Rod Olivero
Rod Olivero
Birth Date: Nov. 21, 1983
Height: 5-10
Weight: 157
Year: So.
Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Major: Finance
Parents: Humberto & Claudia

Career:
Closed out his career with the fourth-best scoring average in Emory history (76.30) ... Posted nine rounds of par or better during his stint with the program ... His medalist-winning score of 138 at the 2006 Gordin Collegiate Classic represented the best 36-hole mark in school history.

Senior (2006-07)
Finished the season with a team-best 74.9 per-round average, the fifth-best mark in school history ... Played in all 11 competitions and registered 25 rounds of action ... Earned PING All-South Region honors and garnered second team All-UAA acclaim ... Either led or shared the lead as the team's top performer in a total of seven tournaments including back-to-back medalist honor performances at the Oglethorpe Fall Invitational (Oct. 30-31, 2006) and the Gordin Collegiate Classic (Oct. 15-16, 2006) ... At the Gordin Collegiate Classic, his 36-hole score of four-under 138 (68-70) established a school record while his opening-round mark established a personal best while tying for third on the Eagles' all-time list for low round ... His classy first-place score of two-under 140 (70-70) at the Oglethorpe Invitational tied for third all-time at Emory for a 36-hole tourney ... Registered a total of six top 10 finishes during the course of the year ... Tied for sixth place out of 87 competitors at the Mary Hardin Baylor Invitational with a 36-hole score of 153 ... Tied for 30th out of 119 players at the NCAA Division III Championships.

Junior (2005-06):
Was one of four individuals to compete in all 11 tournaments for Emory, finishing with a scoring average of 77.28 ... His best score 36-hole score was 150, which he accomplished at both the UAA Championships and the Greensboro Invitational ... He also matched that at the 54-hole Jekyll Island Invitational shooting a 225, which is equivalent to a 150 on 36 holes ... Then had his best career round at the Greensboro Invitational shooting a 71 in the second round, an improvement of eight strokes from the first day ... He recorded his first top 10 finish as an Eagle, posting a seventh-place effort at the UAA Championships, firing a 77-73-150.

Sophomore (2004-05):
Competed in one tournament, the Emory Spring Invitational where he placed 67th out of 90 golfers, shooting 80 and 83 for the two-day event.

Personal: Born November 21, 1983

Year-by-Year Stats

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
2004-05 2 163 81.50 80
2005-06 25 1932 77.28 71
2006-07 25 1873 74.92 68
Totals 52 3968 76.30 69

Quote:
"I am very excited to be attending and playing golf in Emory University, I love the campus and the city of Atlanta. I hope that I can have fun in the city and play good golf for the eagles. Maybe even win or help the team win some championships at the same time having fun being a part of the team."