat ... had a stroke play record of 391-93-12, including a 14-12-2 mark vs. top-50 players ... finished third at the Badger Invite with a 206 ... recorded second top-10 of the season (T9) at the Fighting Irish Classic... won two of five matches at Big 12 Match Play... played in the prestigious Sun Bowl All-America Classic, tying for 15th (71-72-68=211) ... represented Iowa State at the Patriot All-American, tying for 12th with a 209 ... tied his career low (65) in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate.

2018-19
Honorable Mention All-American ... Ping All-Central Region ... Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... first player in school history to compete in three NCAA Championships ... first on the team in stroke average at 71.08, sub-70 rounds (14) and top-10 finishes (6) ... season stroke average is second in school history ... tied for the team lead in birdies (134) and led the team with five eagles ... ranked in the top-60 nationally by both Golfweek (#48) and Golfstat (#58) ... 28 of his 37 rounds were at par or below ... made the 54-hole cut and tied for 47th at the NCAA Championship at The Blessings Golf Club with rounds of 75-71-74-82 (302) ... was tied for 23rd after 54 holes ... only the second Cyclone to qualify to the fourth round of stroke play at the NCAA meet ... qualified as an individual to the NCAA Championship by winning the NCAA Louisville Regional with rounds of 69-65-72 (206) ... his second-round 65 tied a career low ... it was his first career tournament title and the second Cyclone to win a NCAA Regional (Nick Voke in 2017) ... his 206 is the second-lowest score by a Cyclone in NCAA postseason play ... first Cyclone to qualify as an individual to the national meet since 2012 (Nate McCoy) ... made the Big 12 All-Tournament team by tying for eighth at the Big 12 Championship (70-69-70=209) ... suffered only two bogeys in the final 36 holes at The Greenbrier in the conference meet ... fired a 212 and tied for fifth at the Hootie at Bulls Bay ... tied for fifth at the Colleton River Collegiate at 212 (71-69-72) ... carded a 66 in the final round of the Prestige at PGA West ... tallied career lows for 18-hole round (65) and 54-hole score (205) at the Arizona Intercollegiate to tie for eighth ... was the runner-up medalist at the Windon Memorial, posting a 207 ... won the Iowa Amateur in the summer of 2018.

2017-18
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... competed in every tournament, compiling a 73.68 stroke average to rank third on the team ... third on the team in birdies with 103 ... tied for 68th at the NCAA Championship (74-77-72=223) ... aided in Iowa State’s NCAA Championship berth with a tied for 55th performance at the NCAA Pacific Regional (75-74-73=222) ... tied for 23rd at the Big 12 Championship (75-71-72-74=292) ... notched first top-10 of the season by tying for sixth at the Hawkeye Invitational (71-75=146) ... finished 11th at the NIT with season lows in 54-hole score (207) and 18-hole score (66) ... tied for 15th at the Colleton River Collegiate (76-74-76=226) ... tied for 25th at the Badger Invite (72-73-71=216).

2016-17
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team ... played in every tournament, recording a 74.02 stroke average, the sixth-best average by an ISU rookie in school history ... averaged 2.56 birdies per round ... highlight came at the Seattle Redhawk Invite, firing a 54-hole career-low 209 (71-68-70) for his first career top-10 finish (T5) ... eagled the last hole to pace the team to a tournament vicotry ... tied for 16th at the Badger Invite in his first career tournament (217) ... tied for 13th at the Pinetree Invitational (222)... tied a career-low with a 68 at the Bridgestone Collegiate to tie for 16th ... matched career low for 18-holes (68) at the NIT, tying for 13th (212)... led the team at the General Hackler Championship with a 147... carded a 72-hole total of 323 to place 49th at the Big 12 Championships ... tied for 25th at the NCAA Austin Regional with rounds of 75-74-68 (217) ... T76th before the 54-hole cut at the NCAA Championship with rounds of 73-75-73 (221) ... won the Iowa Match Play state title in the summer of 2017.

High School
One of the top preps in Iowa throughout his high school career … named 2015 Class 4A Player of the year and selected to the Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa boy’s golf team (2016) … helped lead Waukee to team state titles in 2014 and 2015 … placed third at the 2014 Class 4A state meet and was the runner-up in 2015 … two-time Iowa Junior Amateur champion … qualified for the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur … competed in many AJGA events, placing third at the Hale Irwin Tournament … was fourth at the 2015 Midwest Junior Championship … four-time academic all-CIML selection.

Personal
Born Sept. 6, 1997 … son of Dan and Ellen Kinney … finance major … grandfather lettered in tennis at Iowa State ... great grandfather Harrold Smith was a two-year letterman in football at Iowa State (1922-23) and was teammates with Jack Trice.

Tripp Kinney