Bradley student from Lake in the Hills shares reaction to making 94-foot putt, winning car: See the shot

Bradley University beat Northern Iowa in mens' basketball Sunday, but the biggest winner of the night was Trevor Frey, a Bradley student from Lake in the Hills.

During a break in the game, Frey, a graduate of Crystal Lake South High School, participated in a contest where he had to putt a golf ball 94 feet across the basketball court and through a hole in a sign. For making the shot, he won a 2024 Mazda CX-50 from sponsor Scherer Mazda, a dealership in Peoria, where the university is also located.

Reached late Monday, Frey told the Northwest herald did not have a car before winning the Mazda, he said. Not a pro golfer, Frey simply went up there and took his shot.

“It looked good from the jump, but of course, you’re not really thinking it’s for sure going in,” he said. “Once it finally went in, that’s when the realization finally hit me.”

Frey’s mom, Sarah, was in the stands to witness the big win. She entered Trevor’s name daily for the competition and found out he was chosen right before she left to visit him over the weekend.

“It was incredible,” she said. “People were high-fiving him and stopping him everywhere he went. ‘You’re the kid who just won the car!‘”

Take a look at Frey’s winning hole-in-one: