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2016-17 Golf Roster

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Cory Cullen

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School St. Francis

Biography

AWARDS
2013-14 MAAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR


CAREER BESTS
Low 18: 70 (2013 Little Three Championship)

Low 36: 150 - 2x (last at 2016 Little Three Championship)
Low 54: 223 (2013 Cornell Invitational)


2016-17 • SENIOR SEASON
• Played in nine events (five in the fall; four in the spring).
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Shot a season-low 72 in the first round of the 2016 Little Three Championship.
• Named to the 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team.


2015-16 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in seven events (four in the fall; three in the spring).
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Finished fourth (first among Canisius golfers) with his two-round score of 152 at the 2015 Little Three Championship.
• Named to the 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team.


2014-15 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in eight events (five in the fall; three in the spring).
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Tied for second on the team with his 78.2 stroke average.
• Placed eighth at the 2014 Little Three Championship.
• Was the team's top finisher at the 36-hole Cornell Invitational during the fall season.

• Named to the 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team.


2013-14 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Tied for 24th at the MAAC Championship, making him the highest finishing freshmen in the league championship tournament that year.
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Named the 2013-14 MAAC Golf Rookie of the Year - the first in program history.
• Ranked third on the team with his 77.8 scoring average.
• Played in a total of nine events in his first year with the program.

• Had two top-10 finishes, highlighted by his sixth-place finish at the Little Three Championship.

• Tied for eighth in the field at the Cornell Invitational with his 54-hole score of 223.


BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a four-year member of the golf team at St. Francis High School.
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Placed second at the 2012 Monsignor Martin Athletic Association (MMAA) Tournament.
• That second-place finish at the MMAA event earned him a trip to the 2013 New York State Catholic Boy's Golf Championship in Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
• A two-time First-Team All-Catholic selection.

• Honored as a Western New York Ad-Pro Scholar-Athlete.

• Also played varsity basketball at St. Francis.

• Averaged 14.1 points and 3.5 assists per game in his senior season.


PERSONAL
• The son of Michael and Donna Cullen.
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Has one brother, Chad.
• Majoring in management at the College.
• Born May 19, 1995 in Buffalo.


Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'9"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'9"