Chico State Athletics

Notable Awards
- GCCA All-West Region (2022-23, 2023-24)
- All-CCAA (2022-23, 2023-24)
- 2022 Southwest Airlines HPU Sharks Shootout Co-Medalist
- 2023 Western Washington Invitational Medalist
- 2024 Western Washington Invitational Winner
- 2024 Hanny Stanislaus Invitational Winner

As a Senior (2023-24)
- Named to the GCAA All-West Region team
- All-CCAA selection 
- Played all 30 rounds on the season, averaging par (72.03)
- Posted five top 10 finished
- Nabbed his first win of the season at the WWU Inviational in Bellingham 
- Clinched a tie for first at the Hanny Stanislaus Invite, winning the playoff hole
- Shot four of the team's five lowest rounds, tying the program's single round lowest score with a 64 (-8)
- Had four tournaments finishing under par, with the lowest 11-under at the Hanny Stanislaus

As a Junior (2022-23)
- Named to the GCAA All-West Region team
- All-CCAA selection
- Played all 33 rounds on the season, averaging par (72.06)
- Posted six top 10 finishes
- Clinched a tie for first at the Southwest Airlines HPU Sharks Shootout
- Finished in a tie for 53rd overall at the NCAA Championships
- Shared fifth place at the NCAA Super Regionals
- Finished in a tie for eighth at the CCAA Championships
- Shot a season-low 67 three times
- Had six tournaments finishing under par, with the lowest 9-under at the Sharks Shootout

As a Sophomore (2021–22)
- All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2021–22
- Played in all 11 tournaments for the Wildcats on the season, averaging 74.5 strokes per round
- Posted seven Top 30 individual finishes, including a pair of Top 10 performances
- Shot 77-70-147 to place fourth September 27–28, 2021 at the Western Washington Invitational
- Finished eighth (75-80-67-222) October 18–19, 2021 at the Otter Invitational
- Delivered a 78-74-72-224, good for 13th place April 11–12, 2022 at the CCAA Championships
- Received the 2021–22 Golf Coaches Association of America-Srixon/Cleveland Golf Division II All-America Scholar Award.
 
2020–21
- Did not compete due to the COVID pandemic
- Named to the CCAA Spring All-Academic Honor Roll.
 
2019–20
- Appeared in two tournaments for the Wildcats, averaging 74.7 strokes per round
- Posted a 77-73-70-220 and a 13th place finish at the October 14–15, 2019 Sierra Central Wildcat Classic
- Shot low round score of 3-under par 69 October 21, 2019 at the Otter Invitational
- Earned 2020 Spring Sports CCAA All-Academic honors.
 
Pre-Chico Highlights
- Played the 2018–19 season at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Appeared in 11 tournaments for the RiverHawks, averaging 74.9 strokes a round
- Notched three top 20 finishes
- Placed 11th at the 2019 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Tournament
- A 2018 graduate of Buchanan High School in Clovis
- Earned 2018 All-Tri River League honors and led the Bears to the league team crown
- Won the 2017 CIF Central Section individual championship (the first in school history to earn Section medalist honors) and helped Buchanan High capture to the Central Section team title
- Named the team’s Most Improved Player in 2014.
 
Personal
- Born May 25, 2000, in Clovis
- Son of Scott and Melissa
- Has one younger brother, Brenden
- His grandfather is his hero (“because of his demonstration of strength and courage, and the lessons he taught me in almost everything I do”)
- The person he most admires in the sports world is Jordan Spieth (“because of his determination and love for the game of golf”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Managing Teams and Conflict in Organizations, taught by Maria Mendez
- Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The campus is awesome, my coach is like no other, and I knew I would grow as a person, student, and athlete”
- His greatest sports moment was making a hole-in-one while playing with his dad
- The most interesting thing he’s ever done is playing a sport in over 10 states
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is earning an academic and athletic scholarship to become a collegiate athlete
- Has learned by playing golf that “patience is key”
- Enjoys listening to music, sleeping, and spending time with friends
- Says his biggest talent outside of golf is ping pong
- Claims he can lick his elbow
- At the top of his bucket list: “Visit and play Augusta National”
- Best advice ever received came from his dad: “Practice like you’ve never won, and play like you’ve never lost”
- Majoring in business management- Hopes to go on and play golf professionally.