Travis Ross Class: Senior Hometown: Crookston, Minn. Last College: St. Cloud State Weight: 160 Birthdate: 12/30/1987 Experience: TR

LoboTV: Travis Ross UNMasked

THIS SEASON: Poised to make a run at all-conference honors after a stellar 2009-10 campaign...finished his first season with a pair of top-5 finishes, six top-25 finishes and the second-best scoring average on the team (73.39).

2009-10 (JUNIOR): Burst onto the collegiate golf scene with top-25 finishes in six varsity events...Finished 4th after carding a 5-over-par 75-73-73=221 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, competing against 12 teams ranked in the top 20...led the entire field at the SHCM with 12 birdies...Followed that up with a fifth-place finish at the National Invitational tournament (69-75-71=215, -1)... Won all four of his matches in leading the Lobos to the team championship at the Calloway Collegiate Match Play Championship...Seeded 15th in a 16-team field, Ross and the Lobos scored four straight upsets, all by a 3-2 margin, to claim the team championship. New Mexico first bumped off second-seeded and sixth-ranked Washington in the opening round. Ross, ranked No. 151 nationally, beat the Huskies' Richard Lee - ranked No. 31 - in the first round, 2-up...cinched the Lobos' second-round win over No. 26 and 10th-seeded San Diego on the final hole of his match with Kenneth McCready. Ross beat McCready 1-up, actually winning the final two holes to erase a one-hole deficit with two to play. Ross bested defending NCAA champion, 4th-ranked and third-seeded Texas A&M's Cameron Peck in the third round, 2 and 1. Ross led Peck, ranked 45th, by as many as three holes throughout the course of the match...saved his best performance for the title match, dominating USC's No. 71-ranked Steve Lim 5 and 4. The 12th-ranked Trojans entered the match play as the No. 8 seed...Qualified for every varsity event after redshirting during his first year at New Mexico...

2008-09 (REDSHIRT): Reshirted his first year at UNM... U.S. Public Links qualifier.

AT ST. CLOUD STATE: Two-time NCAA Division II Northwest All-Region team member at St Cloud State in St. Cloud, Minn...was the medalist at the North Central Conference Championships in 2007 (69-72-70, -5)...led St. Cloud State to the NCC title last season...named to the 2007 NCC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Crookston High School in Crookston, Minn...four-year letterwinner on the men's golf team and was an all-state selection his junior and senior years...led his team to a second place finish as a sophomore...also lettered in basketball and soccer.

PERSONAL: Born December 30, 1987...Son of Kevin and Deb Ross and Mark and Laura Lyczewski...majoring in business...Hobbies include waterskiing, snowboarding and beach volleyball...Favorite Athlete is Deion Sanders...Favorite meal is roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy...favorite movie is Wedding Crashers.

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