John Lieber Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: Grossmont HS Height: 6-2 Birthdate: 04/06/1979

Reigning MWC Golfer of the Year and All-America candidate ranked by Golf World as one of the Top 50 “Players to Watch” in 2002-03.

As A Senior (2002-03 Season)
Fall: Averaged 73.67 over 15 rounds in the fall… Best result came in the season’s first event, the Tucker Intercollegiate, where he tied for 14th with a 2-over 218… Season-low score came at the Barona Collegiate Cup with a 24th-place even-par 216 total… One of four starters to finish in the top 25 at Barona as the Aztecs claimed the team title… Two of his three under-par scores came in the first (70) and third (71) rounds at Barona… Finished in the top 50 of all five events.

As A Junior (2001-02 Season)
Spring: Named Mountain West Conference Golfer of the Year after a spring season that featured top-25 finishes in all seven tournaments… His 72.6 scoring average over 39 rounds placed fourth in the conference… Began the spring with first-, second- and fourth-place finishes in the first three tournaments… Claimed medalist honors with a 9-under 207 as the Aztecs won their first spring event, the Burns Intercollegiate… Named MWC Golfer of the Month for winning his first collegiate title wire-to-wire at the Burns… Best round of the spring was also his first, an opening 7-under 65 at the Burns… Posted a 2-under 214 at the Pacific Coast to take second place… Had a streak of eight straight rounds at par or better from the Aztec Invitational to the Pacific Coast’s second round … Shot a 6-over 222 at the USD Invitational to finish fourth individually but lead the Aztecs to a team title… Tied for 44th individually with a 222 at the NCAA West Regional… Finished 2001-02 as Golfstat’s 82nd-ranked golfer with an adjusted average of 72.462 and was 95th in Golfweek’s standings with a 72.09 rating… Amateur qualifier for the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines for the second straight year and shot 74-77.
Fall: Appeared in all five tournaments, averaging 72.7 over 15 rounds… Shot par or better in 8-of-15 rounds, including his first four of the fall… Best round of the fall was his first, a four-under 68 at Mid Pines… Closed out the Mid Pines Intercollegiate at 9-under 207, placing third for the Aztecs’ best individual finish and 54-hole score of the fall… Also finished in the top five at the Aztec Invitational, shooting his second 207 of the fall to take fourth.

As A Sophomore (2000-01 Season)
Spring: Finished the year No. 5 in the Mountain West and second on the team with a 72.8 stroke average… Shot par or better in 8-of-18 rounds, including a pair of 70s… Posted three top-20 finishes… Opened the spring with back-to-back below par finishes, firing a 3-under 213 at the Burns Intercollegiate and a 1-under 215 at the Oregon Duck Invitational… Had top finish of the spring at Oregon, placing fifth…In SDSU's lineup for both the MWC tournament and the NCAA West Regional.
Fall: Competed in all five tournaments... Placed in the top 20 of all five events, including three top-10 finishes… Opened the fall on fire, shooting 1-under 215 at both the William H. Tucker and Pacific Invitational to take eighth and 10th, respectively… Carded best three-round total at the Aztec Invitational, shooting 3-under 213 to place fourth.

As A Redshirt Freshman (1999-00 Season)
Spring: Competed in three events, closing the spring with a 75.67 stroke average... Best finish was sixth at the Point Loma Invitational… Shot a 226 and tied for 62nd at the Taylor Made/Waikola Intercollegiate. Fall: Did not compete.

High School
A four-year letterman at Grossmont High School... Selected first team all-Grossmont League as a junior and senior.

Personal
John Michael Lieber was born April 6, 1979, in Tacoma, Wash… Son of Todd Lieber… Business major… Lists snowboarding and wakeboarding as his hobbies.

Lieber’s SDSU Scorecard
Fall 2002
Tucker                76-70-72—218 (14th)
Wolf Pack             77-74-73—224 (49th)
Fresno Lexus          76-74-76—226 (45th)
Barona                70-75-71—216 (24th)
Turtle Bay            72-74-75—221 (22nd)

Spring 2002
Burns                 65-71-71—207 (1st)
Pacific Coast         72-69-73—214 (2nd)
USD Invitational      72-75-75—222 (4th)
Oregon Duck           72-75-71—218 (23rd)
Border Olympics       75-69-74—218 (21st)
U.S. Intercollegiate  72-73-71—216 (13th)
Mountain West         73-80-69—222 (20th)
NCAA West Regional    74-74-74—222 (44th)

Fall 2001
Mid Pines             68-70-69—207 (3rd)
Tucker                72-77-73—222 (29th)
Fresno                71-74-76—221 (23rd)
Club Glove            79-79-75—233 (46th)
Aztec                 69-69-70—207 (4th)

Spring 2001
Burns                 72-70-71—213 (20th)
Oregon Duck           70-72-73—215 (5th)
Western               74-78-77—229 (61st)
BYU Cougar            74-73-71—218 (19th)
Mountain West         77-73-82—232 (22nd)
NCAA Regional         71-80-71—222 (34th)

Fall 2000
Tucker                72-73-70—215 (8th)
Pacific               70-73-72—215 (10th)
STRATA                78-75-70—223 (13th)
Fresno                73-71-75—219 (19th)
Aztec                 71-73-69—213 (4th)

Spring 2000
Taylor Made           76-69-81—226 (62nd)
Point Loma               75-74—149 (6th)