40 year old Jonathan Shuskey spent 20 years in the U.S. Army as a team leader, squad leader and platoon sergeant. He completed five combat tours and was awarded two Bronze Stars. Army retirement two years ago brought on a new challenge. For Shuskey it was time to go back to school and to take a swing at collegiate golf.
Shuskey started at Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Success as a Freshman got him noticed by bigger schools. Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, TX came calling. Shuskey now a Sophomore on the Lumberjacks golf team. Shuskey didn't play competitive golf in High School but he sharpened his game in the Army when he could even when deployed in Afghanistan. "Some companies would send us old clubs and balls and we would hit them outside what we called the wire. When on patrol we would pick up the balls we could find."
Going back to school is a blessing. I hope he has fun on the golf team. I appreciate his service.