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Andrew Lanahan Season 2005-06

Height
6'1
Class
Senior
Hometown
Jacksonville, Fla.
Previous School
Midland College
High School
Bishop Kenny HS

2006 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana
2004 Second-Team All-Louisiana
2004 Louisiana Newcomer of the Year

SENIOR SEASON (2005-06)
Recovered from a torn rotator cuff that forced him to redshirt last season to be named First-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association following his SENIOR SEASON … Participated in nine of 11 tournaments for the Tigers and led the squad with six top-20 finishes … Finished the season with a team-best 73.4 stroke average in 27 rounds with nine rounds at par or better … Best finish of his LSU career was a tie for sixth place at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with a three-round total of 5-over 215 (previous best was a tie for ninth place at the Baylor Invitational on Sept. 30, 2003) … Helped the Tigers win their only tournament of the season in his first tournament appearance by tying for 20th at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate … Led the Tigers to a sixth-place finish at the 2006 SEC Championships by tying for 11th place at 2-over par 212, including a season-best 1-under 69 in the first round … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Finished his career with a 73.4 stroke average in 59 rounds … Made 20 career tournament appearances with 10 top-20 and two top-10 finishes … Earned his second varsity letter.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2004-05)
One of the team’s top performers in 2003-04 … Forced to redshirt after having surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff prior to the 2004-05 season … Will be counted on to provide the Tigers with leadership on and off the course in 2005-06 as he is one of only two returning seniors to the squad.

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
Played in 11-of-12 tournaments in his first season with the Tigers in the 2003-04 season … Had the second best stroke average on the squad with a 73.5 … Named Second-Team All-Louisiana and 2004 Louisiana Newcomer of the Year … First tournament as a Tiger was the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Sept. 22-23 when he finished tied for 31st with a 6-over par 148 … Had four top-twenty and one top-ten finish … Had 10 rounds at par or better for the season … Best finish was a tie for ninth at the Baylor Invitational Sept. 29-30, shooting a 1-over par 217 … Shot the lowest round for LSU last season with a 6-under par 66 in the first round of the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational March 20-21 … Finished in a tie for 48th at the SEC Championships in Sea Island, Ga. with a 17-over 227 … Tied for 50th in his first NCAA East Regional appearance in New Haven, Conn. with a 11-over par 221 … Earned his first varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002-03 at MIDLAND JC)
A Second-Team All-American at Midland Junior College … Member of 2002 Texas All-State Team … Member of All-Region V Team … A two-time All-Western Junior College Conference selection … Recorded 8 Top-10 finishes and three wins.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001-02 at MIDLAND JC)
Helped his team to a sixth-place finish at the NJCAA Championships … Won three tournaments and recorded six Top-10 finishes.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered one year at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla., for head coach Pete Wood … Was team MVP as a senior.

PERSONAL
Born May 5, 1982 … Full name is James Andrew Dockery Lanahan … Parents are Michael and Mary Anne Lanahan … Has five siblings: Michael John, Jr., Patrick, Chris, Mary Frances, and Tim … Plans to major in general studies … Plays right handed.

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