Career: One of 48 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.... Named to the Hampshire Honor Society, comprising college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their career.... Golden rushed for 601 yards and three touchdowns, passed for 206 yards and a touchdown, and caught seven passes for 17 yards and a touchdown.... He became an instant legend in his first season when he came off the bench to quarterback Bates to a comeback 24-7 win at Bowdoin.... Golden carries a cumulative grade point average of 3.54.... He has also continued his community service work from his hometown of New Bedford, Mass., to Lewiston during his time at Bates.... Golden began a program at Lewiston Middle School in 2018 called Aspiration Lunches, where Bates student-athletes hang out with students and give them a chance to see what it's like to be a college student.... Out of football season, Golden works with the Bates Athletic Dept. and is public address announcer at Bates home athletic contests including basketball, lacrosse, baseball and softball.
2019: Named to the 2019 CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District Team for District 1 at running back.... Golden is the first player in program history to receive CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.... NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... Saw action in seven games as a senior.... Carried the ball 35 times for 126 yards and a touchdown on the season.... Carried the ball 16 times for 54 yards and a touchdown against Wesleyan (Sept. 28).... Carried the ball twice for 38 yards in a 30-5 win over Bowdoin (Nov. 2).
2018: Saw action in eight games as a junior while primarily serving as a lead blocker in the backfield for Bates.... Caught four passes for 28 yards and a touchdown on the season.... Caught one pass for 10 yards at Trinity (Sept. 22).... Caught one pass for six yards against Williams (Oct. 6).... Caught one pass for eight yards against Bowdoin (Nov. 3).... Caught a four-yard touchdown pass against Hamilton (Nov. 10).
2017: NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... Saw action in all nine games, starting one as a sophomore.... Saw a lot of action at dive back.... Completed nine passes for 84 yards on the season.... Threw for 33 yards and ran for 18 yards at Amherst (Sept. 16).... Threw for 30 yards and ran for 33 yards against Trinity (Sept. 23).... Threw for 21 yards and ran for 33 yards against Tufts (Sept. 30).... Ran seven times for a season-high 80 yards, including a long gain of 62 at Williams (Oct. 7).... Ran seven times for 23 yards at Wesleyan (Oct. 14).... Ran 10 times for 33 yards in Bates' 27-24 win at Colby (Oct. 28).... Ran six times for 32 yards at Hamilton (Nov. 11).
2016: Appeared in all eight games on special teams.... Came off the bench to throw three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown while running the ball 14 times for 126 yards and a touchdown to lead Bates to a 24-7 win over Bowdoin (Nov. 5).... Ran the ball 24 times for 88 yards and a touchdown while completing four passes for 23 yards against Hamilton (Nov. 12) in his first collegiate start.
Major: Sociology
Minor: Education
High School: Triple-option quarterback for three years at Bishop Stang.... Three-time Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star.... Captain of Division 3 state champion basketball team in 2016.... Also ran track.... National Honor Society.
Personal: Oldest of five siblings.... Active in campus ministry.... Third-generation college football player.... Son of Dennis and Jennifer Golden.
