2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
de Castro Piera, Alejandro
Alejandro de Castro Piera
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Spain
- Prev School:
- Anderson
Bio
First Team All-Big West
All-West Region
Long Beach State (2024-25): Had a breakout season in his second season at Long Beach State … Finished the year ranked No. 89 in the nation … An All-West Region selection as well as earning First Team All-Big West … Finished the season with a stroke average of 70.7 … Was -23 to par over 11 events … Finished the season with three Top 5 finishes, five Top 10 finishes and 8 Top 20 finishes … Placed as the runner-up to teammate Charlie Forster twice on the year … Shot even par to open the year at the Ram Master’s Invitational in a Top 20 finish … Led Long Beach State at the William Tucker Invitational, tied for fourth place at 4-under par … Shared the team lead in the Top 10 at the Badger Invitational with Charlie Forster … Shot under par again at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, tying for 20th … Was behind only Forster with a 9-under par tournament at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational as the Beach claimed the team title … Earned a Top 10 finish at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate … Tied for the team’s best finish at The Goodwin … Was second once again behind Forster at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in another team win … Shot a 65 to start the tournament and finished 14-under par … Was 2-under par in a tie for 13th at the Big West Championship, the third team win for the Beach … Tied for 38th at the NCAA Urbana Regional, second on the team … An Academic All-Big West selection … Named CSC Academic All-District.
(2023-24): Played in five tournaments during his first season at Long Beach State … Debuted with a solid finish at the Ram Masters Invitational, 5-over par in 21st out of 75 golfers … Competed as an individual at the Badger Invitational … Returned to the lineup to start the spring season at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate … Also made the lineup at the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate … Came on as a substitute for Long Beach State at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional and gave the team a lift with a one-under 69 in the second round … Finished the tournament and the year with a 73 in the final round from North Carolina.
Anderson (2022-23): Played his freshman season at Anderson University in South Carolina … Named Freshman SAC Player of the Year … Helped the team capture the 2023 SAC Championship … Earned the NCAA Division II Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award … Named to the Division II PING All-Southeast Region Team … Also played for the Catalonia Federation Team … Representing his home country of Spain, collected five wins and 14 Top 10 finishes in 32 events.
Major: Psychology
FALL 2023
T21, Ram Masters Invitational, 69-71-75—215 (+5)
*N/A, Badger Invitational, 78-74-71—223 (+7)
SPRING 2024
T81, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 70-77-79—226 (+10)
T36, Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate, 74-72-80-226 (+10)
SUB, NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, N/A-69-73—142 (+2)
FALL 2024
T18, Ram Masters Invitational, 71-71-68—210 (E)
T4, William H. Tucker Invitational, 70-73-69—212 (-4)
T8, Badger Inviational, 70-72-71—213 (-3)
T24, The Preserve Collegiate, 74-74-70—218 (+2)
SPRING 2025
T20, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 70-66-73 (-1)
T2, Lake Las Vegas Invitational, 70-69-68—207 (-9)
8, Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate, 70-75-71—216 (E)
T40, The Goodwin, 72-71-71—214 (+4)
2, Wyoming Cowboy Classic, 65-71-66—202 (-14)
T13, Big West Championship, 72-70-72—214 (-2)
T38, NCAA Urbana Regional, 70-75-72—217 (+4)
*Competed as Individual
All-West Region
Long Beach State (2024-25): Had a breakout season in his second season at Long Beach State … Finished the year ranked No. 89 in the nation … An All-West Region selection as well as earning First Team All-Big West … Finished the season with a stroke average of 70.7 … Was -23 to par over 11 events … Finished the season with three Top 5 finishes, five Top 10 finishes and 8 Top 20 finishes … Placed as the runner-up to teammate Charlie Forster twice on the year … Shot even par to open the year at the Ram Master’s Invitational in a Top 20 finish … Led Long Beach State at the William Tucker Invitational, tied for fourth place at 4-under par … Shared the team lead in the Top 10 at the Badger Invitational with Charlie Forster … Shot under par again at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, tying for 20th … Was behind only Forster with a 9-under par tournament at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational as the Beach claimed the team title … Earned a Top 10 finish at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate … Tied for the team’s best finish at The Goodwin … Was second once again behind Forster at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in another team win … Shot a 65 to start the tournament and finished 14-under par … Was 2-under par in a tie for 13th at the Big West Championship, the third team win for the Beach … Tied for 38th at the NCAA Urbana Regional, second on the team … An Academic All-Big West selection … Named CSC Academic All-District.
(2023-24): Played in five tournaments during his first season at Long Beach State … Debuted with a solid finish at the Ram Masters Invitational, 5-over par in 21st out of 75 golfers … Competed as an individual at the Badger Invitational … Returned to the lineup to start the spring season at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate … Also made the lineup at the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate … Came on as a substitute for Long Beach State at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional and gave the team a lift with a one-under 69 in the second round … Finished the tournament and the year with a 73 in the final round from North Carolina.
Anderson (2022-23): Played his freshman season at Anderson University in South Carolina … Named Freshman SAC Player of the Year … Helped the team capture the 2023 SAC Championship … Earned the NCAA Division II Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award … Named to the Division II PING All-Southeast Region Team … Also played for the Catalonia Federation Team … Representing his home country of Spain, collected five wins and 14 Top 10 finishes in 32 events.
Major: Psychology
FALL 2023
T21, Ram Masters Invitational, 69-71-75—215 (+5)
*N/A, Badger Invitational, 78-74-71—223 (+7)
SPRING 2024
T81, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 70-77-79—226 (+10)
T36, Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate, 74-72-80-226 (+10)
SUB, NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, N/A-69-73—142 (+2)
FALL 2024
T18, Ram Masters Invitational, 71-71-68—210 (E)
T4, William H. Tucker Invitational, 70-73-69—212 (-4)
T8, Badger Inviational, 70-72-71—213 (-3)
T24, The Preserve Collegiate, 74-74-70—218 (+2)
SPRING 2025
T20, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 70-66-73 (-1)
T2, Lake Las Vegas Invitational, 70-69-68—207 (-9)
8, Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate, 70-75-71—216 (E)
T40, The Goodwin, 72-71-71—214 (+4)
2, Wyoming Cowboy Classic, 65-71-66—202 (-14)
T13, Big West Championship, 72-70-72—214 (-2)
T38, NCAA Urbana Regional, 70-75-72—217 (+4)
*Competed as Individual
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