Rider University Athletics

2021-22:
- 77.13 stroke average through 24 rounds played. 
- Finished 6^th at the Fall Hawk Invite (155, +11).
- Shot his best two rounds at the Bash at the Beach with an opening-round 72 and a third-round 71 to finish 54^th (218, +5).
- Finished 17^th at the Battle at Rum Pointe (148, +4).
- Shot 73 (+2) in the second and third rounds at the Princeton Invitational.

2020-21:
- Earned All-MAAC honors with a fourth-place finish at MAAC Championships, shooting two-over (182) for the 45-hole tournament.
- Opened the season with a season-low 72 (E) at the MAAC Spring Kickoff and finished tied for 11^th for the tournament (152, +8).
- Averaged 77.41 for the year.

2019-20:
- Posted a 73.3 stroke average as a freshman, good for second-best on the team.
- Helped Rider to its program-best single-round score (278) at the Hartford Hawks Invitational, shooting a two-under 70.
- Finished tied for 22^nd at Hartford with a three-round 218 (+2).
- Shot even-par 71 at the Deal Invitational, hosted by Monmouth, to finish fourth.
- Shot three-under 69 in the lone round played at the Mathews Auto Collegiate Invitational, leading Rider to its first team win in 13 years.
- Finished tied for 6^th at the Lehigh University Invitational at 147 (+3).

Before Rider:
Four-year varsity player at Toms River North… Won the Ocean County Tournament and Wildcat Invitational as a senior… Took third place in the Shore Conference Tournament in both his junior and senior years… Won the New Jersey Group 4 Sectional as a junior… Earned First Team All-Shore and Second Team All-State in both 2018 and 2019… Three-time Team MVP.

Personal:
The son of Margaret and Robert Bekefi… Has an older brother, Chris… A finance major.