Michael Kania Class: Junior Hometown: Haverford, Pa. High School: Haverford School Last College: Kentucky Height / Weight: 5-10 / 145 Birthdate: 12/14/1990

Fall 2011: Had a team-best finish at the Big Five for the fall and tied the lowest score in a round with a 68 (-2)...Had one top-10 and one top-20 finish...Finished in a tie for 28th at The McLaughlin (Sept. 16-17) with a 74-72-70--216 (+6)...Tied for 23rd at the Adam's Cup (Sept. 19-20) with a 74-74-72--220 (+4)...Notched his first top-20 of the season in a tie for 19th after carding a 79-68-73--220 (+10)...Slid into the top-10 at the Big Five Invitational (Oct. 8-9) in a tie for 6th with an impressive 72-72--144 (+4)...Finished the fall season in a tie for 33rd at the Blackthorn Intercollegiate (Oct. 14-16) with a 72-75-78--225 (+9).

2010-11: Played in 10 events with a 75.43 scoring average... Had one top-10 and one top-20 finish for the year... Recorded his best finish and score of the fall at the Navy Fall Classic with a 73-74--147 (+5) and tied for 16th place... Fired a 73-72-72--217 (+7) at The McLaughlin which tied him for 38th... Carded a 72-76--148 (+8) and tie for 32nd place finish at the Big Five Invitational... Tied for 27th with a 77-74-76--227 (+11) at the Adams Cup... Rounded out the fall season with a 64th place finish and 82-78--160 (+16) at the Lincoln Mercury Invitational...Won one match and lost another at the spring Match Play event (Feb.11-12)...Shot a 77-75-79--231 (+15) to tie for 50th at the Wendy's Charleston Shootout (Feb.28-Mar.1)... Carded a 75-73-79--227 (+11) to tie for 66th at the USF Invitational (Mar.4-6)... Placed in a tie for 41st at the Wildcat Invitational (April 3-4) with an 83-73--156 (+14)... Had his best finish of the season at the BIG EAST Championships in a tie for 10th after firing a 73-73-76--222 (+9).

At University of Kentucky: Competed in three tournaments for Kentucky, averaging a 76.12... Named to the Athletic Director's Academic list... Academic All-SEC... Academic All-SEC Freshmen Team... Men's Golf Team Academic Achievement Award... Dean's List.

Summer 2009: Qualified for the 105th Philadelphia Open Championship with the top qualifying mark at the Penn Oaks Golf Club qualifier... Finished tied for 22nd place at the Open Championship with a 1-over-par 143 in the 36-hole tournament... Qualified as the No. 2 seed in the Philadelphia Amateur Championship... Finished 18th in the Pennsylvania Amateur Championship... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills with a 36-hole total of 141 at Glen Mills Golf Club and Concord Country Club... Competed in the 2009 U.S. Amateur Tournament.

Haverford School: Earned four varsity letters under coach Steve Cloran... Was the only player in history to win back-to-back Inter-Ac League Individual Championships... 2008 and 2009 First Team All- Delco Times... Has been ranked as high as No. 15 in the class of 2009 on Golfweek Rankings and No. 1 in Pennsylvania... 2007 and 2008 Pennsylvania Williamson Cup Team member... Finished fourth in the IJGT Tour Championship in 2008 ... Placed second in the Lessing's AJGA Classic and AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Classic in 2007... Finished fourth in the 2008 IJGT Tour Championship... Also lettered in soccer and basketball.

Personal: Born December 14th, 1990 in Bryn Mawr, Pa... Parents are James and Joy Kania... Brother, James, is a junior on the Kentucky golf team... Father, James Kania Sr., has had a successful golf career playing for the University of Delaware and the Golf Association of Philadelphia... Majoring in Communications.