2010-11 (JUNIOR): Won medalist honors at TranSouth Championships with career-best 66 in final round, becoming program’s fourth individual winner of TranSouth Tournament since 2005 ... Qualified for NAIA National Championships with the victory, tying for 105th after posting rounds of 84-77-74 at the TPC Deere Run ... Recorded 74.9 scoring average for the year, second best on the club, in 10 events and 19 rounds ... Registered eight Top 11 finishes in 10 events, including four in the Top 5 ... Named TranSouth Scholar-Athlete ... Recorded 76.4 scoring average in five fall tournaments and seven rounds ... Tied for sixth at Union Invitational, shooting five-over par 77 ... Tied for 58th at Indian Bayou Invitational with rounds of 87-75 ... Struggled in dual match with Martin Methodist, shooting 81 ... Posted one-under par 71, tying for third in dual match against Bryan College ... Recorded best tournament in final event, the RedHawk Classic, tying for third after carding rounds of 71-73 ... Tied for sixth at Martin Methodist Invitational and tied for seventh with rounds of 72-74 at Trevecca Invitational ... Tied for fifth at Cumberland Invitational, carding scores of 75-70 ... Fired opening-round 68 at TranSouth Championships before shooting 74 in second round and then career-best 66 in final round.
2009-10 (SOPHOMORE): Earned All-TranSouth honors and named TranSouth Scholar-Athlete … Posted team-best 73.9 scoring average, playing 18 rounds in nine tournaments … Finished second at RedHawk Classic in October for best finish of the year and placed in Top 10 in six events and 12th in another … Team’s top finisher five times … Registered 72.6 scoring average in fall, shooting one-over 74 and tying for eighth in first event at Martin Methodist One-Day Invitational … Posted rounds of 71 and 73, tying for 16th at Chick-Fil-A Intercollegiate … Tied for fourth at Lindsey Wilson Fall Invitational after rounds of 78 and 70 … Placed second at RedHawk Classic, firing season-best 69 in first round and 71 in second round … Recorded 74.8 scoring average in spring … Got off to slow start, tying for 39th at Rome-News Tribune Invitational with rounds of 74 and 78 … Finished 12th at TNU Spring Invitational after carding rounds of 76 and 74 … Placed in Top 6 in final three spring events, tying for fourth at SEMI/MSC Invitational with rounds of 73 and 78 … Also took fourth at Union Spring Invitational, firing rounds of 73 and 75 … Tied for sixth at TranSouth Championships, carding rounds of 73, 75 and 74.
2008-09 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine tournaments, finishing with 76.7 stroke average … Claimed medalist honors at Rome News-Tribune Invitational, shooting 3-under par 141 ... Fired even-par 72 to finish second at Union Fall Invitational … Won CU-Martin Methodist Dual Match with 2-under par 70 … Tied for seventh at TranSouth Championships … Carded 67 in third round of NAIA Championships and finished tied for 41st.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played golf for coach Bob Cumby at Cookeville HS … Helped team to state runner-up finish as senior.
PERSONAL: Walter Dustin Thomas … Son of Tom and Michelle Thomas … Born March 9, 1990 … Majoring in Sports Management.
