A three-year Rutgers-Camden golf letterman, Nick Chilelli has compiled a career average of 87.1 in 12 collegiate rounds. After missing the 2014 fall season, Chilelli returns to the Scarlet Raptors this spring.
Current career averagesSpring 2014: Played two rounds with the Scarlet Raptors’ B Team during the spring season, averaging 90.5…Shot an 89 to finish third on the B Team and 18th of 25 overall at the Richard Stockton Invitational (March 23)…Carded a 92 to tie for 55th of 76 and finish fifth on the B Team at the RU-Camden Scarlet Raptors Spring Golf Invitational (April 4).
Fall 2013: Averaged 88.0 in two outings…Shot a 90 to finish third on the Scarlet Raptors’ B team and 17th of 20 overall at the Richard Stockton Invitational (Oct. 9)…Carded an 86 to tie for 27th of 44 overall, and finish third on the Raptors’ B team, at the RU-Camden Scarlet Raptors Fall Invitational (Oct. 18).
Spring 2013: Averaged an 85.3 over three spring invitationals…Played as an individual and shot an 86 in the season-opening Myrtle Beach Shootout (March 13) to tie for 14th of 32 golfers…Tied for second on the Raptors’ B team with an 89 at the Richard Stockton College Invitational (April 3), finishing tied for 17th of 23 overall…Posted a round of 81 to tie his career best and finished tied for 19th overall of 87 (and second on the Raptors’ B team) at the RU-Camden Scarlet Raptors Spring Golf Invitational (April 12).
Fall 2012: Competed in three fall invitationals, averaging 85.7…Shot an 86 to tie for fourth on the team and tie for 61st of 84 at the Franklin & Marshall Fall Invitational (Sept. 17)…Placed third on the Raptors and tied for 35th of 72 overall with an 84 at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational (Oct. 8)…Placed fifth on the team and 13th of 20 overall against Richard Stockton College (Oct. 10), shooting an 87.
Spring 2012: Competed in a pair of spring invitationals, averaging 87.5…Shot a 94 in his first collegiate outing at the Richard Stockton Triangular (March 23), finishing fifth on the Raptors’ A team and 14th of 21 overall…Carded an 81 at the Rutgers-Camden Quad (April 11), placing second on the B team and tied for fourth overall out of 25 golfers.
High School: Golf letterman at Clearview Regional High School for Coach Dan Lafferty…Unsung Hero Award as a junior.
Personal: Born June 26, 1993…Honors College at Rutgers-Camden…Last name pronounced “Shill-EL-ee”… Served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during the 2012-13 scholastic year…Political Science major…Plans to attend law school…Nick is the son of Linda and Mike Chilelli of Mantua.
