Chico State Athletics

2020–21 Highlights:
Named to the CCAA Spring All-Academic Honor Roll.
 
2019–20 Highlights:
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 Sierra Central Wildcat Classic…Shot low round score of 3-under par 69 October 21 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, Brendan…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 Business Law, taught by Jack Hames…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 sports 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…Plans on being “heavily involved in the golf community in some way or form.”