2008-09: Competed in eight tournaments as a member of Northwestern's lineup, compiling NU's fifth-best stroke average of 75.67 for the year ... Finished a season-best 19th in his first tourney of the year at the Windon Memorial after an opening score of even-par 71 followed by two rounds of 2-over 73 ... Fired an opening-round 2-under 69 at the FAU Spring Break Championship ... Went 2-2 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship, winning matches 2 and 1 over Illinois' Chris DeForest and 1UP against Penn State's Nick Archambeault ... In addition to that round in the 60's, had two other rounds at or below par on the year ... GCAA All-America Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2007-08: Led all NU golfers in fall stroke average -- 72.44 ... Competed in three fall tournaments and nearly posted three top-20 finishes ... Placed 13th at the CordeValle Collegiate, 16th at NU's Windon Memorial Classic and 21st at the Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational ... One of NU's most consistent golfers in the fall ... NU's medalist at the Olympia Fields and CordeValle events ... Carded a 3-under 69 in the second round of the CordeValle for his top collegiate round ... Also shot an even-par 70 in the final round of the Windon ... Posted a 2-over 215 (73-72-70) at the Windon and an even-par 216 (74-69-73) at the CordeValle ... Competed as an individual-only participant in both the Puerto Rico Classic and Western Intercollegiate tournaments.
2006-07: Did not see any tournament action.
High School: Racine County Player of the Year as a senior ... Finished tied for fourth in the 2005 Wisconsin High School State Championship ... Third-team all-area in 2005 ... Team MVP three out of his four high school seasons ... Earned a fourth-place finish at the Pepsi Little People's Tournament ... Won the Racine County Tournament ... Holds the all-time scoring record for Racine Lutheran High School ... Finished in second once and third another time at the Racine Junior Masters ... Team captain his senior year of high school ... Also lettered in basketball and football at Racine Lutheran ... Played against NU teammate David Merkow in high school ... National Honor Society member ... Named to the high honor roll all four years of high school.
Personal: Born Andrew Joel DeKeuster ... Son of Randy and Debbie DeKeuster ... Aunt and uncle attended Northwestern ... Chose Northwestern over Wisconsin, Penn State, Marquette, Loyola (Ill.) and South Dakota State ... Journalism major.
DeKeuster's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low2007-08 15 1134 75.60 692008-09 24 1816 75.67 69Career 39 2950 75.64 69