University of South Alabama Athletics

Summer 2015: Opened the summer season by finishing third out of 80 competitors at the Mobile Metro, posting a 6-under-par 282 total following a 4-under-par 68 in the final round ... Carded a 54-hole 207 total to win the Southeastern Collegiate Tour event at the Brewton Country Club ... Placed seventh in a field of 156 at the Greystone Invitational, shooting a 71 in both the first and fourth rounds of the event ... Carded scores of 70 and 68 over the final two rounds of the Magnolia Amateur.

2014-15: Played in all 11 tournaments his first season with the program, carding a 74.25 scoring average over 32 rounds ... Recorded four top-20 finishes while shooting par or better in nine rounds ... Led the Jaguars with his best result of the year, coming in third in a field of 75, at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, posting scores of 69 and 68 over the last 36 holes for a season-best 4-under-par 212 three-round total ... Fired a career-low 5-under-par 67 on the last day of the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate to tie for fifth out of 75 individuals with a 2-under-par 214 total over 54 holes ... Also shot a 67 in the second of two rounds at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, tying for 11th with a 2-under-par 142 score ... Posted a 2-under-par 69 in each of the last two rounds at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate to tie for 16th place individually with an even-par 213 total in his USA debut ... Shot a 71 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship as well as over the final 18 holes at the Schenkel Invitational ... Had a 72 in the second of three rounds at the Louisiana Classics ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Summer 2014: Posted four top-10 finishes during the offseason highlighted by a victory at the Regional Tour event at the Bjaavann Golf Club, where he posted scores of 75 and 70 to best a field of 50 ... Was fourth in a field of 65 — with a low 18-hole total of 71 in the first round — at the International Trophy ... Also recorded a 71 in the opening round of the Norwegian Cup to end up sixth out of 54 golfers ... Finished eighth out of 120 individuals at the Norwegian National Championship after three straight rounds of 69 at the event.

Faulkner Highlights (2012-14): Was the fourth-rated NAIA player in the final 2013-14 Golfstat Cup standings while ranking among the top 130 individuals in the country across all collegiate levels ... One of 24 players selected to the 2014 All-Nicklaus Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America ... Also named the Southern States Athletics Conference Player of the Year, first-team all-league and to the conference’s all-tournament team his sophomore season ... Named second-team PING NAIA All-American by the GCAA as well as the league’s Freshman of the Year his first season at the collegiate level ... Helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back top-10 finishes at the NAIA national championship ... Tied for seventh in a field of 156 individuals with a 1-under-par 215 54-hole total while helping the squad tie for sixth place out of 29 teams as a sophomore, making the all-tournament team with his performance ... The Eagles advanced to the event for the first time his freshman season, as he would tie for 28th individually — in addition to helping the team place eighth — after shooting 1-under par the final two days ... Posted a 217 score over three rounds to tie for fourth individually while leading the Eagles to their first-ever Southern States Athletics Conference championship in 2014 ... At the 2013 SSAC Championship, he carded a 4-under-par total to earn all-tournament accolades after tying for second in the individual standings; Faulkner placed second as a team as well ... Was the medalist at the Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta Invitational his sophomore year as the Eagles claimed the team won the tournament by 25 shots ... Won three times as a freshman, leading the Eagles to three straight event titles by a double-digit margin.

Personal: Full name is Daniel Aulin Jansen ... Born Dec. 27, 1993 in Kristiansand, Norway ... Son of Trond Jansen and Vibeke Aulin ... Is the second of three boys ... In his free time, enjoys playing soccer and fishing ... Favorite book is the “Short Game Bible” ... Favorite team is Manchester United ... Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods and Usain Bolt ... Favorite food is fish ... Favorite subject is science ... An interdisciplinary studies major.