2011-12: Only Lion to compete in all 10 events on the year, compiling a team-best 75.44 scoring average in 25 rounds ... Was the top A&M-Commerce finisher in four different events on the year ... Lone Star Conference Golfer of the Week (April 11, 2012) ... Posted a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Dallas Baptist Classic (Apr. 9-10, 2012) with a 2-under 208, including a career-low 4-under 66 in round two ... Placed eighth at the Bruce Williams Memorial Invitational (Oct. 24-25, 2011) with a 6-over 222, including a 3-under 69 in the final round ... Also tallied a top-20 finish with a 15th-place showing at the California Baptist Spring Break Collegiate (Apr. 2-3, 2012), shooting a 7-over 149 ... Placed 23rd at the Lone Star Conference Championships (Apr. 16-17, 2012) thanks to a 12-over 228 ... Tied for 23rd at the season-opening Charles Coody West Texas Intercollegiate (Sept. 12-13, 2011) with a 4-over 146, including a 2-under 69 in round two.
2010-11: Competed in six events for A&M-Commerce as a true freshman, logging 17 total rounds ... Ranked third on the team with a 76.4 scoring average ... Had his most successful tournament of the year at the Midwestern State Invitational (Mar. 21-22), finishing third overall with a career-low 7-over 220, including a 1-under 70 in the second round ... Shot a 6-over 222 at the Lone Star Conference Championships (Apr. 18-20), including a 1-over 73 in the final round to finish 16th overall ... Shot an even-par 72 over the final round at the Kickingbird Golf Classic (Apr. 5) ... Shot a 75 or better in eight rounds on the year, including each of the final four ... Finished in the top three of A&M-Commerce competitors in three events on the season.
Prior to A&M-Commerce: A four-year letterwinner at Lewisville High School ... Received honorable mention all-state honors as a senior ... Earned all-district recognition on three occasions, first team as a senior, second team as a junior and third team as a sophomore ... Honored as the team MVP and held team’s lowest scoring average all four years of high school ... In the summer of 2008, he won the NTPGA Tour Championship at Stonebridge Ranch.
Personal: Born December 14, 1991 ... Son of Ray and Rebecca Russo ... Majoring in business administration.
Russo's A&M-Commerce Career Statistics
| Year | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Rd. | Top 10/20 |
| 2010-11 | 6 | 17 | 1,300 | 76.47 | 70 | 1/1 |
| 2011-12 | 10 | 25 | 1,886 | 75.44 | 66 | 2/1 |
| CAREER | 16 | 42 | 3,186 | 75.86 | 66 | 3/2 |
Best Finish: 3rd - Midwestern State Invitational (Mar. 21-22, 2011)
Lowest 54-Hole Tournament: 208 - Dallas Baptist Classic (Apr. 9-10, 2012)
