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2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
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Kalaskey, Joseph
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Joseph Kalaskey
- Weight:
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- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- South Charleston, W.Va.
- High School:
- George Washington HS
Bio
2024-25 CSC Academic All-District selection
2024-25 (Grad): Kalaskey competed in all 11 tournaments for the Herd in the 2024-25 season, finishing with a stroke average of 74.9 in 31 rounds of action. His best round came in the opening round of the 2025 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate when he fired an opening round 66. He combined that effort with a final round 70 to earn his best finish of the season - a T-16 finish. Kalaskey followed that up the following week with another strong spring finish - a T-27 after consistent rounds of 72-71-73 at the Golfweek/Stifel Challenge. Kalaskey also had a 2nd round 68 in te Joe Feaganes Invitational and an opening round 69 at the Dayton Flyer Invitational.
2023-24 (Senior): Kalaskey competed in 10 events in the 2023-24 season for the Herd, finishing with a stroke average of 72.74, which was No. 3 for the Thundering Herd. On the year, Kalaskey finished with five top-25 finishes. Recorded four top-20 finishes in the Fall 2023 portion of the schedule, highlighted by a T-11 finish at the Dayton Flyer Invitational when he led Marshall at 2-under for the tournament following a 2nd round 67 and a final round 70. Also finished T-12 at the Tom Tontomonia Invitational, T-17 at the Joe Feaganes Invitational, T-18 at the Bryan National and T-25 at the Mountaineer Invitational where he had a pair of 1-under 71s for the Herd. Also had a steallar round of 67 in the final round of the Loyola Intercollegiate in which he carded four birdies and an eagle.
2022-23 (Junior): As a junior for the Herd, Kalaskey competed in 10 events, logging 30 rounds with a stroke average of 76.2. His best finish of the year came at the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate when he earned a T-27 finish with consistent play (73-73-72). Had a pair of rounds under par on the year - a final round 1-under 71 at the Loyola Intercollegiate and a 1-under 71 in the 2nd round of the 2023 SBC Championship.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
2022 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in seven events in first season of action for the Herd after not competing in 2020-21 … Played in 21 total rounds … Finished with a 75.71 season stroke average … Had one top 10 finish … Recorded 47 total birdies and one eagle … Scored par or better in four rounds … Made collegiate debut in season-opener at EKU Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4) totaled six birdies including first of career on No. 2 in the first round (72+72+76) … Tied for fourth overall to help Herd win the 51st Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) for the first time since 1977, tallied a career-best 12 birdies with five in the first round (67+73+70), recorded career-low of 4-under 67 in the first round and best three-round score of 3-under 210 … Shot a 1-under 71 to begin the Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 4-5) … Tallied first career eagle on the par 5 No. 10 in the first round of the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 18-19) … Recorded 5-of-8 total birdies in the third round of Golfweek Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate (March 28-30) and improved score by seven strokes (77+77+70) moving up 11 spots on the leaderboard after final round … Dropped score by six strokes (76+78+72) in final round of Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 2-3).
2020-21 (Freshman)
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Did not compete ... Redshirted season.
High School: Attended George Washington High School and played for coach B.J. Calabrese … Won individual state medalist honors in 2018 and member of State Championship squad … Lists winning the high school state championship as his favorite moment in athletics.
Personal: Born May 24, 2001 … Son of Larry and Traci Kalaskey … The third of six children; Miranda attends WVU Dental School, Torren attends Marshall and plays on the women’s golf team, Jake attends George Washington High School, and twins Patrick and Payden are in middle school … Chose Marshall because, “I’m close to home and to play golf.” … Plans to major in Biology with a minor in chemistry.
2024-25 (Grad): Kalaskey competed in all 11 tournaments for the Herd in the 2024-25 season, finishing with a stroke average of 74.9 in 31 rounds of action. His best round came in the opening round of the 2025 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate when he fired an opening round 66. He combined that effort with a final round 70 to earn his best finish of the season - a T-16 finish. Kalaskey followed that up the following week with another strong spring finish - a T-27 after consistent rounds of 72-71-73 at the Golfweek/Stifel Challenge. Kalaskey also had a 2nd round 68 in te Joe Feaganes Invitational and an opening round 69 at the Dayton Flyer Invitational.
2023-24 (Senior): Kalaskey competed in 10 events in the 2023-24 season for the Herd, finishing with a stroke average of 72.74, which was No. 3 for the Thundering Herd. On the year, Kalaskey finished with five top-25 finishes. Recorded four top-20 finishes in the Fall 2023 portion of the schedule, highlighted by a T-11 finish at the Dayton Flyer Invitational when he led Marshall at 2-under for the tournament following a 2nd round 67 and a final round 70. Also finished T-12 at the Tom Tontomonia Invitational, T-17 at the Joe Feaganes Invitational, T-18 at the Bryan National and T-25 at the Mountaineer Invitational where he had a pair of 1-under 71s for the Herd. Also had a steallar round of 67 in the final round of the Loyola Intercollegiate in which he carded four birdies and an eagle.
2022-23 (Junior): As a junior for the Herd, Kalaskey competed in 10 events, logging 30 rounds with a stroke average of 76.2. His best finish of the year came at the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate when he earned a T-27 finish with consistent play (73-73-72). Had a pair of rounds under par on the year - a final round 1-under 71 at the Loyola Intercollegiate and a 1-under 71 in the 2nd round of the 2023 SBC Championship.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
2022 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in seven events in first season of action for the Herd after not competing in 2020-21 … Played in 21 total rounds … Finished with a 75.71 season stroke average … Had one top 10 finish … Recorded 47 total birdies and one eagle … Scored par or better in four rounds … Made collegiate debut in season-opener at EKU Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4) totaled six birdies including first of career on No. 2 in the first round (72+72+76) … Tied for fourth overall to help Herd win the 51st Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) for the first time since 1977, tallied a career-best 12 birdies with five in the first round (67+73+70), recorded career-low of 4-under 67 in the first round and best three-round score of 3-under 210 … Shot a 1-under 71 to begin the Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 4-5) … Tallied first career eagle on the par 5 No. 10 in the first round of the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 18-19) … Recorded 5-of-8 total birdies in the third round of Golfweek Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate (March 28-30) and improved score by seven strokes (77+77+70) moving up 11 spots on the leaderboard after final round … Dropped score by six strokes (76+78+72) in final round of Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 2-3).
2020-21 (Freshman)
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Did not compete ... Redshirted season.
High School: Attended George Washington High School and played for coach B.J. Calabrese … Won individual state medalist honors in 2018 and member of State Championship squad … Lists winning the high school state championship as his favorite moment in athletics.
Personal: Born May 24, 2001 … Son of Larry and Traci Kalaskey … The third of six children; Miranda attends WVU Dental School, Torren attends Marshall and plays on the women’s golf team, Jake attends George Washington High School, and twins Patrick and Payden are in middle school … Chose Marshall because, “I’m close to home and to play golf.” … Plans to major in Biology with a minor in chemistry.
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