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2023-24: Played in five of the team’s six events and seven rounds total… Finished with an 87.9 stroke average per 18 holes, an improvement of more than 10 strokes from last year… Posted his lowest career round with an 81 in the first round of the Midwest Region Classic Sept. 22 at Brighton Dale Links in Kansasville, Wis.… Posted four of his seven rounds at 85 or lower… Recipient of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete Award.

2022-23: As a freshman played in all six events and 12 rounds total, posting a 98.8 stroke scoring average per 18 holes… Shot his low round of 87 on second day of Midwest Region Classic Sept. 26… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.

High School: Four-year letter winner on basketball team and also lettered two years in track & field and one year in golf… Two-time unanimous first team all-South Central Conference selection in basketball, where he also finished as school’s all-time leading scorer… Honorable mention all-state pick and participated in WBCA All-Star Game as a senior… Member of conference championship golf team as a senior… Class valedictorian, class president as a junior and senior, member of Future Business Leaders of America and National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Aug. 22, 2003… Son of Karl Ascher and Crystal Ascher and has one sister (Maddie) and one brother (Joe)… Also is a member of the Lakeland men's basketball team... Majoring in business administration.


Career ambition/goal: Financial analyst
Favorite movie: Shutter Island
Favorite website: Yahoo Finance
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Greatest sports accomplishment: Wautoma High School all-time leading scorer
Why did you choose Lakeland?  The great campus, business program and scholarship, and ability to play basketball at the next level
Something people may not know about you: My left eye is 20-75, and if it was my only eye I would not be able to drive a car.