Andre Becerra
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- Hometown:
- Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Year:
- Fr.
Bio
Honors & Awards:
- 2016-17, Third team NAIA All-American
- 2016-17, NAIA PING all-Central Region
- 2016-17, NSAA Golfer of the Week (Apr. 4)
- 2016-17, NAIA National Golfer of the Week (Apr. 5)
2016-17 Season (Freshman): A third team NAIA All-American and NAIA PING all-Region selection … Recorded the second-lowest scoring average of the team at 74.36 strokes per round … Shot par or better in five of 11 rounds on the season … Won the TPC Deere Run Invitational, placed fourth at the Wildcat Cup at the Brickyard, and finished 18th at the prestigious Battle at Primm … Named NSAA Golfer of the Week (Apr. 4) and NAIA Golfer of the Week (Apr. 5) following his win at the TPC Deere Run Invitational.
High School: Prepped at Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico ... Represented Mexico in the Junior Americas Cup in Phoenix, Ariz. in 2015.
Personal: Born on Nov. 15, 1997 ... Son of Benjamin Becerra Rodriguez and Elva Margarita Rivera Chavez ... Has two sisters, Michelle and Paulina ... Undecided on 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.
Andre Becerra becomes the second Bruin ever to win the prestigious weekly award ... He captured the individual title at the TPC Deere Run Invitational last weekend.
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.
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