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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- East Haddam, Conn.
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- High School:
- Xavier
Bio
As a senior: All-NEC First Team ... NEC Golfer of the Week ... Competed in all 10 events in 2015-16 ... Finished in the top-10 five times and top-five twice ... Claimed an overall victory at the Hartford Hawk Invitational (70-68-69=206) ... Tied for fifth at the ECAC Division I Championship (70-76=146) ... Tied for ninth at the NEC Championship ... Had seven top-25 finishes ... Best Round: 68, twice / Average: 74.6
As a junior: All-NEC Second Team ... NEC Golfer of the Week ... Participated in all 10 events in 2014-15, earning a pair of top-3 finishes ... Finished with the top average on the team at 75.3 ... Saw top finish come in a second-place showing at the Rhody Fall Invitational (74-72-74=220) ... Tied for third at the Connecticut Cup (70-70-74=214) ... Earned top-10 finishes at the Hartford Hawk Invitational (T8th), the New England Division I Championships (T8th) and the Northeast Conference Championships (T10th) ... Finished in the top-25 in eight competitions ... Best Round: 70 / Average: 75.3
As a sophomore: All-NEC First Team ... NEC Golfer of the Month ... Participated in all 10 events in the 2013-14 season, earning three top-10 finishes and eight top-25 finishes ... Won the Blue Devils Invitational to open the season (68-68-136) ... Finished in seventh place at the Connecticut Cup (73-74-73=220) ... Finished in 10th at the Prisco Boulet Shootout (84=84) ... Tied for 11th at the NEC Championships (73-78=151) ... Tied for 13th at the New England DI Championships (75-74=149) ... Tied for 15th at the Lonnie Barton Invitational (76-80=156) ... Tied for 22nd at both the NEIGA Championships (79-75=154) and the Adams Cup of Newport (75-72-80=227) ... Best Round: 68 / Average: 76.0
As a freshman: Participated in nine of the team's 10 tournaments as a first-year Bulldog ... had a strong freshman season, finishing the year with the best average on the team en route to a 2013 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year selection ... Also named an All-NEC First Teamer after finishing fifth in the NEC Championship ... Took the individual title at the Prisco Boulet Shootout, carding a 71 ... Earned another top-3 finish at the AIC/Adelphi Classic (69-73=142) ... Took home six top-10 finishes and ended in the top-25 in seven of his nine tournaments ... Named the NEC Golfer of the Month for October ... Best round: 69 / Average: 75.1
Before Bryant: Three-year varsity letter winner at Xavier High School ... Led team to division and conference titles in 2012 ... Falcons won the 2012 Wildcat Invitational ... Finished second in the 2012 state tournament ... All-Hartford Courant and All-New Haven Register selection ... 2012 Senior Award winner ... Also played two years of JV soccer and ruan a year of JV track.
Personal: Son of Carl and Mary Buschmann, Kyle Buschmann was born May 6, 1994 ... Has one sister, Tess.
News Mentions
Slade named NEC Golfer of the Year, joins Buschmann and Tombs on First Team All-Conference
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University golf junior McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) has been rewarded for an incredible season by being...
May 17, 2016
Bulldogs force playoff on 18th hole, edged out by Seahawks in wacky NEC Championship finish
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team trailed Wagner by five strokes heading onto the 18th hole of the third and final round of...
May 1, 2016
Bulldogs in second after first day of NEC Championships
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot a 288, even par on day one of the Northeast Conference Championship in Daytona...
April 30, 2016
Bulldogs lose five strokes, remain in second after day two of NEC Championships
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot a 293, five-over par on day two of the Northeast Conference Championship in Daytona...
April 30, 2016
Bulldogs tie for fourth in Til Duty is Done Collegiate Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s golf team shot a 297, 10-over par for a second-straight round and remained steady in...
April 24, 2016
Bulldogs coast for Rhode Island Invitational victory
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team carded a three-round 872 (+8) and coasted to its first team win of the spring season at...
April 19, 2016
Bulldogs in first after day one of Rhode Island Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Four Bryant University golfers finished inside the top-five and the team carded the top overall score with a two-under...
April 18, 2016
Bulldogs finish seventh, Slade cards second-best score at Towson Spring Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot a second-round 316, 28-over par on day two of the Towson Spring Invitational,...
April 3, 2016
Bulldogs tied for third after day one of Towson Spring Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University golf team shot an opening round 302 (+14) and is tied for third heading into Tuesday’s final round...
April 2, 2016
Tombs ties for second, Bulldogs finish fifth in Lonnie Barton Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team carded a two-round 612 and finished 15-over par for a fifth place finish at the Lonnie...
March 9, 2016
Bulldogs in fifth after day one of the Lonnie Barton Invitational in Daytona Beach, FL
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot +21 for a 309 score on the first day of the Lonnie Barton Invitational, and sit...
March 8, 2016
Golf begins spring season in Daytona Beach at Lonnie Barton Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team begins its spring season on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla., at the Lonnie Barton Invitatio...
March 4, 2016
Bulldogs tabbed as NEC preseason favorites, ready for spring campaign behind strong senior leadership
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After taking home the title in 2014 and earning a runner-up finish in 2015, the Bryant University golf team has been...
February 16, 2016
Slade tabbed as NEC Golfer of the Month
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University golf junior McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) has been named the Northeast Conference Golfer of the Month...
October 29, 2015
Tombs, Slade named to All-New England Team as Bulldogs win DI and overall titles at NEIGA Championship
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Led by second-place individual finishes from juniors McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) and Ryan Tombs (Bedford, N.H.),...
October 26, 2015
Slade ties for sixth, Bulldogs finish fifth at Connecticut Cup
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) finished one under par and tied for sixth overall at the 2015 Connecticut Cup,...
October 13, 2015
Buschmann named NEC Co-Golfer of the Month
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- With three top-10 finishes through the opening month of 2015-16 play, Bryant University senior Kyle Buschmann (East Haddam,...
October 1, 2015
Four finish in top-5 at ECAC Division I Championship
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Four different Bulldogs finished in the top-5 at the ECAC Division I Championship Monday and Tuesday, as the Bryant...
September 29, 2015
Buschmann wins individual title, Bulldogs finish fourth at Hartford Hawk Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Carding the best score of the third and final round of the Hartford Hawk Invitational, Bryant University golf senior Kyle...
September 22, 2015
Bulldogs in fifth behind top-10 effort from Buschmann after Day 1 of Hartford Hawk Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After the opening two rounds of the Hartford Hawk Invitational, the Bryant University golf team sits in fifth place...
September 21, 2015
Walp shares medalist honors as Bulldogs finish second at Ryan Lee Memorial Tournament
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team opened up fall action Saturday and Sunday at the Ryan Lee Memorial Tournament, finishing...
September 13, 2015