Austin Wells signs with Urbana

New Richmond senior Austin Wells in picture signing his letter of intent to attend and play golf at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio. Joining him for the signing ceremony were NRHS golf coach Phil Heflin (left) and his parents, Desta and Thad Wells.

Urbana University men’s golf coach Jerome Armstrong announced the signing of New Richmond High School senior Austin Wells Wednesday, April 17. Wells was a four-year letter winner for the Lions where he played for Coach Phil Heflin and helped the Lions to back-to-back Southern Buckeye Conference championships.

This past season, Wells finished third in the Southern Buckeye League with a 39.8 nine hole average spanning 153 holes. Austin earned First Team All-SBC honors his junior and senior years and was a four-year letter winner for the Lions.  He was also an integral player for the Lions as they captured back to back SBC Championships. He was also a District qualifier in the state tournament his junior season.  Austin has also played competitively on the Southern Ohio Junior Golf Tour and The Cincinnati Junior Golf Tour the past two summers.