University of South Alabama Athletics

Summer 2017: Qualified for the Georgia State Amateur with a 68 in his first round of the summer ... Matched that score in the second of three rounds at the Oglethorpe Invitational, posting a 211 54-hole total to place 14th in a field of 83 individuals ... Recorded a 70 in the second round of the Palmetto Amateur.

2016-17: Saw action in 10 tournaments, counting toward the team score in 25 of 27 rounds ... Led the Jaguars with 11 rounds of par or better and tied for the team lead with five top-20 results while posting a 74.26 stroke average ... Paced South and tied for seventh in a field of 84 individuals at the General Hackler Championship with a 1-under-par 143 total over 36 holes ... Fired a three-round, 1-under-par 215 total at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, breaking par in both rounds on the first day of the tournament with scores of 70 and 71 ... Matched a career low with a 3-under-par 69 to open play at the Tiger Invitational hosted by Auburn, adding an even-par 72 over the final 18 holes for a 217 total ... Closed out Louisiana State’s David Toms Intercollegiate with an even-par 72, tying for 19th in the individual standings for his first top-20 performance of the season ... Also had a 217 54-hole score at the Sun Belt Conference Championship, ending the event with an even-par 71 to lead the Jags and tie for 13th place individually ... Shot par in the first and last rounds of the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, tying for 17th with a two-day score of 217 ... Carded an even-par 72 in the second of two rounds at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship hosted by Mississippi State ... Won both matches at the Southern Collegiate Match Play to help USA claim the team title ... Clinched the Jaguars’ semifinal victory over Louisiana-Lafayette with a 1 up win, then posted the first point in a 3-2 decision over Louisiana Tech in the finals with a 6 & 5 victory ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

2015-16: Competed in a team-high-tying 30 rounds, carding a 74.57 stroke average ... Shot par or better on seven occasions, which was tied for third on the team ... Participated as an individual at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate to begin the year, firing a season-low 2-under-par 69 in the final round to tie for 29th place with a 216 total over two days ... Recorded scores of 72 and an even-par 71 on the first day of the Sun Belt Conference Fall Preview, finishing the event in a tie for 21st individually with a 218 54-hole score ... Fired a 1-under-par 70 on the same course in the final tournament of the season to paced the Jaguars in the second of three rounds at the league championship, ending up in a tie for 32nd place with a 222 total ... Tied for 28th at the Old Waverly Collegiate Classic with a 224 54-hole score that was highlighted by an even-par 72 in the second round ... Posted a 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate in the final event of the fall, and had an opening round even-par 72 at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic ... Carded a 1-under-par 71 on the first day of the Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invitational ... Began the spring by tying for eighth place at the USA Individual Tournament, recording a 219 total that included a 72 on the last day of the competition ... Led the Jaguars with a 74 in the final round of the Linger Longer Invitational ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Summer 2015: Played in qualifying events for the U.S. Amateur Championship, Southern Amateur, the Georgia Open and Georgia State Amateur.

2014-15: Recorded a 75.74 scoring average while playing 34 rounds in 12 tournaments ... Carded a score of par or better seven times ... Tied for fourth in a field of 69 competitors at the Central Alabama CC Willow Point Invitational after a final-round 2-under-par 70 ... Finished in a tie for 12th at the USA Individual Tournament ... Recorded a 2-under-par 70 in the opening round of the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate to tie for 22nd with a 222 total over 54 holes ... Posted a low three-round total of 218 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate in his first collegiate event, which included an even-par 71 on the last day ... Fired a season-best 3-under-par 69 over the opening 18 holes of the Louisiana Classics ... Opened the Sun Belt Conference Championship with a 2-under-par 70 ... Shot an even-par 72 to close out play at the Tiger Invitational hosted by Auburn ... A member of the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List.

Summer 2014: Posted low round of the offseason with a 69 in the third round of the Georgia State Open, going on to finish the event in 34th place overall but 11th among amateur competitors in the field ... Recorded a 70 in the second of two rounds attempting to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship ... Finished 23rd in a field of 144 at the Greystone Invitational after firing a 70 in the last of four rounds ... Had a 71 in the first of two rounds attempting to qualify for the Oglethorpe Invitational and a 72 while trying to earn his way into the Dogwood Invitational field.

2013-14: Did not compete in an official event ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

Amateur Highlights: Finished 18th in qualifying for the Georgia State Amateur Championship ... Carded scores of 73, 74 and 74 to tie for 44th place at the Spirit of America ... Also recorded a 73 in the second of two rounds of qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Championship at the Athens Country Club ... Participated in the Greystone Invitational and Oglethorpe Invitational as well ... Was ranked among the top 20 in Georgia in the Class of 2013 ... Won five tournaments during his junior career ... Recorded two victories among his seven top-20 finishes during the 2012 junior season with both those coming on the Hurricane Junior Tour ... Placed fifth at the E-Z Go Vaughn Taylor Championship with a 2-over-par 218 total, earning exempt status on the American Junior Golf Association Tour ... Qualified for the Georgia Amateur Championship with a 2-under-par 70 in the summer of 2012 ... Was a four-year letterwinner at Norcross High ... . Helped the Blue Devils to four straight top-five finishes at the state AAAAA championships, including the state title his senior season ... Posted a 73 at the state championships his sophomore and junior years ... Helped NHS to back-to-back fourth-place finishes after the Blue Devils placed third when he was a freshman ... Part of a squad that also won the region championship twice ... Twice selected first-team all-county in addition to being named to the Gwinnett Super Six Boys Golf team the fall prior to his senior season.

Personal: Full name is Jason Collat Mendel ... Born March 5, 1995, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Larry and Caki Mendel ... Is the youngest of three children ... In his free time, likes to play ping-pong and tennis, bowl, and go water and snow skiing ... Also recruited by Charlotte and Rice ... Favorite movie is “Step Brothers” ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite player is Tiger Woods ... Likes Italian food ... Is majoring in economics and finance/marketing.