| Mitch Gillis |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Williams Lake, B.C.
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| High School:
Columneetza Secondary
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| Height:
5-10
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| Experience:
1V
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OREGON STATE (2004-05): Mitch is one of six returning letterwinners. 2003-04: Played in five tournaments with OSU with a stroke average of 76.33... named to Pac-10 All-Academic second team with a 3.84 GPA... posted his best finish at the Duck Invitational with a tie for eighth and a three-round total of 218. 2002-03: Redshirted as true freshman.
COLUMNEETZA: Represented Canada at the 2000 Junior Open Championships... member of B.C.'s victorious 2001 Junior America's Cup team... silver medalist at the 2001 B.C. Junior Championships... member of Team B.C. at the 2001 Canadian Junior Championships... 2000 B.C. match play champion... Individual medalist and member of the winning B.C. team at the 2000 Western Canada Juvenile Championships.
Born May 7, 1984 in Williams Lake, B.C... mother is Shelley Gillis; stepfather is Brian McNaughton; father is Gary Gillis; stepmother is Jeanine Cons... family includes sister, Brittany (20)... Shelly is a professional figure skating coach, Brian is a professional forester, Gary manages a Safeway meat market, and Jeanine is the log production coordinator for Riverside Forest Products... enjoys snowboarding and hockey... favorite athlete is Fred Couples... biggest athletic thrill has been representing Canada at the 2000 Junior Open Championships in St. Andrews, Scotland... member of OSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... favorite book is Golf Is A Game Of Confidence, by Dr. Bob Rotella... favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber... favorite meal is Subway... favorite TV show is Friends... favorite song is "Pickup Man", by Joe Diffy... favorite musical artist is Kenny Chesney... favorite golfer is Mike Weir... favorite golf course is the Illahe Hills Country Club... something he'd like to accomplish is, "to win a national championship at OSU"... what he loves about golf is, "the challenge to always improve. Anybody can beat anybody on any given day"... chose OSU because, "I love the coaches, the players, the program, and it is close to home."
