Chico State Athletics

2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS:
Finished first in three of the four events the Wildcats participated in this Fall...Shot a 209 (69, 70, 70) to win the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational...Shot a low 71 in the first round of the Lindsay Olive Invitational to place first with a 73.3 average...Placed second at the Otter Invitational with a 213 total (70, 72, 71)...Won the Sonoma State Invitational with a three round score of 212 (72, 71, 69).

2010-2011 HIGHLIGHTS:
Shot 70-71-71-212 and beat Lynn University’s Daniel Young on the third playoff hole May16-18 at The Fighting Joe Course at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals in Florence, Ala. to win the NCAA Division II National Championship…Named First Team PING All-American and to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Nicklaus Team…GCAA/PING All-West Region selection…Earned All-CCAA honors…Led Wildcats with an average of 72.0 strokes a round…Finished in the top 10 in all but one of the 12 tournaments he competed in…Placed second in the CCAA Championships Apr. 19-20 and seventh at the NCAA Super Regional May 2-4…Named Chico State Male Athlete of the Year.

2009-2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
Second Team PING All-American…PING All-West Region selection…Named All-CCAA…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 five in six of 12 events...Recorded five sub-70 rounds, including a career-low 66 March 1, 2010 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 Invitational (73-74-71-218)…Named Chico State Male Athlete of the Year.

2008-2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
PING All-West Region selection…Earned All-CCAA honors…Named CCAA Freshman of the Year…Second on the Wildcats with a 73.1 stroke average in 35 rounds…Posted three top ten finishes and was Chico State’s low scorer in three events…Tied for eighth at the CCAA Championships Apr. 20-21, 2009 (72-74-71-217)…Second place finish at the Grand Canyon Invitational Mar. 30-31, 2009 (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:
Tied for 22nd at the 2011 Pacific Coast Amateur Tournament (73-71-77-71-292)…Tied for 34th at the 2011 Sahalee Players Championships…First alternate in the 2011 US Amateur Sectional Qualifier…Reached the final 16 before falling in match play in the 2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship…Shot 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 and 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 American Junior Golf Association finishes in 2007 and 2008.

PERSONAL:
Born 10/5/1990 in Walnut Creek…Son of Gary and Sendy...Has one sister, Raschell…Sports hero is Tiger Woods…Recreation major.