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2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

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Alejo Soto

Alejo Soto

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    155
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Newton, Mass.
  • Previous Team:
    St. Sebastian's School
  • Major:
    Economics

Summary

Biography

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Career
Stats: 35 tournaments, 92 rounds, scoring average 75.61, low round 68, .
Colgate Rankings at Graduation: (Career) 5th in Scoring Average (75.61, +4.35), 4th Rounds Par or Better (13), 4th in Rounds (92), T-9th in Counting Scores (73), 3rd in Birdies (199); (Season) 11th (75.20, +3.80) and 15th (76.00, +4.59) in Scoring Average, 12th (4), 12th (4) and 14th (3) in Rounds Par or Better, T-1st in Rounds (31), 8th in Counting Scores (24), 4th (65) and 10th (54) in Birdies; (Round) 7th in Score (68), T-12th in Score vs. Par (-3).

Awards
2019-20 Colgate Team Leadership Award
2019-20 Team Captain
2017-18 Colgate Team MVP
2016-17 Colgate Most Improved Award

2019-20 (Senior)
Stats: Five tournaments, 14 rounds ... Second on team with 73.00 scoring average ... Low round 68 ... Four rounds par or better ... Also second with 40 birdies ... 
Best Results: Member of senior class that posted three of top four team scoring averages in program history, including this season's 293.8 and +10.07 ... Other team accomplishments were lowest Par 3, Par 4 and Par 5 scoring averages in school history, top two 18-hole rounds in school history, top five 36-hole totals in school history, and top six 54-hole totals in school history ... Bettered scoring average all four seasons, from 76.84 to 76.00 to 75.20 to this year's improvement by 2.2 strokes per round ... On track with +2.14 scoring mark that would have ranked among top five all time but finished one round shy of minimum to qualify ... Headed for program record in rounds played when spring season was wiped out after coronavirus outbreak led to university's closure and international sport cancellations ... Finished eight rounds shy of program record ... Career finish percentage of 55.0 ... 85 percent of his career scores counted toward team score ... Three top-20 finishes ... Best was eighth at Macdonald Cup, hosted by Yale ... Fired rounds of 72, 68 and 74 ... Finished 17th at Cornell Invitational after 71-77-70--218 scorecard ... Tied for 19th at Ron Moore Invitational, hosted by Denver, where he shot 72-73-72--217 ... Finished 31st in Colgate's come-from-behind team victory at Bucknell Invitational ... First team tournament victory away from home in 17 years ... Began season by rallying for 30th place at Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational ... Opened with 80 and then shot 73-72.

2018-19 (Junior)
Stats: Tied for team lead with both 10 tournaments played and 25 rounds ... Third on team with scoring average of 75.20 ... Low round 71 ... Four rounds par or better ... Third on team with 54 birdies ... Second on team in both par-3 (3.31) and par-5 (4.93) scoring ... Team leader in sand saves at 63.6 percent ... Counted toward team score 78.3 percent (18-of-23).
Best Results: Helped Raiders set team program scoring average record of 296.13 and +10.74 ... Team also tied for best Patriot League championship finish in two decades with third-place result at Seven Oaks Golf Club ... Shot 71-74--145 to finish third at RTJ Individual Shootout ... Best full-field result was fifth at Lehigh Invitational on strength of 73-76--149 ... Consistent golfer for Raiders finished between top-30 and top-40 in six tournaments ... Included was tie for 37th at Patriot League Championship after rounds of 78-74-78--230.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Stats: Tied for second on team with eight tournaments and 22 rounds ... Second on team with scoring average of 76.00 ... Low round 71 ... Two rounds par or better ... Third on team with 40 birdies ... Played par-4 holes in 4.32 for eighth-best figure in program history ... Carded 3.32 average on par-3 holes ... Team leader in fairways hit at 57.5 percent, and second in birdie conversion at 17.5 percent ... Also second in greens in regulation at 63.4 percent ... Second on team with average of 33.09 putts per round, and had fewest three-putts at 1.64 per round.
Best Results: Twice tied for 31st place ... First was at Hummingbird Intercollegate, carding 74-74-73--221 ... Also finished T-31 at Yale Spring Invitational on strength of 73-77--150 ... Tied for 33rd at Cornell Invitational and Patriot League championship ... At Cornell, shot 71-80-71--222 ... Both 71s were season low rounds ... At conference tournament, shot 81-76-79--236 ... Consistency showed over his last seven tournaments, with finishes between 31st and 45th place in every event ... Counted toward team score 86.4 percent (19-of-22), including stretch of 14 consecutive.

2016-17 (First Year)
Stats: Competed in 12 tournaments, playing 31 rounds to tie for team honors and tie program record ... Posted scoring average of 76.84 ... Three rounds par or better ... Played par-3 holes in 3.39, par-4s in 4.35 and par-5s in 5.10 ... 65 birdies for third on Colgate all-time chart ... Added two eagles for ninth-best all time.
Best Results: Raiders set team program scoring record of 300.79 ... Boosted fall scoring average of 78.32 to 75.35 in spring (second best on the team) ... Those efforts led to team's Most Improved Award ... Low round of year was second-round 70 at Patriot League Championship, including back-nine 30 ... • Shot 12th-lowest 54-hole total in school history with 216 at Patriot League tourney ... Shot 80-73--153 for fourth at RTJ Shootout ... 25th at Wildcat Invitational and 22nd one week later at Coca-Cola Lehigh Valley Invitational ... Shot matching 73s at Wildcat ... Low round of 69 opened Lehigh Valley event ... Counted toward team score 92.3 percent (24-of-26), including last 19 consecutive for team's longest streak of season.

Before Colgate
Attended St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts … Served as team captain during senior campaign.
Honors: Earned All-ISL honors as senior … Helped team to ISL Championship in 2016 … Played in team's No. 1 position since eighth grade … Took home All-ISL accolades five out of six varsity seasons.
Get to Know: Also lettered in soccer … Member of National Honor Society, Latin Club, MPA Club, and Latin Honor Society.

Personal
Born: Alejandro Soto in Medellin, Colombia.
Family: Parents are Jorge and Ana Soto … Has one sister.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    5'9" 150 lbs

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'9" 155 lbs

  • 2018-19Junior

    5'9" 155 lbs
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    2019-20Senior

    5'9" 155 lbs
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