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2018-19 Golf Roster

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John Dantonio

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

Biography

CAREER BESTS
Low 18: 70 at 2018 Titans Motown Collegiate 

Low 36: 149 at 2017 Matthews Auto Intercollegiate
Low 54: 222 at 2018 Titans Motown Collegiate


2018-19 • SENIOR SEASON
• Played in all nine events and finished his career by playing in 35 tournaments from 2015-19.
Recorded two top-10 finishes, as he tied for eighth at both the 2018 Little Three Championship and the 2018 Titan Motown Collegiate.
Shot a career-low round of 70 in the final round at the 2018 Titan Motown Collegiate.
• His 54-hole score of 222 at the 2018 Titan Motown Collegiate was his low-score for the three-round tournament.
• Tied for 29th at the 2019 MAAC Golf Championship.
• Named to the 2019 MAAC All-Academic Team.


2017-18 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in all 10 events in 2017-18.
Matched a then career-low with a 72 in the final round of the 2018 MAAC Golf Championship and the Niagara Spring Dual event.
His best individual finish was a T3 at the Niagara Spring Dual, where he shot a two-over par score of 72 at Niagara Falls Country Club.
Tied for 27th and ranked fourth among Canisius golfers at the 2018 MAAC Golf Championship.
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.


2016-17 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in all 11 events in his sophomore campaign.
Shot a season-low 72 in two different rounds, including the third round of the 2017 MAAC Championship.
His best individual finish was a T10 at the 2017 Battle at The Warren, where he carded a two-round score of 150.
Tied for 22nd in the field at the 2017 MAAC Championship.


2015-16 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Played in all five events in his first season with the program.
Shot a season-low 80 in two different rounds.
Earned his first career top-20 finish at the 2015 Little Three Championship.

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a four-year letterwinner for the St. Francis golf team.
Served as a team captain in both his junior and senior seasons.
Qualified for the New York State tournament from 2013-15.
Ranked third in stroke average in the Monsignor Martin League his senior year.
Also earned four varsity letters in hockey, and he served as a team captain for the Red Raiders.

PERSONAL
• The son of John and Dana Dantonio.
Has a younger brother, Jacob.
Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.
Majoring in accounting at Canisius.
Born Sept. 19, 1997 in Buffalo.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'9"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'9"