FALL 2003: Finished tied for 25th at the Mid-Pines Intercollegiate (73-76-68 - 217) ... was the third best Cal finisher and tied for 29th overall at the Husky Invitational (78-72-76 - 226). AS A JUNIOR: Best spring finish was a tie for 26th (73-67-73 - 213) at the Ping-Arizona Invitational ... averaged 73.5 in the five fall tournaments ... tied for 14th at the Mid-Pines Intercollegiate (72-75-71 - 218) and 19th at the Pacific Invitational (73-72-68 - 213). AS A SOPHOMORE: Won the Pacific Invitational by shooting 9-under-par (67-69-71 - 207) and played the first 39 holes without a bogey ... placed 4th at U.S. Intercollegiate (74-67-70 - 211) ... placed 7th at Colorado's Stevinson Ranch Invitational (78-73-74 - 225) ... struggled with shoulder injury throughout season. AS A FRESHMAN: Fourth in the nation in driving accuracy at 90.2% ... ended the fall with a 75.2 stroke average and shot par or better in 3 out of 12 rounds ... one of the top five ball strikers in college golf in 1999-00 ... finished 11th at the University of Missouri's Purina Challenge... finished 8th at the Arizona Intercollegiate ... tied for 9th at Stanford's U.S. Intercollegiate ... shot 75-69 in the NCAA Championships. HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR: Four-year letterman in golf at San Marcos HS in Santa Barbara ... earned CIF Individual honors in 1999 ... led team to CIF Championships in 1997 and 1999 ... Junior Tour All-American in 1999 ... tied for 30th at the National Golf Championships in Georgia as a junior ... First-team All-League selection as a senior ... Won SCPGA Santa Barbara Junior Open in 1999 with two rounds of 70 ... lost in playoff at 2002 U.S. Amateur Qualifier (73-69). PERSONAL: Jesse Joseph Ruda ... American Studies major ... parents are Benny, a rancher, and Belinda Ruda, an entrepreneur ... hobbies include boxing, fishing and hunting ... born January 18, 1981.

Jesse Ruda Class: Senior Hometown: Santa Barbara, CA High School: San Marcos HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Birthdate: 01/18/1981 Experience: 3V Major: American Studies