Andrew Whalen

Class: Freshman Hometown: Ephrata, Wash. High School: Ephrata Senior

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180

2012-13: Competed in nine of Northwestern's 11 stroke play tournaments as a member of the team lineup while also competing at the Big Ten Match Play Championship ... Opened his college career with a 2-under 69 during the first round of the Inverness Intercollegiate, nearly winning the tournament before two late double bogeys left him in third place, one shot off the pace at 3-over 216 ... His third-place finish helped Northwestern win the team title at Inverness ... After going 1-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship to start the spring season, finished 12th at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic (3/4-3/5) with a 4-under 212 ... Opened that event with a 1-over 73 before carding a 71 in the second round and a closing collegiate-best 4-under 68 in the final round ... Finished 12th at the Northwestern Spring Invitational (4/15-4/16) for his third top-20 of the season to help NU take the team title at the event.

High School: Named the Washington State Golf Association Junior Boys Player of the Year in 2011 ... At the time of his NLI signing, ranked as the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) No. 71 overall recruit and No. 31 in the class of 2012 ... Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2012 Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship ... Semifinalist of the 2011 Pacific Northwest Junior Boys Amateur ... Represented Washington at the 2011 Junior America's Cup ... Finished 16th at the 2011 Junior PGA Championship ... Quarterfinalist at the 2011 U.S. Junior, losing to eventual champion Jordan Spieth ... In AJGA Open competition, finished fifth at the 2010 Junior at Wenatchee, fifth at the 2010 Nebraska Junior at Quarry Oaks, sixth at the 2011 Las Vegas Junior Open and 10th at the 2011 Junior at Diablo Grande ... Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) Men's Player of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... CWAC All-League first team in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... National Honor Society member ... 2010 and 2011 AJGA HP Scholastic Honor Roll list.