Bjorn Widerstedt Class: Senior Hometown: Vasteras, Sweden High School: Carlforsska Gymnasiet Last College: Flagler College Weight: 176 Birthdate: 07/02/1980

Career: Played two seasons with the Wildcats after transferring from Flagler College ... Immediately contributed and was one of NU’s top three golfers ... Most physically talented player on team, according to Goss ... Developed into a complete golfer ... Finished career by playing his best golf ... Registered an NU career stroke average of 73.90, the 'Cats' fifth-best all-time mark.

2002-03: One of five finalists for the Byron Nelson Award, which honors a Division I golfer for excellence in athletics, academics and community service ... Second-team All-Big Ten selection ... Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar honoree ... Recipient of NU's N Club Achievement Award ... NU's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for men's golf ... Led Northwestern in four of its 12 events ... Finished 14th in the NCAA Central Regional Championships with a 3-under 213, falling three strokes short of qualifying for the national championships ... Registered a career-best fourth-place finish at NU’s Windon Memorial Classic, where he shot a 5-under 211 to help the ’Cats claim their first Windon title ... Also posted a fourth-place finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational (6-under 210), which earned him Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors ... Carded a career-best 66 in the Duck Invite’s first round ... Finished sixth at the Florida State Seminole Intercollegiate (4-under 212) ... Finished in the top-20 at the Rice Intercollegiate (12th), the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (19th) and the NCAA Puerto Rico Classic (20th) ... Ended the year with the team’s second-best scoring average (73.00) ... Recorded eight rounds under par during the season.

2001-02:Named to GCAA All-Scholar team ... Playing his first season at NU, Widerstedt finished second on the team with a 74.88 average ... Turned in a solid spring after a slow start in the fall ... Best finish came late in the year at the Fossum/Taylor Made Invitational where he placed eighth and shot a 5-over 221 ... Placed 33rd at the NCAA Central Regional Championships with a 5-over 221 ... 38th at Big Ten Championships ... Finished 40th or higher in six of his last seven tournaments ... Placed 27th at season-opening Wolverine Invitational ... Advanced to second round of U.S. Amateur Publinks Championships in July 2002.

Flagler College: Named a 2000 NAIA All-American ... Team's Most Valuable Player ... Totaled a 72.7 stroke average his freshman year (1999-00) ... Tied for first at 2000 NAIA National Championships.

Personal: Born Bjorn Kristoffer Widerstedt on 7/2/80 ... Son of Per and Lena Widerstedt ... Economics major.

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