2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Spring 2021: One of five Rams to compete in every Spring competition… Averaged a score of 76.5 for the season with a low-round of 71, tied for second-lowest on the team… Began his season with a T15 at the one-day Hartford Invite (3/26)… Posted a T10 at the Wildcat Invite with the aforementioned 71 and a second round 73 for a career-best two-day 144 (4/12-13)… Finished T27 at the Abarta Coca-Cola Invite with a two-day 151 (4/18-19)… Led the team at the A-10 Championship with a T35 finish and a three-day 230, improving on an opening 81 with rounds of 75 and 74 (4/30-5/2)… Named to A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2018-19: Competed in five events, all in the Spring, as a junior… Led the squad with a 74.5 scoring average over 12 rounds, fifth-best in the past 25 years… Carded a 148 at the Coca-Cola Invite (75-73) to finish in a tie for 18th to begin his campaign (4/1)… Was T31 with a career-low 147 (75-72) at the Yale Invite (4/13)… Finished solo third at the Rhode Island Invite by matching his career-low round of 70 sandwiched between rounds of 75 and 74 (4/16)… Finished a team-high T29 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (78-77-73) (4/28)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: One of five Rams to compete in all 11 events… Had his best finish of the fall at the season-opener with a total of 148 (74-74) at the Ryan Lee Memorial Tournament (9/10)… Shot a career-low 70 in the middle of a 77 and 75 for a season-best three-round total of 222 at the Hartford Invitational (9/19)… Shot a 153 (74-79) at the Quechee Invitational (9/24)… Carded a 233 (77-80-76) at the MacDonald Cup Invitational (10/1)… Shot a 155 (75-80) at the Bucknell Invitational (10/8)… Carded a 159 (83-76) in the fall finale at the Lehigh Invitational (10/21)… Opened the spring season with a 154 (76-78) at the Coca-Cola Invitational (4/1)… Carded a 150 (74-76) at the Wildcat Invitational (4/10)… Shot a second straight 150 (76-74) at the Yale Invitational (4/14)… Shot a 155 (79-76) at the Rhode Island Invitational (4/17)… Carded a three-round total of 231 (82-79-70) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (4/29)… Finishes his sophomore campaign with a single-season average of 76.4 and a career scoring average of 75.9.
2016-17:
Saw action in five events in his freshman season... Shot a 153 (76-77) at the Lehigh Valley Invitational (4/2)... Carded a career-low 74 to go with a first round 78 for a season-best two-round total of 152 at the Yale Invitational (4/15)... Fired three consecutive 74's for a career-best three-round score of 222 and a T12 finish at the Rhode Island Invitational (4/17)... Book-ended a second round 76 with two rounds of 74 for a three-round total of 224 at the A-10 Championship (4/28)... Finishes his freshman campaign with a scoring average of 75.3.
Before Fordham: Four year member of the Coral Gables Senior High School golf team...1st Team Miami All Dade Junior and Senior Year...Two-time District Champion...Two year captain...International Baccalaureate...Youth Ambassador and Board Member of the Ganely Foundation (Teen Suicide Prevention Organization)...member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Tony and Melanie Nieves...Has a younger brother Roberto and a younger sister Natalie.
Major: Marketing Intelligence.
Low Round: 70, 3x, last at the Rhode Island Invite (4/15-16/19) |
Low Two-Round Score: 144, Wildcat Inivite (4/12-13/21) |
Low Three-Round Score: 219, at the Rhode Island Invite (4/15-16/19) |
Best Finish: 3rd, at the Rhode Island Invite (4/15-16/19) |
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