Jackson Skeen
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Jonesborough, Tenn.
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- Year:
- R-Fr.
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- Previous School:
- Tennessee
Bio
Fall 2021 (R-Freshman): Skeen participated in three of Tech’s four fall tournaments, completing nine rounds of action… made his collegiate debut at The Grover Page Classic (Oct. 4-5), earning a top-10 finish… fired a season-low round of 68 to open the event… finished with a 68-70-75=213 for his season-best score… turned in a 71-75-71=217 at the Georgia State Invitational (Oct. 11-12)… posted a 71-71-78-220 at the Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26)… concluded the fall season with a scoring average of 72.22.
Spring 2021 (Freshman – Tennessee): Skeen sat out the 2021 spring season as a redshirt.
Fall 2020 (Freshman – Tennessee): Skeen sat out the 2020 fall campaign as a redshirt.
High School: Skeen was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Kevin Vannoy at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tenn., leading his team to the TSSAA Boy's Golf Large Class State title in 2018… took home the 2018 TSSAA Large Class Individual Championship, firing a 1-under 71 to become Science Hill's first-ever individual state champion… named Big 7 Conference Player of the Year each of his final three years in high school… collected TSWA All-State honors in both 2016 and 2018… led SHHS to runner-up showings in both the 2016 and 2019 TSSAA Large Class State Championships in addition to the 2018 title… ranked a top-150 player in the 2020 class by Junior Golf Scoreboard… boasted nine top-20 finishes on the AJGA circuit, including a win at the Sneds Tour Elite.
Personal: Son of Courtney and Mark Skeen… born November 4, 2001… full name is Jackson Pfeiffer Skeen… grandfather, Bruce, played football collegiately at Alabama (1963) and baseball at Cumberland Junior College (1964) and Middle Tennessee (1965-67), earning All-OVC honors on the diamond in 1966 and 1967… after sitting out the 2020-21 campaign at Tennessee as a redshirt, Skeen competed in the Tri-Cities Amateur Tour… fired a tournament single-round, record-tying 64 to help win the Tillinghast Invitational in June 2021… followed it up with a victory at the Link Hills Invitational.
Academic: Majoring in business management.
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech golf coach Polk Brown announced the annual postseason awards for the Golden Eagle men's team Friday, with four student-athletes taking home honors for the 2021-22 campaign.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – With the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Championships hanging in the balance, it all came down to one final hole Wednesday evening, as the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team’s ferocious comeback fell just short.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Yet another outstanding performance propelled the Tennessee Tech men's golf team to a first-place finish in the stroke-play portion of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Tuesday afternoon, earning the Golden Eagles the No. 1 seed for the league's match-play segment that will determine the 2022 conference title on Wednesday.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Battling a late start and wet course conditions, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team stayed in the hunt for its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1990, completing round two of the OVC Championships at Dalhousie Country Club Monday afternoon.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team took the first step towards history Sunday afternoon, getting off to a fast start at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships with a three-stroke lead over the field of nine programs following the first round of play at Dalhousie Country Club.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Heading into the weekend’s Ohio Valley Conference Championships, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf made some history with a chance for more, as the league announced its postseason honors Saturday afternoon.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team begins the hunt for its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1990 Sunday, kicking off up to four days of action at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Leading the league in scoring average headed into the postseason event, the Golden Eagles will compete in 54 holes of stroke play Sunday through Tuesday. The top four teams move on to match play on Wednesday to determine the OVC Champion.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the second time this season and third time in his career, Tennessee Tech's Bracton Womack was honored as the Ohio Valley Conference's Male Golfer of Week, as announced by the league Wednesday morning.
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – For the third time in the 2021-22 campaign, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team delivered a runner-up finish, closing out the rain-shortened Big Blue Intercollegiate with a spectacular showing Tuesday afternoon. The finish marked the Golden Eagles' fifth top-five result of the year.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team wraps up the 2021-22 regular season at the Big Blue Intercollegiate, hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee State at the Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn. from Monday, Apr. 11 to Tuesday, Apr. 12.
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – It was a highly successful first day of the Big Blue Intercollegiate for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team Monday, despite seeing a chunk of the second round come to an abrupt halt due to inclement weather.
TUNICA, Miss. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up its first attempt at match play during the 2021-22 campaign, finishing up the final round of the Carpenter-Chaney Classic at Tunica National Tuesday afternoon.
TUNICA, Miss. – It was a highly successful day on the links for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team, as the Golden Eagles won both of their match-play tilts on the first day of the Carpenter-Chaney Classic at Tunica National.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team heads south for a unique twist on the season, competing in the Carpenter-Chaney Classic in Tunica, Miss. from Monday, Apr. 4 through Tuesday, Apr. 5. The tournament will feature match play with eight Ohio Valley Conference teams in the mix, getting a preview of how the final day of the league’s championship tournament will look later in the month.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the first time in his young career, Tennessee Tech's Jackson Skeen was honored as the Ohio Valley Conference's Male Golfer of Week, as announced by the league Wednesday afternoon.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf wrapped up the final round of the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, completing the second half of Monday’s second round to put a cap on competition at Twin Oaks Country Club.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Inclement weather, including rain and thunderstorms in the Springfield, Mo. area put an abrupt halt to the second round of the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate, but the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team and the other 15 teams contending in Missouri State’s event were able to finish the first 18 holes of play Monday afternoon.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team hits the road for a trip west for the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate, hosted by Missouri State Monday and Tuesday at the Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield, Mo.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team captured its fourth top-five finish of the year Tuesday afternoon, securing a third-place showing at its own, annual Bobby Nichols Scramble at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate officially got underway Monday after Sunday's initial round was cancelled due to snow, and the Tennessee Tech men's golf team made the first trip around Sevierville Golf Club count.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. to host the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Due to inclement weather, including heavy amounts of snow in Sevierville, the tournament has been changed to a 36-hole event.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up its first event of the spring season Tuesday afternoon, making the final lap around the El Campeón Course at Mission Hills Resort for the final round of the Orlando Invitational.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team continued its hot run through the fall Monday afternoon, concluding the first two rounds of action at the Battle at Black Creek in third place among a hefty field of 17 teams.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team will kick off the 2022 spring campaign with a flight to Florida, competing in the Orlando Invitational Feb. 28 and Mar. 1 at Mission Hills Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was a historic day for Tennessee Tech’s Nick Sutton on the links Tuesday afternoon, as the sophomore took home his first collegiate medalist honors by claiming the Battle at Black Creek individual title for the Golden Eagle men’s golf team.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team continued its hot run through the fall Monday afternoon, concluding the first two rounds of action at the Battle at Black Creek in third place among a hefty field of 17 teams.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team is set to complete its fall campaign Monday and Tuesday, heading south for the Battle at Black Creek hosted by in-state foe Chattanooga at Black Creek Golf Club.
DULUTH, Ga. – For the second time in as many weeks, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team took home a top-three finish in tournament action, tying for third at the Georgia State Invitational at Berkeley Hills Country Club Tuesday afternoon.
DULUTH, Ga. – It was a successful first day of action at the Georgia State Invitational for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team Monday, as the Golden Eagles knocked out the first two rounds of competition at Berkeley Hills Country Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team will make the trek south for the two-day Georgia State Invitational Monday and Tuesday, competing at Berkeley Hills Country Club in Duluth, Ga.
JACKSON, Tenn. – It was a runner-up finish for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team at the Grover Page Classic Tuesday, as the Golden Eagles closed the gap with host UT Martin, but ultimately finished second at Jackson Country Club.
JACKSON, Tenn. – With two rounds of action complete at the Grover Page Classic, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team positioned itself perfectly for a chance at taking home the title at Jackson Country Club Monday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team continues its fall campaign at the Grover Page Classic, competing at Jackson Country Club on Monday Oct. 4 and Tuesday, Oct. 5.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech men's golf head coach Polk Brown announced the addition of one more student-athlete for the 2021-22 athletic season, with University of Tennessee transfer Jackson Skeen rounding out the recruiting class for the Golden Eagles.