University of Dayton Athletics

2016-17 (Senior)
• Played in all 11 events for the Flyers during his senior campaign
• Led the team with an average of 72.78 strokes per round
• Posted five top-five finishes  
• Placed 3rd at the Dayton Flyer Invitational with rounds of 71-68-72= 211 (-5)
• Helped the team to a first place finish at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic
• Finished in fifth place to lead the Flyers at the 2017 A-10 Championship and was named to the A-10 All-Conference Team
• A Student Representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the 2016-17 Academic Year. 

2015-16 (Junior)
• Nominated for the Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award 
• Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Named A-10 Co-Golfer of the Week on Oct. 15, 2015 and April 7, 2016
• Placed sixth at the Loyola Whistling Straits Intercollegiate with rounds of 72-76-77 = 225 (+9)
• Helped the team to a third place finish at the Loyola Whistling Straits Intercollegiate
• Finished with an average of 73.55 strokes, which was the best on the team
• Led Dayton at the Wright State Invitational with rounds of 71-72-71 = 214 (+1) to help the team win the tournament
• Placed seventh at the A-10 Championship, carding rounds of 73-77-73 = 223 (+7)
• Spring 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Summer 2015
• Qualified for the 2015 US Amateur with an even-par, two-round total of (69-71) 140 at Dayton Country Club in Sectional Qualifying (US Amateur- Aug. 17-23)

2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Led the team with a 74.89 stroke average after playing in 27 rounds over 10 events
• Posted seven eve-par or lower rounds on the season
• Three top-15 finishes, including tying for fifth place at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a score of 70-72-73=215 (-1)
• Opened the season at the Marshall Joe Feaganes Invitational, carding a career-low round of 69 en route to finishing tied for 39th place (80-71-69=220)
• Tied for 12th place at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate with rounds of 74-78-79=231
• Finished in a tie for 13th place at the Wright State Collegiate as he turned in a score of 74-78-71=223
• Fired rounds of 72-72-75 for a six-over-par total of 219 to finish tied for 30th at the NYX Hoosier Invitational

2013-14 (Freshman)
• One of three Flyers to compete in all 12 tournaments and 35 rounds
• Finished fourth on the team with a 77.26 stroke average
• Finished tied for 48th place at both the Dayton Fall Invitational and the Xavier Cobra-Puma Invitational, carding rounds of 77-73 and 76-73-80
• Shot rounds of 76-79-76 at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate,to finish tied for 44th
• Shot a season-low round of 71 to go with scores of 74-77 to finish tied for 37th at the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate
• Posted his season's best finish after tying for 21st at the Kentucky Bluegrass Invitationalwith scores of 72-74-77
• Finished his freshman season with scores of 78-73-81 at the Atlantic 10 Championship to finish tied for 21st

Prior to UD:

High School
• Played three varsity seasons at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati under head coach Alex Keply
• Named team captain his season year
• Post a 38.65 nine-hole scoring average in 2012 which ranked second in the Greater Catholic League South division
• Named to the Cincinnati Enquirer Division I First Team his junior year
• Finished in fourth place at the Ohio Junior Amateur and recorded three finishes in the Top Five on the Mid-American Junior Golf Tour

Personal
• Full name: Nicolas Allen Paxson
• Parents: Dawn and Allen Paxson
• Siblings: Alyssa and Amanda
• Birthday: 11/09/94 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Major: Finance/Operations and Supply Management
• Noteworthy: He is a cancer survivor - ran a golf fundraiser for pediatric cancer while in high school; also played ice hockey