Higham began the tournament with a 2-under 70 on Monday before carding a 1-over 73 on Tuesday during his final 18 holes in what is his second-best collegiate finish.
Freshman shot a 2-under 34 on the front nine before shooting an even par 36 on the back nine for his 2-under 70, which is his collegiate low round.
2010-11 (Jr.): Played 27 rounds during the season, ending with a stroke average of 78.26... Set a new career-best in the second round of the Falcon Invitational, shooting 70... Best tournament finish of the year was 35th at the Cal Poly Intercollegiate Invtiational... Best 54-hole score was 228 (72-80-76) at the Washington State Getaway... Finished 39th at the WAC Championship with a 24-over 240 (79-79-82)... Earned academic all-WAC honors.
2009-10 (So.): Played eight rounds during the season and ended the year with a stroke average of 81.00... Shot a career-best 76 in the first round of the Air Force hosted Falcon Invitational... Best tournament finish of the season was at the Utah and Weber State hosted Purple & Red Invitational as he finished in 67th-place... Best 54-hole score during the year was at the Falcon Invitational as he finished with a 23-over 239 (76-80-83)... Earned academic all-WAC honors.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Idaho Falls High School... Won the 5A state championship his senior season... Played for the 2006 5A state team champions.
Personal: Born June 13, 1988... Son of Kelly and Celeste French... Has four siblings... Cousin of Utah State golfer Tanner Higham... Served an LDS Church Mission in San Francisco, Calif., from 2006-2008... Majoring in business administration/pre-dental.
