The University of Akron Athletics
J.B. Williams, Men's Golf
AKRON, Ohio – Senior J.B. Williams (Danville, Ky.) has been tabbed the Zips' Student-Athlete of the Month, presented by The University of Akron, for October 2016.
Williams led the Zips’ to a third place finish out of 18 teams at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate on Sunday-Tuesday, Oct. 23-25. He scored below par in three consecutive rounds en route to a third place individual finish with a 6-under par 207 tournament total. For his efforts, Williams earned the Mid-American Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week award.
Williams opened the ODU/OBX tournament with a field-low 67 (-4) total. During that round, he carded a tournament-best seven birdies. Williams followed with back-to-back 70 (-1) performances and finished the 54-hole event with 35 pars, 13 birdies, four bogeys and two double bogeys.
During the month of October, Williams shot par or better 8-of-9 rounds, including five performances below par in the last six rounds – par was the sixth score. The run started at the Zips' third event, Akron's Firestone Invitational (Oct. 4-5). He opened the tournament with an even-par 72 and shot a subpar 70 (-2) before finishing with a 3-over 75 round to finish 1-over for the tournament and 23rd on the leaderboard.
Williams followed as the team's low scorer and second place overall finisher at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate. He fired a 5-under 211 tournament total that included rounds of 69 (-3), 70 (-2), and 72 (E).
Williams led the Zips' in three of the five spring tournaments en route to a team-low 72.36 stroke average, which ranks third overall in MAC play. He posted a team-high three Top 25 finishes, finishing tied for second (Mountaineer Intercollegiate), 3rd (ODU/OBX Intercollegiate), and 23rd (Firestone Invitational).
Also during the fall schedule, he fired a team-best eight rounds of par or better, including six rounds below par and two tournament finishes under-par. He is one of three Zips to record rounds of 67 and one of four to achieve a 69 stroke total.
The Zips finished third in all three October events.
2016-17 ZIPS' STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH, PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
September 2016 - Thomas Woodson, Football
October 2016 - J.B. Williams, Men's Golf
