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2023-24 Golf Roster

Shawn Gillen

Jake Dantonio

  • Height
    5-9
  • Class
    Freshman
  • Hometown
    Lancaster, N.Y.
  • Highschool
    St. Mary's
  • Instagram
    jxd523

Biography

CAREER BESTS
Low 18:
73 at 2023 Matthews Auto Collegiate
Low 36: 147 at 2023 Matthews Auto Collegiate
Low 54: 224 at 2023 Red Bandanna Invitational


BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a four-year letterwinner at St. Mary's High School in Lancaster, N.Y.
• Posted a scoring average of 35.0 in his senior year en route to being named the St. Mary's High School Athlete of the Year.
• Was a four-time All-Catholic League champion. Was the Catholic League scoring champion four times.
• A four-time qualifier for the New York State Golf Championship. Earned a berth into the Federation State Golf Championships once.
• Was the runner-up at the 2022 New York State Junior Golf Championship.
• Served as a team captain.
• Played four years of varsity hockey at St. Mary's and served as a team captain.
• Helped the hockey team win a state championship and a league title as well.
• Honored as a two-time Bowman Cup selection.
• Named to the senior All-Western New York All Star Team after the 2022-23 campaign.


PERSONAL
• The son of John and Dana Dantonio.
• Has an older brother, John.
• His brother, John, was a member of the Canisius golf team from 2015-19.
• Majoring in finance.