Chico State Athletics

Wildcat Highlights: 2010 PING Second Team All-American...2010 PING All-West Region...2010 All-CCAA selection...2010 Chico State Male Athlete of the Year...2009 CCAA Freshman of the Year…CCAA All-Conference selection in 2009… Named to the PING All-West Region team in 2009.

2009-2010 Season: Finished in a tie for sixth at the NCAA Championships (74-70-74-80–298)...Recorded a team-best stroke average of 72.8...Finished among the top six in six of 12 events...Recorded five sub-70 rounds, including a 66 to open the Coyote Classic...Finished second at the Sonoma State Invitational (70-69–139)...Finished third at the Viking Invitational (68-70-71–209)...Finished third at the InterWest Wildcat Classic (74-69–143)...Finished in a tie for fifth at the Golfweek Inviational (73-74-71–218).

2008-2009 Season: Second on the Wildcats with a 73.1 stroke average in 35 rounds…Three top ten finishes and was Chico State’s low scorer in three events…Tied for eighth at the CCAA Championships Apr. 20-21 (72-74-71-217)…Second place finish at the Grand Canyon Invitational Mar. 30-31 (68-72-67-207)…Led through the first 36 holes of the 2008 Interwest Wildcat Classic Oct. 13-14, ultimately finishing seventh (70-72-78-220).

Amateur  Highlights: Shot a 70-69-139 to win the 2009 Manteca City Championship…Tied for medalist honors by carding a 68-66-134 at the 2009 Vallejo City Championship…Fifth place finish at the 2009 California State Fair Championship (71-69-68-208)…Qualified for the 2008 USGA Junior Amateur with rounds of 69 & 71 at Fort Washington GC..East Bay Athletic League Champion and MVP while attending Livermore High School...Posted a trio of top-10 and a pair of top-five AJGA finishes in 2007 & 2008.

Personal: Born 10/5/1990 in San Ramon…The son of Gary and Sendy Souza...Has one sister, Raschell …Undecided on a major.