Peter Rivas Class: Senior Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana High School: Jesuit High School Birthdate: 09/17/1981 Experience: 1st Year at ND

Highly-touted freshman who joins an impressive rookie class for coach George Thomas ... will be given an opportunity to take a place among Notre Dame’s top five golfers during the spring schedule ... constantly working to improve his game ... saw action in first two tournaments of the season turning in a 77.83 average with five of six rounds counting towards the team score.

AS A FRESHMAN (Fall of ’00):

Started the season in among Notre Dame’s top five golfers in the fall ... turned in a solid, consistent showing at the Wisconsin Invitational finishing fourth among Irish golfers, 39th overall shooting three consecutive rounds of 75 for a nine-over par 225 ... finished 57th a week later at the Minnesota Invitational with a 242 (81-79-82) ... broke into the opening lineup after tying for sixth in the fall Campus Championship with a 72-hole total of 295 (72-70-77-76).

PREP & PERSONAL:

Four-time all-city and all-state 5A selection from New Orleans’ Jesuit High School ... helped Jesuit to a pair of state championships as a sophomore and junior for coach Emmett Smith III ... finished second overall in two state championship tournaments ... all-academic selection in Louisiana 5A golf ... selected as a Compaq Scholastic Junior All-American in golf in ‘98 and ‘99 ... finished seventh among 36 teams at the AJGA Justin Leonard Team Championship in Dallas, Tex. ... was fourth at the AJGA Golfweek Windy City Jr. Classic with a 54-hole total of 220 (68-78-74) ... lost a sudden-death playoff in a field of 80 golfers at the AJGA Ashworth/Bluegrass Invitational in Ashland, Ken. with a 207 (70-67-70) ... tied for 49th in a field of 139 at the AJGA Lucent Technologies Boys Junior Championship for the top junior players in the country with a 72-hole total of 294 (73-74-73-74) ... chosen Gulf States Junior Player of the Year as a 13-year old - youngest player ever to receive the honor ... father, E.P. Rivas is a 1957 graduate of Notre Dame ... son of E.P. Rivas III and Paulette Rivas ... full name is Peter James Rivas ... born Sept. 17, 1981 in New Orleans, La. ... intends to major in business ... enrolled in First Year of Studies at Notre Dame.

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