2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

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Yannik Wessel

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Highschool Johann-Vanotti-Gymnasium

Biography

2022-23: SIAC All-Conference second team ... Appeared in nine events as a redshirt junior ... Averaged 75 (+3) strokes over 22 rounds ... Shot a -4 68 at The Gulf Coast Collegiate.

2021-22: SIAC Elite 14 Honoree ... Appeared in four events as a redshirt sophomore ...  Averaged 77.10 (+5) strokes over 10 rounds ... Shot a +9 225 at the SIAC Men's Golf Championships on April 11-13 ... SIAC Men's Golf All-Academic Team ... SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team.

2020-21: Appeared in two events as a redshirt freshman ... member SIAC Men's Golf All-Academic Team ... member SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team ... averaged 74.89 strokes over 4.5 rounds ... shot a +3 147 at the Carey Collegiate Classic in Hattiesburg, Miss. on March 29-30.

2019-20: Earned an athletic letter as a true freshman by appearing in three of six Badger events ... member SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team ... member SIAC Men's Golf All-Academic Team ... earned an extra year of eligibility due to Covid-19 Pandemic Shutdown ... best showing came at Full Moon Invitational in Calera, Alabama, with a +5 score of 147.

High School: Prepped at Johann-Vanotti-Gymnasium in Germany under head coach Torben Baumann ... graduated in upper third of class ... captain of Youth Golf Club Team.

Personal: Majoring in Business Administration ... born in Vilshofen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany ... favorite foods are roast pork with bread dumplings from his Bavarian grandmother and sushi ... favorite movie is Inception ... favorite musicians are Ed Sheeran and Coldplay ... hobbies include "almost everything that has to do with sports, but especially golf, soccer, basketball and American football" ... favorite professional athletes are Tiger Woods, Lebron James and Cristiano Ronaldo ... plans a career with a large international company in the automotive or sports industry, but dreams of being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    5'11"