2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
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Nicholas, Drue
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Drue Nicholas
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Augustine
Bio
2023-24 / Senior
Earned CAA honors for the third straight year…was a Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick…led the team with a 71.2 scoring average, the third best in school history…earned CAA Player of the Week honors on two occasions…has now earned the award six times in his career…had five top 10 finishes and was the medalist at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate with a 6-under 207, his second time winning the event…carded a 4-under-par 67 in the second round…it was one of two rounds of 4-under par…recorded par or better in 15 of his 20 rounds, including a stretch of 11 in a row at one point…tied for fourth at the Temple Invitational and the People Championship…shot in the 60s six times…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with Distinction recipient (4.0 grade-point average)...a College Sports Communicators Academic All District selection.
2022-23 / Junior
Capped another outstanding season by being named First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association…was an All-Region selection for the second straight year…finished second overall at the 2023 CAA Championships by shooting 7-under par and was named to the CAA All-Tournament team for the second consecutive season…now has six straight rounds under par at the CAA Championships…finished in the top 10 in six events, including a victory at the City Six Invitational…finished in second place at both the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate and at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate…had 16 rounds at par or better, including a season-low 5-under-par 67 at the VCU shootout…led the team with a 71.5 scoring average, the fifth lowest ever at Drexel…named the CAA Player of the Week on two occasions…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Had a 70.6 scoring average, the second best single-season total in Drexel history…a Second Team All-CAA selection…also named a PING All-Region selection…ended his season with a fourth-place finish at the CAA Championships at Dataw and was named to the CAA All-Tournament team…picked up his first college victory at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate…shot 12-under par in the tournament and also picked up the first of two CAA Player of the Week awards…carded a 6-under-par 65 in the opening round at the ODU/OBX and a 66 in the second round…tied for second with Angelo Giantsopoulos at 13-under par at the Dorado Beach Collegiate and was named CAA Co-Player of the Week…fired a 6-under 66 in the opening round…their 13-under par was the second best 54-hole finish ever at Drexel as they led the Dragons to a school-record 25-under par in the tournament… had seven top 10 finishes and shot par or better in 20 of his 29 rounds…10 of those rounds were in the 60s…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
Transferred to Drexel from N.C. State…Graduated from St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J…was the medalist in seven tournaments in three years…his squad won the Galloway Challenge in 2017 and the Carl Arena Memorial Tournament in 2019…picked up an American Junior Golf Association victory at the Optimist Junior World Golf Championships…was on the Dean’s List all four years at St. Augustine.
Personal
Son of Mark and Beth Nicholas…his father played basketball at Penn State…oldest of three children…majoring in finance.
Earned CAA honors for the third straight year…was a Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick…led the team with a 71.2 scoring average, the third best in school history…earned CAA Player of the Week honors on two occasions…has now earned the award six times in his career…had five top 10 finishes and was the medalist at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate with a 6-under 207, his second time winning the event…carded a 4-under-par 67 in the second round…it was one of two rounds of 4-under par…recorded par or better in 15 of his 20 rounds, including a stretch of 11 in a row at one point…tied for fourth at the Temple Invitational and the People Championship…shot in the 60s six times…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with Distinction recipient (4.0 grade-point average)...a College Sports Communicators Academic All District selection.
2022-23 / Junior
Capped another outstanding season by being named First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association…was an All-Region selection for the second straight year…finished second overall at the 2023 CAA Championships by shooting 7-under par and was named to the CAA All-Tournament team for the second consecutive season…now has six straight rounds under par at the CAA Championships…finished in the top 10 in six events, including a victory at the City Six Invitational…finished in second place at both the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate and at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate…had 16 rounds at par or better, including a season-low 5-under-par 67 at the VCU shootout…led the team with a 71.5 scoring average, the fifth lowest ever at Drexel…named the CAA Player of the Week on two occasions…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Had a 70.6 scoring average, the second best single-season total in Drexel history…a Second Team All-CAA selection…also named a PING All-Region selection…ended his season with a fourth-place finish at the CAA Championships at Dataw and was named to the CAA All-Tournament team…picked up his first college victory at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate…shot 12-under par in the tournament and also picked up the first of two CAA Player of the Week awards…carded a 6-under-par 65 in the opening round at the ODU/OBX and a 66 in the second round…tied for second with Angelo Giantsopoulos at 13-under par at the Dorado Beach Collegiate and was named CAA Co-Player of the Week…fired a 6-under 66 in the opening round…their 13-under par was the second best 54-hole finish ever at Drexel as they led the Dragons to a school-record 25-under par in the tournament… had seven top 10 finishes and shot par or better in 20 of his 29 rounds…10 of those rounds were in the 60s…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
Transferred to Drexel from N.C. State…Graduated from St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J…was the medalist in seven tournaments in three years…his squad won the Galloway Challenge in 2017 and the Carl Arena Memorial Tournament in 2019…picked up an American Junior Golf Association victory at the Optimist Junior World Golf Championships…was on the Dean’s List all four years at St. Augustine.
Personal
Son of Mark and Beth Nicholas…his father played basketball at Penn State…oldest of three children…majoring in finance.
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