2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Honors and Awards
- NE10 Second Team All-Conference (2024-25)
- NE10 Elite 24 Award (2023)
- CSC Division II Academic All-District At-Large Team (2023)
- NE10 Academic All-Conference (2022-23)
- NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Excellence (Fall '22, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '25)
- NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Distinction (Fall '21, Spring '22, Spring '24, Fall '24)
- D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23)
2024-25
- Competed in all 13 tournaments for the Panthers as a senior
- Highest finish came in the Charger Challenge (4/1), finishing sixth (+5) to help lead his team to a victory
- Secured five total top-15 finishes throughout the fall and spring
- Shot a one-under 71 in the final round at the Saint Anselm Florida Invitational (3/25)
2023-24
- Competed in ten tournaments for the Panthers in his junior campaign
- Finished eighth at the Panther Invitational following a four-over 76 in Round 2 (10/26)
- Earned a fifth place finish at the Saint Joseph's Long Island Invitational with a total score of 14-over 156 (4/12-4/13)
- Notched a four-over 75 at the Shark Shootout to finish 39th against Division I competition (4/15-4/16)
- Tallied a total score of 13-over 223 at the Penmen Invitational (9/25-9/26)
2022-23
- Competed in ten tournaments in his sophomore campaign
- Shot a team-low 67 with five birdies on day two to tie for 16th place at the Vulcan Invitational (9/4-9/5)
- Carded a new career-high two-day score of 139, tying for fourth place at the Franklin Pierce Invitational (9/18-9/19)
- Tied teammate Alec Ramos' two-day score of 147 for 11th place at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/3-4/4)
2021-22
- NE10 Rookie of the Week (4/6)
- Started the season with a two-day score of 151 tying teammate Luke Bucci in 26th at the FPU Men’s Fall Invitational (9/12-9/13)
- Carded a one-round score of 75 and finished second at St. Joseph’s (NY) Invite (10/22)
- Tied eighth place with a two-day score of 150 at the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational (4/4-4/5)
- Placed fourth with a two-day score of 161 at the SJC Spring Invitational (4/15-4/16)
At BrightonÂ
- Medaled three times as a freshman to help Brighton win first league title
- Six-time Western New York PGA tour winner
- 2020 RDGA Junior Champion
PersonalÂ
- Economics majorÂ
- Son of Edwin and ElizabethÂ
- Father, Edwin played collegiate baseballÂ
- Wants to become a dentist
Rivera's Career Bests
Round: 67 at Vulcan Invitational - 9/5/22
Tournament (36 Holes): 139Â at Franklin Pierce Invitational - 9/19/22
Tournament (54 Holes):Â 222 at LIU Tournament - 4/15/25
Historical Player Information