Nick Delio Class: Sophomore Hometown: Valencia, Calif. High School: Saugus HS Height: 5-10 Experience: 1V

NORTHRIDGE - 2008-09 Nick Delio completed his sophomore season with a 43rd-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (May 14-16) at Lake Merced G.C. ... matched his season-low round with a second round 68 ... wound up the Regional at two over-par 218 ... finished in 16th-place at the Big West Championship (Apr. 20-21) ... earned First Team All-Big West honors for the second straight season ... led the Matadors with a stroke average of 72.4 after taking 2,753 shots over 38 rounds ... has a two-year Northridge stroke average of 72.2 which is a Matador career record ... completed in a Northridge-high 13 tournaments and 38 rounds ... matched his season-low round with a 68 at the season-opening Ron Moore Invitational (Sept. 15-16) and the ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Apr. 10-11) ... posted five top-10 finishes including a season-best, second-place finish at the UCR Braveheart Classic (Mar. 2-3) ... finished with a 54-hole season-best nine-under-par 207 at the Ron Moore Invitational in Colorado.

2007-08 Delio capped an impressive freshman season by finishing fifth at the Big West Championship (Apr. 21-22) ... was named First Team All-Big West as well as the conference's Freshman of the Year ... led the Matadors with a season school-record stroke average of 71.9 ... took 2,518 shots over 35 rounds ... was the only Northridge golfer to compete in all 12 tournaments ... fired a Matador season-low round of 65 in the final round the conference championship ... posted six top-10 finishes and a pair of top-20 finishes ... won his first collegiate title by six shots after carding a -13, 203 at the Santa Clara Invitational (Oct. 22-23) ... finished second with a six-under 207 at the OGIO Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (Mar. 31-Apr. 1) to lead the Matadors to their first tournament title since 2000.

SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL Lettered all four years in golf at Valencia High School in Valencia, Calif. ... earned a variety of accolades including LA Daily News Player of the Year, Foothill League Player of the Year, Co-MVP of the CIF Southern Section as well as Foothill League All-First Team ... complied a 69.8 stroke average as a junior in 2006 ... also earned Honorable Mention honors from the American Junior Golf Association and won his first AJGA Tournament in Arizona in 2006 ... graduated in 2007 with a 3.0 grade point average.

PERSONAL Born August 28, 1989 in Valencia, Calif. ... parents are Gerry Ann and Dominic Delio ... has one older brother, Matty ... his mother attended Cal State Northridge and father attended Kent State ... his uncle, Joe Delio is a golf professional ... chose Northridge over Denver, San Diego, UC Davis, UC Irvine and Long Beach State ... has competed in several American Junior Golf Association and U.S. Junior Boys Tournaments ... favorites include the San Diego Chargers and running back LaDanian Tomlinson, ESPN's SportsCenter, and the movie "My Cousin Vinny" ... says the best thing about being an athlete is "Getting to represent your school" ... major is undecided.