Missouri State

Honors
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2021
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2020-21)
MVC Honor Roll (2021)

2019-20: Participated in every tournament his senior season, five in the fall and two in the spring … Finished the year with a stroke average of 75.00 … Placed in the top-20 (t19) at the Zach Johnson Invitational, his best finish of the season… Recorded his lowest round (69) at the Derek Dolenc Invitational.

2018-19: One of three Bears selected on the MVC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete team ... Finished his third season at MSU with a stroke average of 75.34 ... Participated in eight events over the course of the season, representing MSU in team competition every tournament in the spring ... Had one top-20 finish, a tie for 10th in the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate ... Tallied a season-low for 54 holes (214) in the Mizzou Intercollegiate ... Tied for 38th in the MVC Championships with 81-75-82--234, helping his team to a third place finish.

2017-18: Participated in seven events in his second season, recording a stroke average of 75.81 ... Recorded a season-low for 54 holes (214) in the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate, placing third in individual competition ... Had another top-20 finish, a tie for 20th in the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate ... Represented MSU team competition at the MVC Championships with rounds of 81-81-76--238 and a 35th place finish.

2016-17: Earned MVC Honor Roll recognition ... Finished in the top 20 in his first collegiate tournament after shooting 76-74-78--228 in the UNO Invitational … Was a key piece in the lineup for the Bears title at the 2016 SIUE/Derek Dolenc Invitational … Showed tremendous poise down the stretch with his final round 73 propelling the Bears to their first win since Fall of 2015 … Saving his best for last in the fall campaign in the Bear’s 2nd title of the semester at the F&M Bank/APSU Intercollegiate … The birdie barrage was in full force as he carded rounds of 73-74-74--221 and a tie for 11th place finishing 3rd on the team … Overcame a slow start to spring 2017 to rounds of 70-74-77--222 and a T21 finish competing as an individual at the home Twin Oaks Intercollegiate … Rounds of 84-78-77--239 at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Invitational and 77-79-78 at Cog Hill Dubs Dread and the MVC Championship capped off a very solid 1st year with a 76.46 scoring average. 

Background: Played golf all four years for coach Jared Goehring at Washburn Rural High School … Ranked third in Kansas by American Junior Golf Association and fourth by Junior Golf Scoreboard … Tied for 5^th in the state championship while helping the Washburn Rural team to a second place finish … Named as a first team all-state player as a junior in 2015 … Helped the Washburn Rural team to become 6A State Champions after second and third place finishes in 2014 and 2015 respectively … Second team all-state as a sophomore … 2014 MWJT St. Joseph champion … Earned team Newcomer of the Year honors as a freshman in 2013 ... Also earned all-city and all-league honors from freshman to junior year.

Personal: Born March 29, 1997, in Des Moines, Iowa … Son of Ryan and Shelly McCalla of Topeka, Kan. … Has one sister, Chessa … Mother Shelly played golf for the University of Kansas … Plans to major in Finance.