Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Westlake Village, Calif.

High School:
Chaminade College Prep

Last College:
California

Height:
5-11

Experience:
TR

04/12/2013

Men's Golf Looks to Add to WCC-Leading Total of Conference Titles Next Week

Two veterans and three newcomers to the WCC Championships are in the lineup.

04/07/2013

Men's Golf Places 11th at ASU Thunderbird Invitational

Next up for the Waves is the WCC Championships from April 15-17.

04/06/2013

Waves Through Two Rounds at ASU Thunderbird Invitational

Cody McManus' 3-under 68 was a season best for the freshman.

04/05/2013

Page Helps Men's Golf to Good Start at ASU Thunderbird Invitational

Parker Page's 2-under 69 was his best round of the season.

04/04/2013

Men's Golf Ends Regular Season at ASU Thunderbird Invitational

The next tournament is the West Coast Conference Championships, set for April 15-17 in Washington.

Nick Thomas Career Statistics Get Acrobat Reader

PEPPERDINE 2012-13: Transferred to Pepperdine in January 2013 and appeared in four tournaments during the spring season as a redshirt freshman ... Averaged 74.17 strokes in four rounds ... Tied for 15th in his debut at the North Ranch Intercollegiate (78-73-72=223) ... Best round was a 2-under 68 in the second round of the Stanford U.S. Intercollegiate ... Was the top-finishing Wave at the U.S. Intercollegiate, tying for 44th.

CALIFORNIA: Spent the 2011-12 season as a freshman at California, as well as the fall 2012 season before transferring to Pepperdine ... Did not see any action for the Golden Bears ... Cal reached the semifinals of the 2012 NCAA Championships and was the nation's #1 team after the fall 2012 season ... Was a Cal scholar-athlete.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Qualified for the 2011 U.S. Amateur ... Was a quarterfinalist at the 2011 Pacific Northwest Amateur ... Won the 2010 Thousand Oaks City Championship, the 2010 Toyota Tour Cup La Costa and the 2009 Toyota Tour Cup East Valley ... Ranked as high as #75 on the Junior Golf Scoreboard.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Chaminade College Prep, located in Chatsworth, Calif., in 2011 ... A three-time All-Mission League selection ... Helped his team to a league title as a 2011 senior and a section crown as a 2010 junior ... Tied for sixth at the state championship as a sophomore and was named the Area Player of the Year by the L.A. Daily News ... Team won a CIF title his junior year and a Mission League title his senior year ... Graduated with highest honors.

PERSONAL: Born in Van Nuys, Calif. ... Son of Tom and Ann Thomas ... Father played basketball at Wayne State ... Has one sister, Michelle ... Majoring in business.

FAVORITES: Enjoys finishing and basketball ... Lists his sports hero as Jim Valvano ... Favorites include Hunter Mahan (pro golfer), San Francisco Golf Club (golf course), The Great Gatsby (book), The Shawshank Redemption (movie), Seinfeld (TV show), Macklemore (musical artist), pasta (food) and basketball (sport other than golf) ... Favorite thing about golf is "it's a challenge mentally and physically."

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2012-13

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