NDSU

2011-12 (Junior): Played in all nine events with a 76.7 average over 23 rounds...Fired a career-low 70 in the final round of the Summit League championship and tied for ninth place with a 1-over-par 214...Won the Green Bay Invitational by three shots in the September opener with an even-par 144...Tied for sixth at the Quintero Invitational with a 164...2010-11 (Sophomore): Second on the team with a 77.8 average over 25 rounds...Shot a career-best 72 in the second round of the Jackrabbit Invitational and posted his best tournament score of the year (+4)...Made his first career top-10 finish with a third-place showing at NDSU's Quintero Invitational...2009-10 (Freshman): Played in two events with a 77.0 average over five rounds...Continually improved from an 81 in his first round at the Concordia Invitational to a season-low 75 in the final round of the Erv Kaiser Invitational, where he tied for 23rd...High School: Graduated in 2008 from Elk River High School...Four-year letterman and three-time all-conference performer...Academic all-state honoree...Also lettered in soccer and hockey...Personal: Son of Jon and Jill Varty of Elk River, Minn...Family includes two brothers, Zach and Justin...His uncle, Thomas Varty, was a golf letterwinner at the University of Minnesota...Majoring in mechanical engineering...Worked on the grounds crew for the Elk River Country Club.