Kansas State University Athletics
2018-19 Men's Golf
Roland Massimino
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lumberville, Penn.
- High School:
- New Hope Solebury
As a Senior (2018-19): One of three Wildcats to earn an individual bid to the NCAA Athens Regional, where he tallied an 11-over par 224 to tie for 46th... Tied for eighth at the Big 12 Championship with a score of 1-under par 209... Named to the Big 12 Tournament Team... Earned Academic All-Big 12 Honors for a third-straight season... Competed in 10 events, setting the school record for annual stroke average at 71.33... Tallied a five-under par 211 at the Missouri Tiger Invitational and 2-under par 214 at the Colleton River Collegiate... Had 26.5 of his 27 rounds (98.15%) count towards the team score, a team high.
As a Junior (2017-18): Played in nine events, compiling a 73.74 stroke average to finish third on the team... Carded a season-low three-under par 213 at the Missouri Tiger Invitational to tie for ninth, while he tied for fourth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate when he shot an even-par 216... Had a team-best 92.86-percent (19.5-of-21) of his rounds count toward the team score... Named a GCAA All-America Scholar and a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
As a Sophomore (2016-17): Competed in eight events, ending the year third on the team in stroke average (73.75)… Also was first on the team in percentage of rounds counted toward team score (92.86), while he had the best 54-hole (209) and 18-hole (67) performances… Finished fourth on the team in rounds even or under par (7)… Posted his low 18-hole (67), low 36-hole (138), and low 54-hole (209) all at the Tiger Invitational… Earned two top-five finishes, placing fifth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate and a team-leading fourth at the Tiger Invitational… Also finished sixth at the Hawkeye Invitational… Earned Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
As a Freshman (2015-16): Competed in three individual events and one team event as a freshman, with a stroke average of 74.75… Shot an 18-hole best 2-under par 70 (second round) and scored a 54-hole low of 220 at the South Alabama Individual Tournament, where he tied for 10th place… Tied for 13th place at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at New Hope-Solebury under head coach Brian Demby… Finished third in the 2013 Pennsylvania State High School Championship and second in the state championship his senior year… Tallied six top-25 finishes in AJGA events between the 2013 and 2015 seasons, including an eighth-place finish in the 2014 AJGA Course Max Junior and 12th-place finish in the 2015 AJGA Junior at Talbot supported by the Frana Family… Named a Bicentennial Athletic League MVP as a junior and senior… Made the honor roll three out of four years.
PERSONAL: Roland Michael Massimino was born on November 24, 1996, in Villanova, Pennsylvania… Son of Roland and Mary Massimino… He has four siblings; Matt, Leo, Grace, and Rocco… Grandson of the late Rollie Massimino, who coached Villanova to the 1985 National Championship… Majoring in business.
As a Junior (2017-18): Played in nine events, compiling a 73.74 stroke average to finish third on the team... Carded a season-low three-under par 213 at the Missouri Tiger Invitational to tie for ninth, while he tied for fourth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate when he shot an even-par 216... Had a team-best 92.86-percent (19.5-of-21) of his rounds count toward the team score... Named a GCAA All-America Scholar and a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
As a Sophomore (2016-17): Competed in eight events, ending the year third on the team in stroke average (73.75)… Also was first on the team in percentage of rounds counted toward team score (92.86), while he had the best 54-hole (209) and 18-hole (67) performances… Finished fourth on the team in rounds even or under par (7)… Posted his low 18-hole (67), low 36-hole (138), and low 54-hole (209) all at the Tiger Invitational… Earned two top-five finishes, placing fifth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate and a team-leading fourth at the Tiger Invitational… Also finished sixth at the Hawkeye Invitational… Earned Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
As a Freshman (2015-16): Competed in three individual events and one team event as a freshman, with a stroke average of 74.75… Shot an 18-hole best 2-under par 70 (second round) and scored a 54-hole low of 220 at the South Alabama Individual Tournament, where he tied for 10th place… Tied for 13th place at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at New Hope-Solebury under head coach Brian Demby… Finished third in the 2013 Pennsylvania State High School Championship and second in the state championship his senior year… Tallied six top-25 finishes in AJGA events between the 2013 and 2015 seasons, including an eighth-place finish in the 2014 AJGA Course Max Junior and 12th-place finish in the 2015 AJGA Junior at Talbot supported by the Frana Family… Named a Bicentennial Athletic League MVP as a junior and senior… Made the honor roll three out of four years.
PERSONAL: Roland Michael Massimino was born on November 24, 1996, in Villanova, Pennsylvania… Son of Roland and Mary Massimino… He has four siblings; Matt, Leo, Grace, and Rocco… Grandson of the late Rollie Massimino, who coached Villanova to the 1985 National Championship… Majoring in business.
| Career Stats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg | Low 18 | Low 36 | Low 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 12 | 897 | 74.75 | 70 | 146 | 220 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T10th - USA Individual |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 24 | 1,770 | 73.75 | 67 | 138 | 209 | 2 | 3 | 3 | T4th - Tiger |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 27 | 1,991 | 73.74 | 71 | 142 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 3 | T4th - Bill Ross |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 30 | 2,140 | 71.33 | 65 | 136 | 205 | 0 | 3 | 8 | T7th - Hawkeye |
| Career | 31 | 93 | 6,798 | 73.10 | 65 | 136 | 205 | 3 | 9 | 16 | T4th - Twice |
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