Ottumwa -- Harry Fearn of Indian Hills has been named one of the top five freshmen golfers in the nation in NJCAA Division I. Fearn, a native of Leek, England, is on the five-member All-Freshman team announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. He adds the all-freshman honor to the second-team All-American and PING All-District accolades he had already received.
Fearn didn't waste any time showing his potential at the collegiate level, shooting a 68 in his first tournament last fall and going on to finish at two-under in the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invite. He tied teammate Harry Doig for medalist honors at the Tabor College Fall Invite, tied for third at the Flyer Intercollegiate played at prestigious Cog Hill in Illinois after opening with a 66, and he also finished in a tie for fourth in the NJCAA National Preview in Texas where Fearn overcame illness to fire under-par rounds of 70 and 71. His stroke average for the fall was 73.0 with five sub-par rounds.
In IHCC's only meet this spring, Fearn led the Warriors with his tie for eighth place in The Grover Page Classic.
After his selection to the All-American team, Fearn's coach, John Mulholland, said of his freshman standout, "he's a quiet, hard-working, honest player who will be the leader for next year and be able to show the way for his teammates moving forward. I'm super excited to get (Harry) back for the 2020-21 season."