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John Kawakami

  • Height 5-5
  • Weight 140
  • Class 2024
  • Hometown Northport, N.Y.
  • High School St. Anthony's
  • Major Economics

Biography

Career: One of 92 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. 

2023-24: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Named to the NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.... Shot a 77 and a 79 to finish tied for 51st out of 110 competitors at the Bowdoin Invitational (Sept. 23-24).... Shot a 75 to tie for 42nd out of 119 competitors at the Skidmore Fall Invitational (Oct. 8).... Shot a 77 and a 79 to finish tied for 29th out of 102 competitors at the NEIGA Championship (Oct. 14-15).... Shot a 72 and a 78 to finish tied for 12th out of 50 competitors at the NESCAC Champinship (April 27-28).

2022-23: Rounded out the scoring for Bates with an 81, tallying a birdie on hole eight as the Bobcats won the CBB Tournament for the first time since 2018 (Oct. 1).... Finished in a tie for 66th place, after shooting 81 both days at the NEIGA Championship (Oct. 15-16).... Had the lowest score for the Bobcats on Sunday at the NESCAC Championship, with his nine-hole total of 37, finishing in a tie for 11th overall with his two-day score of 113 (April 29-30).

2021-22: Named to the NESCAC Spring All-Sportsmanship Team.... Tied for 62nd out of 112 competitors with rounds of 79 and 82 at the Duke Nelson Invitational (Sept. 11-12).... Tied for 42nd out of 92 competitors with rounds of 78 and 79 at the Williams Fall Invitational (Sept. 18-19).... Tied for 50th out of 83 competitors with an 81 at the Bowdoin Invitational (Sept. 25).... Teamed with Evan Glicos to shoot a 74 at the Colby Classic (Oct. 3).... Shot a 78 at the CBB Tournament (Oct. 16).... Placed 50th out of 58 competitors with rounds of 89 and 82 at the Williams Spring Invitational (April 23-24).... Tied for 45th out of 50 competitors with rounds of 87 and 91 at the NESCAC Men's Golf Championship (April 30-May 1).

2020-21: Tied for fourth out of 19 competitors with a 79 at the Bobcat Invitational (April 18).... Paced the Bobcats and tied for 15th out of 43 competitors overall with a 78 at NESCAC Event #1 (April 25).... Tied for 21st out of 43 competitors with an 81 at NESCAC Event #2 (May 2).

Minor(s): Mathematics, Religious Studies

Personal: 2020 graduate of Saint Anthony's High School (N.Y.) where he competed in golf and track & field (pole vault).

Favorite food(s): sushi, steak
TV show(s): Hawaii Five-O, Suits, Ted Lasso
Music artist: Mike.
Favorite athlete(s): Derek Jeter, Max Homa, Jordan Speith
Athletic team: New York Yankees

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

    5'5" 140 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'5" 140 lbs