Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn
Holds program records in multiple categories: career scoring average (72.00), season scoring average (70.4 in 2020-21), season won-lost percentage (.990 in 2020-21) … recorded a 72.00 stroke average in 26 events with 67 rounds played … had a total of 19 top-10 finishes, 12 top-five placings and five individual titles in three seasons … holds the record for highest individual finish in the NCAA Championships with a second place finish in 2021... second-best in career won-lost percentage (.856) and second-best low round score of 64 … named to the PING All-Region team in 2020... named to the All-MIAA Team and earned Player of the Year in 2021… three-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and earned Scholar-Athlete honors twice ... named the 2021 Jack Nicklaus Division II National Player of the Year ... was a PING All-America first team selection in 2021 ... CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner in 2021.
 
As a senior in 2020-21
Competed in all 10 events in his third season as an Ichabod, recording a program record season 70.42 scoring average through 26 rounds … recipient of the 2021 Jack Nicklaus Division II National Player of the Year Award ... was a PING All-Region and All-America first team selection ... CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner ... named to the All-MIAA Team and earned Player of the Year ... won five individual titles and placed in the top-three of the other five events… lost to just seven total players the entire season ... individual titles at Dual vs Missouri Western, Winona State Invitational, Broncho Invitational, Washburn Invitational and The Mule… placed second at the NCAA Championships, setting the school record for highest individual finish in the tournament… set new program records in career scoring average (72.00) and season won-lost percentage (.990 in 2020-21)… recorded second-best program records in career won-lost percentage (.856) and low round score of 64… season high Golfstat player ranking of No. 3… earned MIAA Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week three times over the season ... received MIAA Academic Honor roll and Scholar-Athlete honors.

As a senior in 2019-20
Played in all six events tying for the team lead with a 71.88 stroke average before season was canceled with COVID-19 pandemic ... placed in the top-10 at three competitions and had two top-five showings ... tied for fourth at the Holiday Inn Express Classic and was fifth at the Miami Intercollegiate ... earned a place on the PING All-Region team ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

As a junior in 2018-19
Played in all 11 competitions … finished with a season stroke average of 73.93 over 28 rounds ... recorded his lowest round at the Central Missouri Invitational, carding a 69 ... placed in the top-10 at six events ... shot two-under par, 214 (72-70-72) at the MIAA Tournament and tied for eighth place ... earned a place on the All-MIAA team ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was an MIAA Scholar Athlete.

Background
Was the 2013 Kansas 6A State Champion and three-time individual city champion… as a freshman, set the school record low average … helped continue Washburn Rural's golf team Centennial League championship streak to seven-straight years… won the 2014 Kansas Junior Sectional Championship with scores of 66 and 68… took fourth in the 2013 AJGA Payne Stewart Junior, while he tied for seventh in the 2014 High Plains Amateur and finished second in the 2014 AJGA Under Armour Championship… a four-year honor roll student ... as a freshman at Kansas State, he completed the year with the team's third best stroke average at 73.68 and recorded a top-20 finish at the Big 12 Championships, finishing tied for 16th place at 7-over par 295 ... as a sophomore, he posted his low 18-hole (69) and low 54-hole (223) score at the Badger Invitational… Secured a top-20 finish in the USA Individual Tournament with a 229 (+16), where he finished 19th ... three-time member of the Big 12 academic honor roll.

Personal
Son of Tony and Karla Beckler ... has two sisters, Brooke and Darci ... graduated with his bachelor's in finance and is working towards his MBA.