Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Appeared in five events, played a total of 13 rounds ... Had a 75.69 stroke average ... Had two rounds at or below par ... First collegiate appearance came in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invite, shot a 230 and tied for 67th place ... Season-low 218 and third round of 71 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge ... Season-best finish of T45th at the Xavier Invite, beat out 27 participants in the field ... Appeared in the third round of the 2023 ASUN Championship as a substitution, shot a 72 (E).

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a 2020 Kentucky High School Second Team All-State selection … Four-time All-Tenth Region Team … Six-time participant in the KHSAA State Golf Tournament, a Wayne County High School record … Finished eighth at the 2020 Boys State Championship, shooting a tournament low round of 67 … Shot a school record round of 66 as a junior in 2020 at The University Club at Arlington … Finished 10th out of 72 players at Barbasol Junior Qualifier (75-72) and 17th at AJGA Event in Ashland, Kentucky (74-75-70) … Had a second place finish in a Hurricane Junior Tour event at the University Club of Kentucky … Won the Bluegrass Junior Tour Event at Lakewood Golf Club in Russel Springs, Kentucky … Also played soccer and baseball at WCHS.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Gehrig Payne Sexton … Son of Brent Sexton and Kendra Roark … Has one brother – Reese … his brother Reese also plays golf at EKU … His mom Kendra played collegiate basketball at Campbellsville University … Plans to major in finance.