PLAYER PROFILE Daniel Covrig
Year: Sophomore Ht: 6-0 Hometown: Modesto, Calif. High School: Johansen HS ‘10 Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2010-11: Played in eight tournaments as a true freshman, including the NCAA Regional, finishing with a 75.3 average... Highest finish came at Big West Conference Championships where he tied for 14th overall with a 10-over 226... Made collegiate debut at The Prestige at PGA WEST, carding an 8-over 224... Finished in top 25 at USC Collegiate Invitational, shooting a season-low 67 in his second round... Closed NCAA Regional with a final round score of 73 to finish at 14-over... Participated in William Jessup Invitational as an individual, winning medalist honors with a 7-over 220. JOHANSEN HS ‘10: Captured the 2009 CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Championship while also winning league and team MVP honors... Entering his senior season, he posted two top-five finishes in National Junior Events, finishing fifth at the 2008 AJGA Stockton Sports Commission Junior Classic... Was also fith at the 2009 AJGA Las Vegas Junior Open... Earned four varsity letters... Going into his senior campaign he helped Johansen HS to a pair of league titles and three berths in the section playoffs. PERSONAL: Born in Loma Linda, Calif... Majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology... Son of Dr. Marvin Covrig... Was an Advanced Placement Scholar with distinction at Johansen.
Andrew Haggen
Year: Senior Ht: 6-1 Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif. High School: De La Salle HS ‘08 Major: Mechanical Engineering
2010-11: One of three Aggies to play 39 rounds last season, finishing with a 73.3 average... Earned three top-20 finishes, including a season-best 11th-place finish at Big West Championships... Tied for 16th at Alister MacKenzie Invitational with two sub-70 rounds, finishing at 5-under 208... Also tied for 20th at The Prestige at PGA WEST with a 4-over 220... Opened USC Collegiate Invitational with season-low 68 and closed out Wyoming Cowboy Classic in similar fashion... Participated in NCAA Regional, tying for 34th with a 3-over 216. 2009-10: One of five Aggies to play 36 rounds last season, finishing with 75.3 average... Highlighted his season with a T-22nd at Oregon Duck Invitational, T-26th at Big West Championship and 26th-place at Stockton Sports Commission Pacific Invitational... Had three rounds in the 60’s, including season-best 68 in last round at Pacific. 2008-09: Redshirted DE LA SALLE HS ‘08: Three-time letterwinner, leading team in stroke average during junior and senior seasons... Posted ninehole average of 35.1 in 2008... Scored at 36.1 clip in 2007... Member of squad that won CIF state championship and Northern Californi a titles in 2006... Three-time NorCal Scholar-Athlete for maintaining GPA above 3.50. PERSONAL:Born in Walnut Creek, Calif... Majoring in mechanical engineering... Son of Mark and Patricia Haggen... Played competitive baseball until age of 13 when he switched to golf... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur this past summer... Distant cousin of actor Pierce Brosnan... Sports hero is 1913 U.S. Open winner Francis Ouimet, also the first American elected captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews... Title of his autobiography would be “Learning To Live One Step At A Time.”... Advice to youngsters is “never back down, never surrender.”