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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Longmeadow, Mass.
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- High School:
- Longmeadow
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- Major:
- Accounting and Finance
Bio
2018 (Senior Year): All-Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) First Team...posted a career best 76.8 stroke average...turned in seven sub-75 rounds during his senior campaign, two of which came at the Duke Nelson Invitational, when he finished 12th in the 113-player field (74+71). Metcalf also placed 11th of 94 golfers at the Williams Fall Invitational (78+71), and third at the CCC Championship with a two-day score of 146 (73+73)...All-America Scholar accolades from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)...was awarded the Guy Tedesco Award from the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA).
2017 (Junior Year): All-Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) First Team...posted an average score of 77.8 in ten events and 16 rounds...was among Western New England's most consistent golfers, as he finished in the top-10 in seven of the ten events he played in, including all five this spring. He placed second overall in the 85-player field at the JWU Wildcat Invitational with a two-day score of 151 (77+74).....All-America Scholar accolades from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)...CCC Golfer of the Week (Apr. 24)...Western New England Student Athlete of the Week (Sept. 19, Apr. 24).
2016 (Sophomore Year): All-Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Second Team...averaged a score of 79.7 over 18 rounds and 11 events this season...finished tenth at both the Western New England Invitational and the Johnson & Wales University Wildcats Spring Invitational at Cranston Country Club in Cranston, R.I. on April 16-17,shooting a season-best round of 72 at that event...Western New England Student Athlete of the Week (Apr. 18).
2015 (Freshman Year): Appeared in three events.
Personal Life: The grandson of Head Coach Bill Downes.
News Mentions
Abbott & Metcalf Named GCAA All-America Scholars; Abbott Earns All-Region Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 16, 2018) – Seniors John Abbott (Higganum, Conn.) and Mike Metcalf (Longmeadow, Mass.) of the Western New England...
May 16, 2018
Golden Bears Finish 29th at NCAA DIII Championships
GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 16, 2018) – The Western New England University men’s golf team placed 29th at the NCAA Division III Championship...
May 16, 2018
Golden Bears Shoot Opening Round 316 at NCAA Championships
GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 15, 2018) – The Western New England University men’s golf team turned in a score of 316 before play was...
May 15, 2018
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: "WNEU men's golf coach 'Red' Downes saving his best for last"
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 7, 2018) - Coach Downes has saved his best for last. William "Red" Arthur Downes will wrap up his 33-year...
May 14, 2018
NCAA Division III Golf Championships Preview
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 14, 2018) – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champion Western New England University men’s golf team...
May 14, 2018
Downes, Abbott & Zogby Earn Major Awards from CCC
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 10, 2018) – Several members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champion Western New England University...
May 10, 2018
Senior Trio Leads Golden Bears to Fourth CCC Title
SALEM, Mass. (April 29, 2018) – Led by a trio of top-three finishes, the Western New England University men’s golf team cruised to its...
April 29, 2018
Golden Bears Hold 14-Stroke Lead Following Round One of CCC Championship
SALEM, Mass. (April 28, 2018) – The Western New England University men’s golf team has a 14-stroke lead over second place Endicott...
April 28, 2018
Zogby Leads Golden Bears at Westfield State Invitational
WESTFIELD, Mass. (April 24, 2018) – Freshman Ryan Zogby (New Hartford, N.Y.) earned co-medalist honors as the Western New England University...
April 24, 2018
Abbott Claims Medalist Honors as Western New England Finishes Second at Wildcat Spring Invitational
CRANSTON, R.I. (April 22, 2018) – Senior John Abbott (Higganum, Conn.) claimed medalist honors as the Western New England University...
April 22, 2018
Western New England Leading the Field After Opening Round of Wildcat Spring Invitational
CRANSTON, R.I. (April 21, 2018) – Led by a trio of top-ten individual performances, the Western New England University men’s golf team...
April 21, 2018
Golden Bears Place Second at Rich Korzec Invitational
SUTTON, Mass. (April 17, 2018) – The Western New England University men’s golf team turned in a second place finish on Tuesday at the...
April 17, 2018
Western New England Opens Spring Season with Sixth Place Finish at Rhode Island College Invitational
WARWICK, R.I. (April 7, 2018) – The Western New England University men’s golf team opened its spring season with a sixth place finish...
April 7, 2018
Downes & Metcalf Honored at NEIGA Awards Banquet
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 24, 2017) – Western New England University head men’s golf coach Bill Downes and senior Mike Metcalf...
October 24, 2017
Golden Bears Conclude Fall Season with Fourth Place Finish at NEIGA Championship
BREWSTER, Mass. (October 23, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team concluded its fall season with a fourth place...
October 23, 2017
Metcalf & Ciolek Leading Golden Bears at NEIGA Championship
BREWSTER, Mass. (October 22, 2017) – Led by seniors Mike Metcalf (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Joe Ciolek (South Hadley, Mass.), the Western New...
October 22, 2017
Western New England Finishes Tied for 2nd at Blazer Invitational
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (October 9, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team finished in second place at the Elms...
October 9, 2017
Golden Bears in Second Place at Blazer Fall Invitational
AMHERST, Mass. (October 8, 2017) – With three players in the top ten of the individual leaderboard, the Western New England University...
October 8, 2017
Golden Bears Place Second at CCC Fall Qualifier
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (October 5, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team finished second among seven teams at the...
October 5, 2017
Western New England Finishes Third at Williams Invitational
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (September 24, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team turned in a round two score of 296 and...
September 24, 2017
Abbott Leading Golden Bears at Williams Invitational
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (September 23, 2017) – Senior John Abbott (Higganum, Conn.) shot an opening round 71 to lead the Western New England...
September 23, 2017
Golden Bears Set Program Records En Route to Second Place Finish at 34th Duke Nelson Invitational
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (September 17, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team set a pair of program records on its way to...
September 17, 2017
Golden Bears Finish Third at Bill Detrick Invitational
NEWINGTON, Conn. (September 10, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team turned in a third place finish over the...
September 10, 2017
Western New England in Third Place After Day One of Bill Detrick Invitational
NEWINGTON, Conn.. (September 9, 2017) – The Western New England University men’s golf team opened its 2017-18 season on Saturday at...
September 9, 2017