Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Colorado Mesa University Athletics

The Official Website of Colorado Mesa University Athletics

2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Jayson Ortiz
Jayson Ortiz
Jayson Ortiz
Cal State Chico Athletics
Cal State Chico Athletics

Kyle Pearson

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High School Highlands Ranch

Biography

Overall Career Honors

  • 4x Overall RMAC All-Academic
    • 2020-21 and 2021-22 First Team
  • 2x GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2020-21 & 2021-22)
2021-22 (Redshirt Senior): Played in eight tournaments as a graduate student… Carded a 75.04 scoring average in 24 rounds… Had seven rounds of par or better and two in the 60’s while recording a 57.3 individual winning percentage… Was in the Maverick lineup for all three championship events, turning in a tie for 16th place finish at the RMAC Championships… Posted a career-best round of 66 (2nd round) and season-best 54-hole tournament score at the RMAC Championships… Scored 219 to finish in a tie for 68th at the NCAA Division II West/South Central Regional Championships before leading the Mavs with a score of 226 to tie for 29th amongst 107 players at the NCAA Division II National Championships… Also had two other top-20 finishes, placing in a tie for 16th at the Lion Invitational before placing in a tie for 17th at the Southern Colorado Masters… Named to the RMAC All-Academic First Team and as a GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar for the second straight year.

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all eight of the Mavs' tournaments, recording a 75.92 stroke average over 24 rounds... Had top-10 finishes in all three tournaments of the fall, tying for seventh at both the Fall Mile High Shootout and Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational, where he carded a 54-hole career-best score of 211 to lead the Mavs...  Also had a season-low round of 68 in the opening round of that tournament... Named to the RMAC All-Academic First Team... Also named to the GCAA's Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars list.

2019-20 (Junior): Led the team with a 73.67 scoring average… Played in all five tournaments and 15 rounds… Carded a team-leading six rounds of par or better, including a team-leading three in the 60s… Had a low round of 68 at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite and again at the Sierra Central Wildcat Classic… Had three top-15 finishes, including a season-best sixth place finish at the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invitational… Had a 54-hole best of 212, breaking par (-1) at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite… Led the team in four of the five tournaments... Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in all ten of the Mavs’ tournaments, recording a 75.07 scoring average in 28 rounds… Had his score counted towards the team total 22 times… Had seven rounds of par or better, carding a season-best score of 70 at both the Mustang Intercollegiate and RMAC Championship… Had a 54-hole low score of 215 at the Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal Invite and again at the Mustang Intercollegiate… Finished in a season-best tie for 10th at the Samuel Proal… Had three top-25 finishes, including a tie for 23rd at the RMAC Championships… Had a 3-round score of 217… Finished in a tie for 85th at the NCAA West/South Central Super Regional with a 3-round score of 227… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18 (Freshman): Played in 18 rounds during his freshman season and finished with a 74.17 stroke average...Shot a low-round of 70 at the Western New Mexico Intercollegiate...Best finish came at the Bob Writz Invitational where he finished in a tie for 30th. 

High School: Played for Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado... Graduated in 2017... Was the 2016 CHSAA 5A State Champion and Player of the Year... Lettered four seasons... Was a 3-time state qualifier and 2-time regional champion for the Falcons...  Was the JGAC Junior Match Play Champion in 2017. 

Personal: The son of Scott and Geri Pearson...Has one sibling, Ryan, who plays golf at Pacific Lutheran University...Majoring in finance and sports management...Aspires to become a financial or positional analyst for a professional sports team... Enjoys fishing, traveling, and hanging out with his family.

Why I Chose CMU: "I chose CMU because of the location and facilities. Everything on campus is either brand new or renovated which gave me the best opportunity to pursue both academics and athletics."

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    5'10"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    5'10"