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    John Callahan
    John Callahan

    Class:
    Junior
    Hometown:
    Hinsdale, Ill.
    High School:
    Benet Academy
    Height / Weight:
    5-9 / 140


    05/01/2013

    Perry, Losole Named All-Big Ten First Team

    Northwestern is only conference school with multiple first-team honorees in 2012-13

    04/16/2013

    Perry, Wildcats Run Away With NU Spring Invitational

    Jack Perry breaks school scoring record for a 54-hole tournament held jointly by Luke Donald and David Lipsky

    04/15/2013

    Perry Lights Up Field, NU Leads at Own Spring Invitational

    Junior fires back-to-back 5-under 67s to lead by seven strokes entering the final round

    03/30/2013

    Northwestern Moves Up, Finishes Seventh at U.S. Intercollegiate

    Nick Losole, Jack Perry fire under-par final rounds for NU

    03/29/2013

    Northwestern Moves Up at U.S. Intercollegiate

    Wildcats jump up to ninth on strength of Jack Perry's 69

    John Callahan transferred to Northwestern with sophomore eligibility after competing at Santa Clara University in 2010-11

    Fall 2012: Playing as an individual, won medalist honors at Northwestern's own Windon Memorial Classic with a 1-under 212 for his first-collegiate win ... Opened that tourney with a career-best 2-under 69 before also shooting a final-round 69, draining a 25-foot birdie putt on his 54th hole to win by one ... Appeared twice in the team lineup after that victory with his best round coming in an even-par 71 to open the Gifford Collegiate at CordeValle (11/5) ... Owns NU's third-best scoring average (74.22) after the fall season.

    2011-12: Competed in Northwestern's final two fall tournaments, finishing 52nd as an individual at the Windon Memorial Classic (Oct. 16-17) and 48th as a member of the team lineup at the Gifford Collegiate at CordeValle (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) ... Also competed in the team lineup at the Barona Collegiate Cup (March 22-23).

    2010-11 (at Santa Clara): Competed in three events for the Broncos including the WCC Championships ... Finished 36th in that event after carding a final-round even-par 72 ... Tied for 48th at the Anteater Invitational ... Tied for 63rd at the SCU Cabo Collegiate, recovering from a pair of rounds in the 80s to fire a final-round 74.

    High School: Qualified for the Illinois state tournament as a sophomore, junior and senior, earning all-state honors as a sophomore after a fifth-place finish ... Led Benet Academy to an eighth-place team finish at the Illinois Class 3A tourney as a junior ... Two-time Naperville Area Player of the Year ... Three-time East Suburban Catholic All-Conference choice ... Competed in the Illinois Amateur in 2008 and 2009 ... Earned top-10 finishes in the AJGA Columbus event (fifth) and the AJGA Golf Pride tournament (eighth) ... National Honor Society member ... National Merit Scholar ... Honor Roll.

    Personal: Born John Ryan Callahan ... Son of Peggy and Kevin Callahan ... Went to high school with Northwestern men's basketball student-athlete Dave Sobolewski ... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame during the transfer process ... Majoring in economics.

    Season Rounds Strokes Average Low
    2010-11 (at Santa Clara) 9 706 78.44 72
    2011-12 9 688 76.44 72
    2012-13 15 1,132 75.47 69
    Career 33 2,526 76.55 69