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Stanley Viny

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class 2028
  • Hometown Rutland, Ohio
  • High School Alexander
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Creating the Course - The Ultimate Golf Design Project

2024-25: Did not score in any tournaments as a rookie for the Bobcats.

Personal: 2024 graduate of Alexander High School (Ohio) where he competed in golf, baseball, and basketball.
 
Favorite book? The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be? Barack Obama
Skill or hobby you've always wanted to learn? Cursive writing
Most influential person in your life? My father
Favorite quote or motto? "Luck favors the bold"
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? The ability to control the weather
If you could give advice to your younger self, what would it be? Be yourself, live your life, and worry less about what other around you think.
Describe a place you've visited that left a lasting impression on you. Some of the more impoverished parts of Mexico left a lasting impression on me. It taught me a lot about both how material goods do not correlate to happiness, as well as how fortunate I am for my privilege.
Go-to karaoke song? "Boombastic" by Shaggy
TV show you could watch over and over? The Simpsons
If you could swap lives with any celebrity for a day, who would it be? Snoop Dogg
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Hiking in northern Albania was certainly an adventurous track. The infrastructure is so much less, it really made the whole vacation quite the adventurous experience.
What’s the most unusual food you’ve ever tried? Venison liver
Why Bates? Great academics, great people, great golf, what else can a man ask for?

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    6'0" 175 lbs

  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'0" 175 lbs