2015-16 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Career:
Finished career with scoring average of 77.49 in 84 collegiate rounds played … Three top-10 finishes to go along with four top-15 and seven top-25 finishes … … Career-best finish of fifth at the 2016 Lynchburg College Invitational … Career-low 69 at 2012 Donald Ross Intercollegiate.
2015-16 (Senior): Named to the Big South All-Academic Team … Posted a stroke average of 76.92 across five events played … Posted pair of top-10 finishes with a fifth-place finish coming at the Lynchburg College Invitational … Notched an even-par 72 in the final round of the Manor Individual, marking his lone round of the season par or better.
2014-15 (Junior): Averaged a round of 77.32 across 10 tournaments and 28 rounds ... Produced his best tournament of the season with a seven-over par card of 220 at the 2014 Old Dominion Outer Banks Invitational in which he tied for 25th … Posted one round of par or better with an even-par 71 in the second round of the ODU Outer Banks Invitational.
2013-14 (Sophomore): Notched a 77.86 scoring average in eight events and 21 total rounds played … Carded two rounds under-par, including a season-low 68 (-3) at the 2013 Joe Agee Invitational … Recorded top-15 finish at the Joe Agee Invitational and a top-20 finish at the Lafayette Invitational.
2012-13 (Freshman): Recorded a 78.22 scoring average across eight events and 23 rounds … Posted one under-par round with a 69 (-1) at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate … Notched first career top-10 finish with at the 2013 Lynchburg College with a T-6 … Finished T-20 at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 71-77-69—217 (+7).
High School/Amateur:
Medaled at the 2012 Virginia Junior Qualifier (73) … Tied for sixth at 2011 VSGA Foundation High School Invitational (73-72—145) … won 2011 Charlottesville City Junior Championship (68) … Qualified third (70) on Virginia team for 2011 Capital Cup (2-1 at tournament) … earned two wins on the MAPGA Junior Tour (Fauquier Springs, 2011; Wintergreen, 2010) … Helped Western Albemarle to the 2012 Virginia Group AA State Championship, tying for fifth individually (78-68--146) … Finished third (69-68--137) at the state championship as a junior … Four-time Jefferson District Player of the Year.
Personal: Alex is the son of Suzie and Jerry O’Dell and a native of Crozet,Va. O’Dell is majoring in business administration and was the recipient of the Branck Bank & Trust Scholarship and the Thomas Butler, Jr. Scholarship from the Longwood College of Business and Economics.
Historical Player Information
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2012-13Freshman
5'11"
140 lbs
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2013-14Sophomore
5'11"
155 lbs
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2014-15Junior
5'11"
155 lbs
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2015-16Senior
5'11"
160 lbs