Men's Golf Welcomes Hunt for 2020
November 13, 2019 | Men's Golf
Champaign – Illinois head men's golf coach Mike Small announced the addition of Piercen Hunt to the Fighting Illini men's golf program for 2020. A native of Hartland, Wisconsin, Hunt checks in at No. 22 on the Rolex AJGA rankings and is a three-time Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association High School Player of the Year.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Piercen to the Illini golf family," head coach Mike Small said. "In addition to being a champion at the highest levels of junior golf, Piercen brings unquestioned character and a strong work ethic to everything that he does. Since the first time we saw Piercen play, we have felt that he would make a great Illini."
No stranger to the championship mentality, Hunt has acquired an impressive resume throughout his junior golf career so far. He recently won the 2019 Western Junior, and is a two-time WIAA Division I State High School individual champion. Hunt won the 2018 WSGA Wisconsin State Junior Championship and finished in the runner-up spot at the 2018 AJGA Junior at Big Sky. He has earned top 10 finishes in five AJGA events, and was named a 2019 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American Second Team honoree. He was recognized as the 2018 Wisconsin Junior PGA Player of the Year, and finished among the top 10 at the 2019 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship.
"The opportunity to learn from Coach Small and the entire Fighting Illini team while competing against the best coaches and players in the country with the common goal of the team's success was the perfect fit for me and my family," Hunt said of choosing Illinois. "Being able to combine this with the exceptional education that Illinois offers made it the right choice for me. It is an honor and privilege to be able to be part of the rich history that surrounds Illinois Men's Golf and I hope to be able to add to that history as a Fighting Illini."
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