Aydan Downer

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Toronto, Ont.
High School:
Laurel Springs Online Academy

Prior to CMU: Transfer from Barry University in Miami … spent freshman year at Barry; did not compete in any tournaments … shot 288 (71-69-74-74) to finish sixth in 154-player field at 2024 Ontario Junior Boys Championship … shot 296 (73-72-74-77) to place 21^st in 154-player field in 2023 Golf Ontario Junior Boys Championship … won 2022 U.S. Kids Caribbean Junior Championship, shooting 74-73 – 147 … member of Dominican Junior Team 2020-22 … member of Dominican Amateur Team in 2020 … dean’s list during freshman year at Barry … four-year honor roll member in high school … also played AAA hockey for eight years.

Personal: Has lived in five Caribbean countries throughout his life and speaks Spanish fluently … son of Melissa and Gregory Downer … mother was a diver at the University of Manitoba; dad was an All-American golfer at Slippery Rock University … favorite sports memory is watching Sydney Crosby score the golden goal for Canada in the 2014 Olympics … lists famed Canadian professional golfer Mo Norman as his favorite sports figure … favorite sports team is the Toronto Maple Leafs … also an avid pickleball player … works at The Avalon Golf Club in Stouffville, Ont. during the summer … volunteered for monthly beach cleanup and at dog and cat shelter in the Dominican Republic … lists dream foursome as dad, grandfather and sister … intends to major in finance.