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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 250
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- Year:
- Junior
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- High School:
- Carter High School
Bio
- 2021 All-SAC Honorable Mention
- 2019 All-SAC Honorable Mention
2020-21: Started in all five events, leading the team in the top-spot for one of those... Shot a 72.5 scoring clip in 16 rounds... Collected three top 20 finishes, all in the top three... Won the WindRiver Invitational with a one-under 71 playing as an individual with the B-team... Fired the lowest round of his career with a 67 in the first round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, where he finished second with a career-low 54-hole score of 205, matching the second-lowest 54-hole score of an Eagle at the event in program history.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank |
| Hurricane Invitational | 2/22-23/2021 | 3 | 73-75-81=229 | +13 | t-53rd/85 |
| Wind River Invitational | 3/1/2021 | 1 | 71 | -1 | 1st/34 |
| Bearcat Classic | 3/8-9/2021 | 3 | 78-73-74=225 | +9 | t-52nd/111 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 3/14-16/2021 | 3 | 67-70-68=205 | -11 | 2nd/77 |
| 2021 Tennessee River Rumble | 03/29-03/30, 2021 | 3 | 74-72-71=217 | +1 | 23rd/98 |
| SAC Championship | 4/19-20/2021 | 3 | 69-71-73=213 | -3 | t-3rd/63 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 16 | 1160 Avg. 72.5 | +1 | - | |
2019-20: Started in all seven events the Eagles played in throughout the season... Posted a 74.2 scoring average in 21 rounds... His lone top 20 finish of the season came at the North Georgia Fall Invitational where he tied for 18th with a three-under 213... Matched a career-low single-round score of 69 at UNG.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank |
| Cougar Invitational Presented by Aflac | 09/23-24/2019 | 3 | 71-75-75=221 | +8 | t-51st/90 |
| UNG Fall Invitational | 9/30-10/1/2019 | 3 | 73-71-69=213 | -3 | t-18th/82 |
| Queens Invitational | 10/21-22/2019 | 3 | 75-75-70=220 | +7 | t-51st/104 |
| South Region Preview | 10/27-28/2019 | 3 | 74-76-78=228 | +12 | t-36th/78 |
| 2020 Spring Kick-Off Intercollegiate | 02/10-11/2020 | 3 | 76-78-73=227 | +11 | 22nd/104 |
| Hurricane Invitational | 02/24-25/2020 | 3 | 73-74-76=223 | +7 | t-44th/90 |
| Panther Invitational | 03/01-03/2020 | 3 | 72-74-81=227 | +11 | t-23rd/74 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 21 | 1559 Avg. 74.2 | +3 | - |
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2018-19: All-SAC Honorable Mention... Started in all 10 of C-N's events during his freshman campaign... Average a 74.1 through 28 rounds... His best finish came on a two-under performance at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate where he placed 10th... Carded a season-best single round score of 69 in the third round of the Cougar Invitational.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Coker Fall Challenge | 09/10-11/2018 | 2 | 76-73=149 | +9 | t-36th/81 | 45-35 |
| Cougar Invitational presented by Aflac | 09/24-25/2018 | 3 | 71-74-69=214 | +1 | t-24th/90 | 66-23 |
| NSU Shark Invitational | 10/08-09/2018 | 3 | 83-75-75=233 | +17 | t-39th/95 | 56-38 |
| Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 02/11-02/2019 | 3 | 72-79-75=226 | +10 | 18th/106 | 88-17 |
| Saint Leo Invitational | 02/25-26/2019 | 3 | 77-74-74=225 | +9 | t-34th/72 | 38-33 |
| Southern Tide Classic | 03/04-05/2019 | 3 | 76-71-70=217 | +3 | t-18th/75 | 57-17 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 03/17-19/2019 | 3 | 70-71-73=214 | -2 | 10th/90 | 80-9 |
| 2019 Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate | 04/01-02/2019 | 2 | 74-75=149 | +5 | 26th/114 | 88-25 |
| 2019 SAC Men's Golf Championship | 04/14-16/2019 | 3 | 72-77-74=223 | +13 | 21st/55 | 34-20 |
| NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional | 05/09-11/2019 | 3 | 76-73-77=226 | +10 | t-34th/108 | 74-33 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 28 | 2076 Avg. 74.1 | +3 | - | 626-250 |
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High School: Qualified for the state golf tournament in his final three years at Carer High School... Was elected All-State in 2016 and named a nominee for the Prep-Xtra Player of the Year award... Named Regional Champion in 2017... Part of a Hornet squad that won three district titles.
Personal: Son of David and Kelly Mynatt... Father was a walk-on basketball player at the University of Tennessee... Plans to study business management.
News mentions
VALDOSTA, Ga. - A stellar round by Jonathan Nielsen moved Carson-Newman up three spots to an eleventh place finish in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - The second round of regional play for the no. 4/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team was a struggle, as the Eagles slid down two more spots to 14th overall
VALDOSTA, Ga. - Despite reaching as high as fourth on the front-nine the no. 4/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team struggled on the back-nine, finishing the first round of the NCAA South/Southeast Regional in a tie for twelfth.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - After finishing fifth at the SAC Men's Golf Championship, the Carson-Newman men's golf team held steady at fourth in the newest Golfstat rankings released on Wednesday, Apr. 13.
CHUCKEY, Tenn. - Will Collins shot a career best six-under in the final round of the SAC Men's Golf Championship to lead the Eagles on Tuesday, Apr. 12.
CHUCKEY, Tenn. - Jake Mynatt shot two-under on the second day of the 2022 SAC Men's Golf Championship, moving up to tenth-place after the second round.
CHUCKEY, Tenn. - Despite shooting even-par as a team in the first round, the no. 2/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team sits at seventh-place after the opening round of the SAC Men's Golf Championship.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - After a successful regular season, the no. 3/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team heads to Greeneville, Tenn. for the 2022 SAC Men's Golf Championships.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Freshman Elliot MacGregor was named SAC Men's Golf Freshman of the Year by the conference on Friday, Apr. 8.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Carson-Newman men's golf team fell one spot in the newest Golfstat rankings to the no. 4 spot in Division-II golf.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Carson-Newman men's golf team fell one spot to no. 3 in the latest edition of the Golfstat rankings released on Wednesday, Mar. 30.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. - Jake Mynatt recorded his third top-ten finish of the season as the no. 2/2 Carson-Newman men's golf team finished fifth at the Tennessee River Rumble.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. - After struggling in the first round, the Carson-Newman men's golf team rebounded in the second round, before darkness halted the first day of the Tennessee River Rumble on Monday, Mar. 28.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A day after shooting the third-best round of golf in SAC history, the Carson-Newman men's golf team remains at number three in all of Division-II golf according to Golfstat.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After shooting an astonishing 16-under par in the final round, the no. 2/3 Carson-Newman men's golf team recorded their first tournament win of the spring, winning the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate championship.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After their first 18 holes of play, the Carson-Newman men's golf team sits in first place by two strokes at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After recording their second straight top-three finish, the Carson-Newman men's golf team will make the short trek south for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - After a second place finish at the Bearcat Golf Classic, the Carson-Newman men's golf team moved up one spot to third in all of Division-II according to the new Golfstat rankings released on Wednesday, Mar. 9.
GREENWOOD, S.C. - Despite a stellar final round by the Eagles, a strong surge by Barton College moved the Carson-Newman men's golf team to a second place finish at the Bearcat Golf Classic.
GREENWOOD, S.C. - Big first days by Jonathan Nielsen and Jackson Tyler have the Carson-Newman men's golf team in first place after day one of the Bearcat Golf Classic.
GREENWOOD, S.C. - The Carson-Newman men's golf team looks to build off their momentum from the Hurricane Invitational this week as they head to Greenwood, S.C. for the Lander Bearcat Classic.
INDIANPOLIS, Ind. - After recording a third place finish at their first spring event of the year, the Carson-Newman men's golf team finds themselves at fourth in the Golfstat rankings.
ALBANY, Ga. - Seventeen bogeys, along with under-par rounds by North Georgia and Georgia Southwestern dropped Carson-Newman from first to third on the final day of the Hurricane Invitational.
ALBANY, Ga. - After falling down as low as fifth overall, the Eagles rallied to sit at first after day one of the Hurricane Invitational.
ALBANY, Ga. - After earning a pair of top-10 national rankings and the number one overall spot in the region in the fall, the no. 6/18 Carson-Newman men's golf team opens the spring season at the Hurricane Invitational.
INDIANPOLIS, Ind. - The Carson-Newman men's golf team will open the spring season the same way they ended the fall season, ranked seventh in the Golfstat poll released on Feb. 23.
MILTON, G.A - Although the C-N group slid down the leaderboard, Jonathan Nielsen collected his first collegiate individual win over some of the best golfer NCAA's Division II has to offer. Nielsen finished seven strokes under par with a total score of 209.
MILTON, G.A - Carson-Newman men's golf sits in first place on a cozy four stroke lead after one day of action at Atlanta National Golf Club thanks to Jonathan Nielsen's twelve stroke under par performance.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's golf finds themselves sitting just outside the top ten in GolfStat's latest national rankings.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - For the first time since 2019, the Carson-Newman Men's Golf team is coming home with a win thanks to top-ten finishes from Alex Hodge and Jake Mynatt.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Alex Hodge's six under par day is the driving force behind Carson-Newman's place in the leaderboard after day one of the Queens Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Men's Golf team has come to the midway point of their 2021 fall slate as they travel to Kannapolis to compete in the Queens Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's golf is headed back to Mossy Creek with a top-three finish in the NCAA Division II Super Regional Preview in Valdosta, Ga.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - As day one concludes at Kinderlou Forrest Golf Club, the Carson-Newman Eagles sit in fifth place thanks to good days from Elliot MacGregor and Jonathan Nielsen.
COLUMBUS, Ga. - After another exceptional day from Jonathan Nielsen, the Carson-Newman Eagles will come home from Columbus in a tie for fifth.
COLUMBUS, Ga. - As the sun sets on day one of the Cougar Invitational in Columbus, Carson-Newman's Jonathan Nielsen leads the Eagles with his lowest round in his college career.