As the remainder of the 2019-20 season was canceled on March 12 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Sun Belt Conference is helping others get to know Sun Belt student-athletes presented in a Q&A series on the league's website and social media platforms.

Q: Why did you choose to attend Arkansas State?
A: At the time when I was being recruited, I thought Arkansas State would be the best fit for me. I really got along with the coach very well and knowing how big of a jump in ranking the team had seen his first year at A-State helped the decision.
 
Q: What do you enjoy most about being a student-athlete?
A: The thing I enjoy the most is playing for something bigger than myself. Golf is an individual sport and to have the opportunity to represent an institution and your teammates is very nice.
 
Q: What drew you to compete in golf?
A: My dad was the main reason. When I was younger, he was still actively competing and at times he took me with him. I played my first tournament with him when I was around five years old.
 
Q: What is one of your favorite memories about playing golf?
A: One memory that will always be in my mind is when they called my name at the A-State awards, which Arkansas State does at the end of each year for its athletes. I was named Male Freshman Athlete of the Year.
 
Q: What is one of the best memories you have competing in a Sun Belt Championship event?
A: By far the best memory is last year's Championship where we came out victorious. We all fought as hard as we could and to come out on top and get our first conference ring was great.

Q: What do you enjoy most about being around your current group of teammates?
A: What I like the most about my current teammates is how well we can act as a unit, as a team. As I said earlier, golf is an individual sport so sometimes it’s hard for us to play for somebody else and not just for ourselves. I think this group does a tremendous job playing for one another and supporting one another.

Q: In this time away from golf, what do you miss about it the most?
A: Competing. No doubt.
 
Q: What are your aspirations beyond being an athlete?
A: To graduate from Arkansas State.
 
Q: As a senior, this current time obviously brings a lot of emotions. How are you handling and navigating this time with your playing career currently halted and classes now online for you?
A: Senior year normally brings a lot of emotion, but in this unusual case with the ongoing virus we were granted another year of eligibility so we will postpone the emotions for another year.
 
Q: As you look back on your career at Arkansas State, how have you seen the golf program elevate to new heights?
A: It seems like every year we achieved something more and we have gotten lower in the rankings. It really is good to see the program evolving into an elite one.
 
Q: Similar to the above, coming off a conference championship last year, how would you describe the success that A-State was having this year, especially as you all were getting closer to April?
A: We had some ups and downs through the tournaments that we have played. As we were getting closer to the Sun Belt conference championship with only two tournaments left to play before it, I think we were all peaking, and I think we would be ready to play the conference.
 
Q: What do you hope your teammates or future golfers will say about the impact you made while at A-State?
A: I hope they will continue to elevate the program to new heights and acknowledge that myself and others were the beginning of this peaking.