At Midwestern State

Senior (2009-10)

• posted an average score of 74.84 over 28 rounds in 11 tournaments to garner a national rating of 232.
• recorded five par-or-better rounds and one round in the 60s.
• notched countable scores in 25 of his 28 rounds.
• notched three Top 10 finishes and closed five tournaments in the Top 20.
• finished regulation play at the 2010 Red River Intercollegiate tied for top individual medalist honors with rounds of 71 and 73 at the Par 72 WinStar Golf Resort before falling to ACU's Alex Carpenter in the second playoff hole.
• placed ninth with rounds of 77, 74 and 75 in the Texoma Championships played at the Par 72 Chickasaw Pointe Golf Course in Kingston, Okla. from Oct. 5-6, 2009.
• had a 10th-place individual showing at the Lone Star Conference Men's Championships played at the Par 72 WinStar Golf Resort with scores of 74, 70 and 70.
• matched teammate Brett Perry to finish 20th at the NCAA Division II Midwest/South Central Super Regional played at the Par 72 course at The Territory from May 3-5, 2010 in Duncan, Okla. with rounds of 74, 76 and 76.

Junior (2008-09)

• produced an average round of 76.35 - +4.70 to Par - over 23 rounds in nine tournament appearances.
• set course and school record with a first-round score of 65 (-7) at the Queens Invitational at the Par-72, 7,089-yard Pinecrest Golf Course in Bluffton, S.C. on Oct. 13, 2008.
• one of three sub-70 rounds during 2008-09 competition including opening rounds cards of 67 (-5) and 69 (-3) at the Lone Star Conference Championships on April 20-21, 2009 at the WinStar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla.
• notched three Top 10 finishes including sixth-place showings at the Queens Invitational and LSC Championships as well as a seventh-place showing at the Ouachita Baptist Invitational on March 16-17, 2009.

Sophomore (2007-08)

• rated 196th in NCAA Division II with an average score of 74.92 - +3.54 versus Par - over 24 rounds and 10 tournaments.
• played three rounds of Par-or-better golf and slated countable scores in 21 of his 25 rounds (87.5 percent).
• finished in the Top 10 on two occasions including a fifth-place showing at the Red River Intercollegiate on March 9-10, 2008 and an eighth-place performance at the Texoma Championship on Oct. 8-9, 2007.
• fired season-best round of 66 (-6) in third round of the Red River Intercollegiate on March 10, 2008 at the WinStar Golf Course.

Honors and Awards

• 2008 All-Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention

At Gannon University

Freshman (2006-07)

• named GLIAC Freshman of the Year after competing in 15 rounds and eight tournaments as a true freshman.
• took top individual honors at the Gannon Invitational on April 23, 2007 firing rounds of 76 and 75 for a total of 151 (+7).
• claimed Top 10 finished in five of the eight tournaments he competed.
• runner-up at the Mercyhurst Fall Invitational on Oct. 7-8, 2006 with rounds of 74 and 72 for a 2-over 146.
• twice carded season-best rounds of 72 - Bay Valley Intercollegiate Invitational (Sep. 30-Oct. 1, 2006) and Mercyhurst Fall Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2006).

Honors and Awards

• 2007 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year

At Lakeshore Catholic High School

• a four-sport standout at Lakeshore Catholic High School in Fort Erie, Ontario in Canada.
• a four-year letterwinner on the links and helped LCHS to a pair of district titles.
• earned back-to-back individual golf district championships in 2005 and 2006.
• earned four hockey letters as a defenseman, a two-year starter at shortstop in baseball and a two-year starter as a middle hitter in volleyball.

Personal

Mitch, a marketing major, is the son of Patrick and Caroline Molen of Fort Erie, Ontario... he was born June 16, 1988...

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Mitch is a member of Team Ontario Golf and was a member of the Niagara District Golf squad form 2003-06... has one brother, Hayden...