2010-11 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
2010-11: Named the Freedom Conference Player and Rookie of the Year … had a tremendous freshman season for the Valiants, leading the team by averaging 77.8 strokes per round (fourth-lowest in school history) and playing in all 21 rounds over 11 events … earned one medalist honor and also earned three top-fives and five top-20 finishes … took fourth place with rounds of 75 and 72 in his second collegiate tournament at the Trinity Invitational (9/11-12), tying for first on the school’s all-time two-day scoring list … took third place at the Manhattanville/NYU Fall Invitational (10/16-17) by posting rounds of 78 and 73 … earned medalist honors at the Freedom Conference Championships (4/30-5/1) by firing rounds of 78 and 74 to earn All-Conference first-team recognition … also was the team’s top finisher at the NCAA Div. III Championships (5/10-11), tying for second on the program’s single-round list with a day-one 71 and adding a 78 to finish at 149.
Round-by-Round Scores
High School: A 2010 graduate of the Inter American Academy … did not play on a high school team, but competed with the Ecuadorian Golf Team … took first place at the Enrique Santos International Tournament in 2008 and followed up with a second-place finish in 2009 … ranked first in Ecuador among 15-17 year olds in 2008.
Personal: Born May 2, 1991 … son of Martin Ayala and Yamira Diaz … is a business management major with a sociology minor at Manhattanville.