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Career Rounds: 20   Strokes: 1591
Scoring Avg: 79.55
Low Round: 74 (10-5-10)

2012-13: Took part in five fall rounds and three in the spring...finished in a tie for 26th at the Butler Invitational shooting a season-low 76 in the opening round on his way to a 158...placed 72nd at the Benbow Invitational in his first action of the spring before coming home in 11th at the UE/Butler Challenge.

Spring 2012: Saw action in the Don Benbow Invitational, finishing with rounds of 87 and 82 on his way to a 71st-place outing.

2010-11: Produced the fourth best stroke average on the team as a freshman, at 76.90...played in two of UE's four fall tournaments, and averaged 76.50 in the fall...51st at Butler Invitational (78-79-74=231) and 57th at Skyhawk Classic (76-75-77=228)...one of only three players who played six rounds or more in the fall and shot in the 70s each round...averaged 77.50 in four rounds in the spring...finished 29th in a field of 90 at AT&T Intercollegiate (77-80=157) and 47th out of 92 at Samford Intercollegiate (77-76=153).

High School: All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference golfer at Evansville Mater Dei High School...Mater Dei's Kiwanis Award winner for athletic and academic achievement...dropped his average from 39 as a junior to 36 as a senior...shot 69 in first round of men's city tournament at Fendrich Golf Course in 2009.

Background: Craig Richard Niemeier...born in Evansville, Ind....son of Daniel and Laura Niemeier...has two older brothers, Andrew and Brad...expects to major in accounting.

Why UE? “UE is a great academic school and has a great golf coach.”