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2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

Juan Jose Guerra

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
Fall 2018: Competed in four tournaments...Finished among the Top-6 in three events...Earned individual medalist honors at the Griffin Invitational after firing a final-round 65....Played eight of 12 rounds at or below par.

Spring 2019: One of 24 players across collegiate golf to be named to 2019 All-Nicklaus Team...GCAA First Team All-American...Division II PING All-South Region...First Team All-Sunshine State Conference selection...Nation's No. 2 player for much of the season before finishing ranked No. 13...Four-time SSC Men's Golfer of the Week...Competed in eight tournaments...Collected back-to-back wins at the Saint Leo Invitational and Southeastern Collegiate...Tied for third at the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional to advance to nationals...Runner-up finish at the SSC Championship...Posted 13 of 24 rounds at or below par...Five finishes among the Top-7...Fired two season-low rounds of 64, the second coming in round two of The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford...Five career wins are tied for second-most in program history...NSU all-time leader in career birdies (496), eagles (15), and rounds of par or better (65)...Set program single-season mark for most birdies (145)...Score of 17-under par at the Southeastern Collegiate set the new program record for low 54-hole total.

AS A JUNIOR (2017-18)
Fall 2017: Made four tournament appearances, earning a pair of third-place finishes at the Copperhead Championship and Miami Intercollegiate...Played eight of 12 rounds at or below par...Fired a season-low (-8) 62 during the second round of the Miami Intercollegiate.

Spring 2018: Division II Jack Nicklaus Award National Player of the Year Award semifinalist...Finished the year ranked as the No. 17 player in the country...Named Third Team All-American by PING...GCAA All-South Region selection...First Team All-Sunshine State Conference...Became the program's fifth individual SSC Tournament champion...Posted the second-lowest, three-day score in SSC Tournament history...Recognized as the SSC Men's Golfer of the Week (3/5)...Collected four Top-5 finishes in seven starts...Earned individual medalist honors at the Saint Leo Invitational...Posted 13 rounds at or below par...Shot six combined rounds in the 60's at the Saint Leo Invitational and SSC Tournament.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-2017)
Fall 2016: Notched three Top-20 finishes to start his sophomore campaign…Highest finish was seventh at the Otter Invitational (72-67-77)…Other Top-20 finishes were T-19 at the Golf Rank Invitational (74-76-73) and T-18 at the Golf Week Division II Invitational (76-74-72).
 
Spring 2017: Named NCAA All-American Honorable Mention and All-South Region, finishing with the second-highest stroke average at 73.21…Started the 2017 season T-11 at the Matlock Invitational shooting 212 (70-69-73)…Followed by tying for a seventh-place finish at the Armstrong Pirate Invitational (75-71-75)… Broke the course record in the process during the second day of the Battle at the Shores, leading to a second-place finish, the highest finish of the season (73-60-74), which led to a feature in the Golfweek’s Club 60 honors…Notched a Top-10 spot in the Sunshine State Conference, finishing T-10 (67-75-74).

AS A FRESHMAN (2015-2016)
Fall 2015:
Had a phenomenal start to his collegiate career, with runner-up and third-place finishes out of the gate…Was second at the National Preview (71-70-68); took third at the squad's home event, the Guy Harvey Invitational (71-73-70)…Also competed at the second annual Latin America Amateur Championship.

Spring 2016: Chosen by the GCAA to the 2016 DII Freshman All-American Team…Was second on the team in stroke average, and ended the year ranked No. 31 in the country, the third-highest freshman in the nation in the ratings…Was sixth and ninth in back-to-back fall events…The first, the South/Southeast Regional Preview, was 75-68-78; the second, the Bobcat Invitational, included his lowest round of the year, a final round 6-under 66 (all told, 74-76-66)…Was also second on the team in both rounds in the 60's (five) and par-or-better rounds (13).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played golf, as well as ping-pong, at Comunidad Educativa Lux Mundi...
 
PERSONAL
Pursuing a degree in Business…Most memorable athletic achievement is winning the Caribbean Junior Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico during his senior year of high school…Favorite food is churrasco steak…Top vacation spot is San Diego…Lists his favorite movie as The Greatest Game Ever Played, and 24 as his favorite TV show…Favorite pro athlete is Phil Mickelson...Favorite pro sports team is FCB Barcelona…Son of Robert Guerra and Jeannette Sanoja, who have helped him develop his skills with their unconditional support in anything he chooses to be.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'7" 142 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'7" 142 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'8" 160 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'8" 160 lbs