Indiana University Athletics
Allenspach Takes Home Texas Cup Title
1/27/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Allenspach, a native of Sugar Land, Texas, compiled a 36-hole, 144 total with rounds of 73 and 71. He defeated Randy Lowry, the fifth-ranked junior in the country, in a playoff.
The field included many of the top junior golfers in the country, including Chris Ward, winner of the Orange Bowl International Golf Championship (Dec. 27-30).
Allenspach is a member of head coach Mike Mayer's incoming recruiting class for the 2005-06 campaign. He will join Seth Brandon (Dalton, Ga.), Jorge Campillo (Caceres, Spain) and Brandon Pike (LaFontaine, Ind.) at Indiana beginning in the fall semester of 2005.
The class has shown great promise, particularly in the last month. In addition to Allenspach's performance in Texas, Campillo lost in a playoff to Ward at the Orange Bowl and finished third at the Doral-Publix Junior Classic Tournament (Dec. 21-23).
RECRUITING SPOTLIGHT: Drew Allenspach
Allenspach led Fort Bend Elkins High School to the 5A State Championship in 2003. As an individual, he tied for sixth at the 2002 State Championship and tied for 15th in 2004. The Sugar Land, Texas, product has also built a strong resume playing in junior tournaments. He has recorded three top 25s in three American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events, highlighted by a 20th-place finish at the Columbus Junior this past summer (Aug. 2-5). Allenspach finished 24th at the OSSO Junior at Oak Tree from June 28-July 1, and ended the PING Harvey Penick Junior in 25th place on July 5-8.
In addition, Allenspach carded a 210 (71-71-68) en route to a seventh-place finish at the Bubba Conlee National Junior on June 8-10. He carded third-place finishes at the Texas Junior Golf Tour (TJGT) Fish Creek (72-77) on Jan. 17-18, and at the Future Collegiate World Tour (FCWT) Bear Creek East Junior Golf (77-70) on Nov. 15-16, 2003.
"Drew is an outstanding young man," said Mayer. "Athletically and academically, he is the whole package. His uncles, Mark and Mitch, played golf here at IU and Drew will keep the legacy going. Drew is excited to be coming to the Midwest, and we are excited to have him. I think Drew will be a tremendous asset to our program."
Recruiting Spotlight: Seth Brandon
Recruiting Spotlight: Jorge Campillo
Recruiting Spotlight: Brandon Pike
