Nathan O'Neal

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Wilson
High School:
Beddingfield
Major:
Sports Studies

As a Sophomore (2024-25): One of three players to appear in all 11 events earning second varsity letter … Led the team with a 71.57 seasonal stroke average, which was a career-low and stands as the third-lowest stroke average at ECU … Tallied a team co-second best three Top 10 finishes and two Top 5 placements … In all, recorded eight Top 20 finishes out of 11 events sharing the team lead with Philip Bondestad … ECU’s lone individual tournament winner which came at the ECU Intercollegiate posting a score of 211 (5-under) … Shot par or better in a round 16 times with eight rounds in the 60s … Shot program-low round of 62 at the Elon Phoenix Invitational during third round action … His 9-under par 204 at the Elon Phoenix Invitational (fourth place finish) is tied for the 10th-lowest 54-hole score in program history … Opened season with a share of 16th place at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate posting a score of 213 (3-under) … Followed that with a share of 11th at the River Run Collegiate carding a 36-hole score of 147 (7-over) … Closed out fall portion of the season at the Steelwood Collegiate carding a 6-under 210 for a share of 10th place … Started the spring with a share of 14th place at the Wexford Intercollegiate with a score of 219 (3-over) … After claiming the ECU Intercollegiate title, posted a 2-over 218 at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate finishing tied for 18th … Also recorded a share of 14th place at the Stitch Intercollegiate with a sore of 215 (2-over) … Played in the AAC Championship finishing tied for 36th posting a score of 218 (2-over) … Fifteen of 30 rounds were relative to par ... Named to 2025 College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District® Team ... Qualified for the 125th U.S. Amateur Championship (The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.) after posting a 3-under 69 at Eagle Point Golf Club.

As a Freshman (2023-24): Played in six events during initial year with the program earning first collegiate letter … Posted a 75.22 stroke average over 18 rounds … Best finish came at the ECU Intercollegiate with a share of 20th after carding a score of 224 (8-over) … Shot a then personal-best 220 (74-73-73) at Ironwood Collegiate Classic finishing tied for 44th … Second best placement came at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate with a share of 32nd place after posting a 224 (11-over) … Four of 18 rounds were 72 or better … Named to 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Before East Carolina: Claimed the 2022 TYGA High Point Junior Open championship … Finished second at the 2022 TYGA Bojangles Junior Open (lost in playoff) … Two-time 2A NCHSAA East Regional Champions (2021-22) … Fifty-six percent of competitive round were par or better in 2022 … Placed third at the 2022 TYGA Tournament of Champions ... Brother Drew also signed national letter of intent with East Carolina in fall of 2022.