Fernando Arzate
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Ocotlan, Mexico
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- CBTis 49
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2016-17, Third team NAIA All-American
- 2016-17, NSAA Golfer of the Week (Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. 19)
- 2016-17, NAIA PING all-Central Region
- 2016-17, First team all-NSAA
- 2015-16, First team all-NSAA
- 2015-16, First team NAIA PING all-Region
- 2015-16, NSAA Golfer of the Week (Sept. 16, April 13)
2016-17 Season (Junior): A third team NAIA All-American, NAIA PING all-Region selection, and first team all-NSAA golfer … Recorded the lowest scoring average on the team for the second-straight year at 73.09 strokes per round … Shot par or better in 11 of 23 rounds on the season … Fired a season-low 69 on three occasions (Aug. 29, Mar. 21, Apr. 1) … Won the 2016 Nebraska Intercollegiate Championship … Earned a second place finish at the NSAA Championship Tournament … Placed in the top five in three other events … Three-time NSAA Golfer of the Week (Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. 19).
2015-16 Season (Sophomore): Recorded the lowest scoring average on the team at 75.13 strokes per round ... Collected two top-five finishes and six top-10 showings on the season ... Fired the team's best round of the season with a 5-under 66 at the Grand View Spring Classic on April 18, 2016 ... Placed second at the U.C. Ferguson Classic and the Grand View Spring Classic ... Earned first team all-NSAA honors after finishing third at the NSAA Championships ... Finished even par or better in three tournaments ... A first team NAIA PING all-Region selection ... Twice earned NSAA Golfer of the Week honors.
High School: Attended CBTis 49 … Also a member of the swimming, soccer, and Muay Thai teams … Four-time player at the Interzonas National Championship and two-time winner of that tournament.
Personal: Son of Ramiro and Martha … has an older brother, Edgar … Born May 3, 1995 … Undecided on a major.
News mentions
In an announcement made by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, junior Fernando Arzate (Ocotlan, Mexico) and freshman Andre Becerra (Guadalajara, Mexico) were both named third team NAIA All-Americans for the 2016-17 season.
Nicolas Handal shot the Bruins' top round on the day, finishing with a 4-over-par 75.
Diego Gudino is currently tied for 84th in the 155-player field with a first round score of 8-over-par 79.
Andre Becerra led the Bruins with a fourth-place finish of 2-over par.
Freshman Andre Beccera won individual medalist honors with an 6-under par total of 136 (68-68) ... The Bruins finished in second place in the 11-team tournament.
Bruins tied for second after shooting a 1-over par team score of 289 ... Andre Beccera is tied for first with an opening round score of 4-under par 68.
Fernando Arzate was the Bruins' top golfer in the tournament, finishing at 1-under par with a 215 total after rounds of 73-71-71.
For the second-straight week and the third time in the last four weeks, junior Fernando Arzate has been honored by the league office as the North Star Athletic Association's Men's Golfer of the Week.
Nicolas Handal fired a team-best 74 on the day
Fernando Arzate is tied for sixth in the 99-golfer field
For the second time in three weeks and the fourth time in his career, junior Fernando Arzate has been named the North Star Athletic Association's Golfer of the Week.
Fernando Arzate shot a 2-under 70 to finish first overall, leading BU to the team title
Arzate helped guided the Bruins to a first-place lead after two rounds of the NSAA Tournament ...
Fernando Arzate (BU) and Kyle Wiebe (VCSU) are the clubhouse leaders after two rounds of the NSAA Championships
Diego Gudino is tied for first among individuals while the team is six strokes ahead after the first round
Diego Gudino edged Oklahoma Wesleyan’s Preston Walker by a single stroke to claim the individual tournament championship
All four scoring BU golfers are in the top 12 overall
Fernando Arzate and Juan Gomez both finished at 2-over for the tournament
Fernando Arzate and Nicolas Handal are both at even par ... Bruins in fourth place entering final round ...
Fernando Arzate and Lautaro Marzilio recorded five and four birdies, respectively
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