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Andre Garcia - Men's Golf - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Andre Garcia

Height

5-10

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Mansfield, Texas

Previous School

Mansfield HS

2016-17 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Competed in 15 tournaments … Played 39 rounds, tied for the most on the team … Had an average score of 72.44, second lowest on the team … Ranked 242nd nationally … Had 119 birdies on the year, third on the team … Low round of 66 at the William H. Tucker Invitational, tied for the lowest on the team … Scored par or better 22 times.

2015-16 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Carded 32 competitive rounds on the year … 72.82 season scoring average … Best round was a 5-under 67 at the Tucker Intercollegiate and Maxwell Invitational … Shot par or better 17 times on the year … Best 54 hole score was 6-under 138 at The Maxwell Invitational … Seven top-25 finishes … Four top-10 finishes … Best season finish was fifth place at the Arizona Intercollegiate.

2014-15 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Competed in four tournaments … Had an average score of 73.67 … Low round of 70.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted due to a wrist injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: The 2009 Texas Junior Golf Tour champion and the 2010 Texas Junior Golf Tour Traditions medalist champion … Won the Texas 5A state championship in 2011, finishing eighth individually … Won the Bart Granger High School Invitational, the largest high school tournament in the nation in Fort Worth, Texas in September of 2012. He tied for the lowest-ever score with a 10-under 206 (66-67-69) in the event, which features past champions Charlie Beljan (a former Lobo now on the PGA tour), John Peterson (a PGA Tour member out of LSU), Martin Flores (a tour member who attended Oklahoma) and Jordan Spieth … Tied for third at the Byron Nelson Junior in Fort Worth, Texas in June of 2012 … No. 71 player in golfweek.com’s Class of 2013 and No. 7 in Texas … A second-team all-state selection his sophomore year and an all-district selection all four years … A first-team all-region player as a senior… A two-time Texas all-state player and a three-time state qualifier … Had a 3.81 grade-point average in high school.

PERSONAL: Born April 7 in Dallas, Texas…Parents are Tish and Bobby Garcia…Has a sister, Karlee (19) … Enjoys working out in his free time … Favorite athlete is Rory McIlroy … Favorite food is steak … Favorite movie is Miracle … Majoring in management … When asked why he chose UNM, he said the school has “great facilities to work on my game and the team is a great group of guys.”