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Alex Elia

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Wilton, Conn.
  • High School Wilton

Biography

• His career average of 74.65 strokes per round is the third-best mark in program history

HONORS & AWARDS: 
• Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar (2025-2026)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026)
• Eastern Athletic Communications Association Academic Honor Roll (2024-2025)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025-2026:
• Named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all nine of the team’s events on the year, totaling 21 rounds of action
• Average a team-best 73.75 strokes per 18 holes
• His average of 73.75 strokes per round was the second-best single-season mark in school history
• Placed fifth at the UC San Diego Invitational at six-under par (210 strokes), including a 66 in round two
• His 66 at the UC San Diego Invitational tied for the lowest round in program history
• Earned Crusader of the Week honors following the UC San Diego Invitational
• Came in 13th in the Crusader Invitational at four-over par (144 strokes), with a 70 in round two
• Took 28th place at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate (+6, 148 strokes)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-2025:
• Chosen to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Selected to the Eastern Athletic Communications Association Academic Honor Roll
• Played 21 rounds on the year, totaling 1581 strokes for an average of 75.29 strokes per 18 holes
• Came in 27th at the Patriot League Championship at 10-over par (220 strokes)
• Took third place at the Abarta Coca-Cola Invitational at three-under par (141 strokes), including a season-low 69 in round one
• Earned Crusader of the Week honors following his performance at the Abarta Coca-Cola Invitational
• Placed 56th at the Bucknell Invitational (+14, 224 strokes)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-2024: 
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Competed in 11 tournaments, playing 29 of the team’s 30 rounds on the year
• Averaged 74.82 strokes per 18 holes
• His 29 rounds played were the most in a single season by a Crusader in school history
• Placed 24th at the Bucknell Invitational at seven-over par (217 strokes), including back-to-back rounds of 72
• Finished 15th at the Southern Invitational (+4, 217 strokes)
• Came in 31st at the Columbia Invitational (+2, 146 strokes)
• Took 37th place at the Savannah Intercollegiate (+8, 224 strokes)

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB:
• Won the 2021 Connecticut Borck Junior Championship and the 2023 Northern Junior Championship
• Twice ranked and the No. 1 golfer in Fairfield County
• Spent one postgraduate year at the Kent School, where he was named team MVP
• Two-year captain of the golf team at Wilton High School
• Qualified for the USGA Junior Amateur Championship in 2023
• Three-time Connecticut Amateur Championship qualifier
• Selected to the Connecticut PGA Remy Cup Team and the Connecticut Golf Association Junior Amateur Team

PERSONAL: 
• Majoring in Political Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    0 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 2026-27Senior

    6'0" 175 lbs
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