University of Evansville Athletics

Rounds: 83  Strokes: 6320
Scoring Avg: 76.14
Low Round: 69 (10-7-08)

2009-10: UE's team captain in his senior year...#3 man with a 75.76 average...tied for runnerup at the 50-player Butler Spring Invitational, shooting 71 in the rain-shortened event...11th of 96 at the adidas/Hoosier Invitational (73-71-74=218)...21st of 85 at the Butler Fall Invitational (74-72-72=218).

2008-09: 21st in a field of 56 at Butler Spring Invitational (81-75=156), 26th of 75 at Ball State Invitational (75-79=154) and 31st of 70 at TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (76-72-73=221)...74.67 average in the fall was best on the team...tied for fourth in field of 95 at Butler Fall Invitational (73-70-69=212), where he set personal 18-hole record and posted UE’s best 36- and 54-hole scores of ‘08-09...16th of 90 at Skyhawk Classic (76-70-72=218).

2007-08: Shot in the 70s in all 15 rounds during the spring season...finished third in a field of 57 at the Butler Spring Invitational (73-75–148)...25th of 49 at the Treasure Coast Classic (75-72-72–219)...33rd out of 60 at the North/South Collegiate (78-76–154)...number two on the team in the fall with a 74.75 average...MVC Player of the Week Oct. 17 after finishing 8th out of 84 at Skyhawk Classic (71-73-75–219)...19th in a field of 70 at the Southern Showdown (80-74-78–232)...shot then-career low 71 at Jacksonville State Invitational and Skyhawk Cassic.

2006-07: Shot 242 at the Tennessee State Intercollegiate, his only tournament of the spring season, including a season-low 75 in the second round...shot 77 to finish 15th out of 25 in the UE-USI Challenge at Cambridge Golf Club in the fall, and placed 48th in a field of 54 at the Rex Chaney Eagle Classic (79-81-78–238)...averaged 78.75 in the fall.

High School: Medalist at the 2005 IHSAA state finals, with a 36-hole 141...Hoosier Hills Conference medalist...member of the Tri-State (Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky) Junior Golf Team...graduate of Madison High School.

Personal: Christian Matthew Poling...born Feb. 1, 1988 in Madison, Ind...son of Don and Holly Poling...has one younger sister, Cassie...graduates in May with a degree in management.

Why UE? “Excellent academic opportunities, excellent golf program.”