Player: Caden Fioroni
University: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Graduation Year: 2024
Area of Study: Sociology
Soldier Honored: Richard J. Gannon II
Patriot All America Defending Champion
2022-23 (Junior): Named 2022 Mountain West Men’s Golfer of the year and to the MW All-Conference Team… Received PING All-West Region Team honors … Placed on the Haskins Award Final Fall Watch List … Selected as the top-seeded individual participant at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional… Finished the Las Vegas Regional at Bear’s Best strong with a final-round 1-under 71 … Led the team with a 70.53 scoring average, which ranks fifth all-time in UNLV program history for a single season … Led the rebels with 151 birdies and 27 rounds at par or better… Played 36 rounds for second straight season … Season-low round of 8-under 64 came in the third round of the John Burns Intercollegiate … Collected six top-10 finishes (2nd at William H. Tucker, T-2nd at Wolf Pack Classic, 3rd at Blessings Intercollegiate, T-5th at Southern Highlands, T-6th at Western Intercollegiate and 3rd at the Mountain West Championship) … Finished second at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate at 10- under 206… Shot 15-under 201 at the Mountain West Championship, his lowest score of the year… Earned Mountain West Men’s Golfer of the Week honors once in the spring (March 2nd) ... Named a GCAA All-America Scholar.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Earned Mountain West All-Conference honors in first season at UNLV ... Qualified for the NCAA Stockton Regional as the No. 1 seeded individual at the site ... Finished in a tie for 27th at 2-under 214 at the regional ... Led the team with a 71.22 scoring average, which ranks 10th all-time in a single season ... Also led all Rebels with 145 birdies and 24 rounds at par or better ... Played in 36 rounds in 2021-22 ... Single-round low of 8-under 63 (Par 71) came in the final round of the ASU Thunderbird Collegiate ... The 63 is tied for second lowest single round score in program history ... Finished in second place at the ASU Thunderbird Collegiate at 12-under 201, his lowest tournament score of the year with the 201 54-hole mark tied for 10th lowest all-time ... Collected three top ten finishes (2nd at Thunderbird, 7th at Wyoming, and 10th at Southern Highlands) ... Earned Mountain West Men's Golfer of the Week honors twice in the spring (March 4 & April 25).