Oklahoma State University Athletics
Alex Noren
October 19, 2004 | Cowboy Golf
2002-2003 (Sophomore): Competed in 13 events as a sophomore for the Cowboys ... ended the season with a 73.39 stroke average, the third-best on the team ... posted the first career top-five finish of his career, tying for third at the Inverness Intercollegiate with rounds of 74, 69 and 74 to finish at four-over (217) ... tied with teammate Zack Robinson for 25th place and the top spot among OSU players at the Jerry Pate with rounds of 73 and 71, 2-over ... went unbeaten at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship, posting a 3-0-1 record ... turned in a season-best round of 68 during the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate ... came in under par at the Augusta State Invitational with a 3-under total of 213 after a final-round 68 ... recorded back-to-back rounds of 68 to close out play at The Maxwell, carding rounds of 74, 68 and 68 to finish with an even-par, 210 score, tying for sixth place ... finished the season with five rounds in the 60s ... named an Academic All-Big 12 first-team selection ... was also chosen as a member of the All-Central Region squad.
2001-2002 (Freshman): One of two true freshman to dot the starting lineup for the Cowboys ... played in nine of the squad's 13 events, making his collegiate debut at the Ping Arizona Intercollegiate ... finished the season with a 74.36 stroke average ... notched one top-10 finish on the season, tying for ninth at the Maxwell after carding rounds of 70, 70-74 for a 4-over 214 total ... recorded his lone sub-70 round at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational, firing a second-round 67 ... his even-par performance (216) at the NCAA Central Regional was good for a 12th-place tie ... had one other top-20 on the season, tying for 15th at the Big 12 Championship with scores of 75, 71, 72 for an 8-over 218 total ... concluded the season ranked No. 13 in Region V ... was named to the GCAA All-Central Region team.
Amateur: Carded rounds of 81 and 79 at the 2003 Scandinavian Masters to miss the cut ... finished first at the 2002 European Team Championship ... competed at the JWM European Boys Team Championship in 1999 and 2000 ... has competed for the Swedish Boys Team since 1998 ... won the Nordic Championship and the Westfrise Junior Masters in the Netherlands in 1998 ... finished fourth in the 1999 European Boys Championship ... finished sixth in the Golden Leven in Scotland in 1999 and 2000 ... played in the 2000 World Junior Golf Team Championship in Japan ... selected to compete as a member of the European Continental Team against Ireland and Great Britain for the Jacqes Leglise Trophy in 2000 ... also played in the European Boys Championship and the SAS Invitational in 2000 ... other events in which he has won are the 1996 Foreningsbanken Cup, the 1997 Drottningholms 36, 1997 Canon Junior Masters, 1998 Braviken Masters and the 1999 Nordic Final Canon Junior Masters ... fired a career-best round of 61 ... has five amateur wins to his credit ... compiled a stroke average of 74.29.
Personal: Alexander Johan Norén ... born July 12, 1982 in Stockholm, Sweden ... son of Yvonne and Sven-Olov Norén ... has one brother, Andreas ... majoring in Marketing at Oklahoma State ... also played soccer for five years and was a floorball champion in 1997 ... also considered Arizona State.
