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UNLV: One of two seniors returning to this years squad ... The teams most experienced golfer with 77 rounds of play to his credit ... The top-ranked player in Canada will look to bounce back from a down junior season in which he played just six tournaments.
2001-02: Played in the Rebels first six tournaments, but lost his starting slot after failing to break 70 ... Rolled to a tie for 27th place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, his best finish of the season.
2000-01: Only Rebel to play in all 31 rounds
Ranked No. 23 in the MasterCard preseason rankings
Started off the year impressive, leading the Rebels to a second-place finish at the Tucker Intercollegiate after finishing second individually with rounds of 71, 68 and 72
Finished fourth on the team with a 74.48 stroke average
Enjoyed an impressive summer during which he won the Ontario Amateur, finished second at the Porter Cup and placed third at the Glencoe Club Tournament in Calgary, Alberta.
1999-00: Played in nine tournaments as a freshman and set the school record for lowest season scoring average by a freshman (72.75)
Peaked at just the right time of year as the Rebels headed into the postseason
Was the runner-up at the NCAA West Regional after shooting 68 in two rounds and finishing eight-under par
Posted his first career top-10 finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships, finishing sixth overall at one-under par and helping the team to a 23-stroke victory
Shot even par at the NCAA Championships to finish tied for 41st individually and help UNLV to a sixth-place team finish
Was one of five Rebels to play a round with President Bill Clinton after UNLV was invited to the nations capital following the 1998 national championship victory
Ranked as high as 68th by the end of the season
Carded 15 of his 28 rounds at par or better.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1999 graduate of the Bradenton (Fla.) Academy
Won the state and district title under Chris Justice in 1999
Was the AJGA Eastern Lucent Technologies Champion in 1997 and 1999
Won the 1998 AJGA Polo Golf Junior Championship after recording rounds of 69 and 67
Won the 1999 Atlantic International Junior Championship in Bermuda
Won the AJGA Clubcorp Junior Qualifier
Was the 1997 Provincial Junior Champion
Finished fifth at the World Junior Championship in England in 1999
Finished sixth at the Doral Publinx Junior Invitational
Finished 18th at the 1997 World Junior Championship in San Diego
Won the psychology award and biological science award at his high school.
PERSONAL: Calvin J. Kupeyan was born April 6, 1981, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
The son of Herman and Susan Kupeyan
Has one sister, Kristin, who was a four-year letterwinner in golf at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.
Majoring in communications.
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