North Carolina State University Athletics
2012-13 Men's Golf Roster
Hunter Howell
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Raeford, N.C.
- High School:
- Fayetteville Academy
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2012-13: Recorded a career-best 75.6 scoring average in final season at NC State ... His T16 finish at 3-over 219 at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate was his best as a collegiate golfer ... Also placed T22 at the Wolfpack Spring Open and T25 at the Bridgestone Intercollegiate.
Summer 2012: Finished runner-up at the South Carolina Open in early June by shooting an 8-under 205 at the three-day event ... Lost in a playoff to Wake Forest head coach Jerry Haas... Finished T21 at the Southern Amateur at 3-over 291 ... Was tied for second at 6-under through 36 holes ... Finished T5 at Cardinal Amateur at 3-over 213 in Greensboro, N.C.
2011-12: Posted a 76.0 scoring average in four tournaments covering 10 rounds ... Made first career start in place of the injured Mitch Sutton at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate and finished tied for 61st at 16-over 229 ... Also competed as an individual in three other tournaments ... Tied for 31st at the Wolfpack Spring Open at 7-over 151.
2010-11: Competed as an individual at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate and the Wolfpack Spring Open ... Finished tied for 88th at 30-over 243 at the Intercollegiate and tied for 63rd at 23-over 165 at the Open.
2009-10: Competed in two tournaments as an individual ... Shot a 15-over 238 and finished 86th at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate ... Shot a second round score of even par (71), a nine-stroke improvement from the first round ... In the fall, played in the Gordin-Myers Classic ... Finished in 36th place at 18-over (234).
2008-09: Did not compete.
Prep: Attended Fayetteville Academy ... Earned six varsity letters in golf ... Coached by Doug Ginn and Doug English ... Posted a career 72.2 stroke average in high school ... Earned all-state honors four years (2005-2008) ... Named conference player of the year three times (2006-08) ... Earned all-conference honors all six years he was on varsity ... Helped team finish runner-up at the 2005 and 2006 state 2A championships ... Finished second in 2006 and in the top-10 in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ... Won both the 2008 FCWT Tanglewood Invite and the 2005 FCWT Duke ... FCWT first-team All-American in 2007-08 ... Advanced to match play at the 2008 North/South Amateur ... Finished with six AJGA top-25 finishes ... Medalist at the 2006 U.S. Junior AM sectional qualifier ... Also lettered in soccer and basketball in high school ... Helped soccer team to two state titles and two state runner-up showings ... Member of the Honor Roll ... Won the Robert Lyon Waren and Head of School Awards as a senior.
Personal: Sister, Sarah-Ann, attended Vet School at NC State, and played college volleyball at Meredith College ... Majored in sports management.
Career Statistics
| Year | Trn | Rds | Stks | Avg 18 | Avg 54 | Best 18 | Best 54 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish |
| 2009-10 | 2 | 6 | 472 | 78.7 | 236.0 | 71 | 234 | 0 | 0 | t-36th |
| 2010-11 | 2 | 5 | 408 | 81.6 | 244.8 | 77 | 243 | 0 | 0 | t-63rd |
| 2011-12 | 4 | 10 | 760 | 76.0 | 228.0 | 72 | 225 | 0 | 0 | t-31st |
| 2012-13 | 6 | 17 | 1285 | 75.6 | 226.8 | 72(4) | 219 | 0 | 1 | t-16th |
| Career | 14 | 38 | 2925 | 76.97 | 230.9 | 71 | 219 | 0 | 1 | t-16th |