Junior (2002-03): Averaged 74.83 strokes through eight appearances (23 rounds) ... Posted a tie for 35th place at the Dogwood Invitational, June 29, after shooting a seven-over 78-73-72-72=295 ... Tied for 18th place with a 74-74-74=222 (+12) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic ... Posted a career-low tournament total with a 70-73-70=213 (-3) April 12 at the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational ... It was his first sub-par collegiate tournament and his first-and third-round 70s were season lows ... Tied for 64th place with a 233 (+17) at the National Invitational Tournament ... Carded an 18-over 234 to tie for 38th at the Anteater Invitational ... Posted a 75-72-74=221 (+8) at the PING-Arizona Intercollegiate to tie for 61st place ... Shot a 73-72-79=224 (+8) to finish tied for 31st place at the 49er Collegiate Classic ... Carded a 74-75=149 (+7) to finish tied for 46th place at the rain-shortened Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate ... Opened the season with a 74-80-71=225 (+9) to tie for 49th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate ... Has made an appearance for the UA varsity in the season-opening event in each of his two seasons in Tucson.
Freshman (2001-02): Competed in eight varsity and three junior varsity events ... Ranks ninth on the team with a 75.46 stroke average, but his 32 rounds played ranks fifth ... Averaging 73.00 strokes in the final round of his last four tournaments ... Finished in a tie for 58th place at the Pac-10 Championships with an 81-79-79-78=317 (+29) total ... Tied for 72nd place at the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational with a 74-78-71=223 (+7) ... Tied for 30th place at the PING-U.S. Collegiate Championships, April 5-7, with a 78-74-71=223 (+7) total ... Made his first appearance with the varsity since Feb. 4-5 and collected the best placing (T25th) and low score in relation to par at the Oregon Duck Invitational on March 25-26 with a 76-71-72=219 (+3) ... Carded a 76 (+4) in the stroke play match vs. Skidmore College on March 14 to earn three points in the UA junior varsity win ... Tied for 27th place at the Herb Wimberly Collegiate Classic with a 230 (+14) total ... Posted his low round (70) and low total Feb. 4-5 at the PING-Arizona Intercollegiate, carding a 73-70-75=218 (+5) ... Tied for 66th place at the 49er Collegiate Classic with a 237 (+24) total ... Finished tied for 79th place at the Taylor Made Red River Classic at 232 (+16) ... Posted a 232 (+19) total at The Preview and finished tied for 70th place ... Made his collegiate debut with a 71-78-74=223 (+7) at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 37th place.
High School: A four-year letterman at Mitchell High School in Mitchell, Neb. ... A two-time Nebraska Class C-1 state champion for coach Mike Klein (2000, 2001) and helped MHS win two team titles as well ... Won the 2000 Nebraska Class C1 state championship with a two-round total of 141 (72-69) ... Earned multiple all-state honors ... A four-time all-Western Trails Conference selection, Lashley earned 10 victories and 17 top-three finishes ... Named the 2000 and 2001 Nebraska Junior Amateur Golfer of the Year ... On the national scene in 2001, Lashley won the AJGA Junior Classic in Albuquerque, N.M., finished second at the AJGA St. Regis Aspen Junior Classic, tied for ninth at the AJGA Las Vegas Founder's Legacy Tournament and tied for 23rd at the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions ... In 2000 he advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Junior Amateur and finished third at the AJGA Southwestern Junior Classic ... He also won qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur and the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship ... A two-time member of the Nebraska Junior Cup team (2000-01) and played for the West squad in the 2001 Canon Cup ... Also earned four letters in basketball at MHS and finished his career as the school's all-time leading scorer ... Earned Class C-1 all-state accolades to go with all-conference kudos ... Was named MVP of the Panhandle Prep All-Star game ... An outstanding student, Lashley was an Academic Letter Winner, won the United States National Mathematics Award and was a U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award winner.
Nathan Lashley's Career Statistics
Top Low Low
Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par
2001-02 11 32 2430 75.94 0/0 70 219 (+3) 6
2002-03 8 23 1721 74.83 0/1 70 213 (-3) 4
Totals 19 55 4151 75.47 0/1 70 213 (-3) 10
2002-03
Date Tournament Scores Place
Sept. 13-14 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Ind.) 74-80-71=225 (+9) T49
Oct. 14-15 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 74-75=149 (+7) T46
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 49er Collegiate Classic 73-72-79=224 (+8) T31
Feb. 3-4 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 75-72-74=221 (+8) T61
Feb. 10-11 Anteater Invitational 73-77-84=234 (+18) T38
Mar. 30-Apr. 1 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 83-74-76=233 (+17) T64
April 11-12 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invit. (Ind.) 70-73-70=213 (-3) T36
April 15-16 Wyoming Cowboy Classic 74-74-74=222 (+12) T18
2001-02
Sept. 21-22 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 71-78-74=223 (+7) T37
Sept. 28-30 The Preview by Ping & Golfweek 77-76-79=232 (+19) T70
Oct. 8-9 Taylor Made Red River Classic 78-75-79=232 (+16) T79
Nov. 8-9 49er Collegiate Classic 84-78-75=237 (+24) T66
Feb. 4-5 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 73-70-75=218 (+5) T42
March 1-2 Herb Wimberly Collegiate Classic 75-78-77=230 (+14) T27
March 14 Stroke Play Matches vs. Skidmore College 76=76 (+4) (W3)
March 25-26 Oregon Duck Invitational 76-71-72=219 (+3) T25
April 5-7 PING-U.S. Collegiate Championships 78-74-71=223 (+7) T30
April 12-13 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational 74-78-71=223 (+7) T72
April 25-27 2002 Pac-10 Championships 81-79-79-78=317 (+29) T58