STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford's Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf Conrad Ray announced recently that Ashwin Arasu and Nate Menon each signed a National Letter of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Stanford.
Arasu (Canyon Crest Academy/San Diego, Calif.) and Nate Menon (Wyomissing Area/Wyomissing, Pa.) will join the Cardinal roster in the fall of 2017.
"We are excited to welcome Ashwin Arasu and Nate Menon to the Stanford golf family," said Ray. "Both student-athletes represent the 'top of the class' in combining academics and athletics in the country. We see both players having the ability to make an immediate impact on our team as freshmen but also having huge upside when it comes to their potential development during their time on The Farm."
The Arasu File
• Prepped at Canyon Crest Academy (Calif.)
• First at 2016 SoCal PGA Junior Championship
• 13th at 2016 Southern California Amateur
• Represented California at 2016 USGA State Team Championship
• Fifth at 2015 Junior World Championship
• Round of 16 at 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur
• Tied for sixth at 2014 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational
• Tied for ninth at 2014 Polo Junior Classic
• Tied for 13th at 2014 Junior World Championship
• 2015 All-Palomar League first team
• 2014 All-Palomar League first team
• 2014 All-CIF San Diego Section first team
• 2014 CIF San Diego Section runner-up
• Parents were born in India
• Born in Dearborn, Mich.
• Son of Arasu Indrajith and Venkateswari Arasu
• One brother, Arya Jay
• AP Scholar
The Menon File
• Prepped at Wyomissing (Pa.)
• Four varsity letters in golf
• 2016 Rolex Junior All-America honorable mention
• 2016 Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-America
• 2015 USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award finalist
• 2015-16 American Family Insurance All-USA second team
• 2015 state individual champion
• Led team to 2013 state tournament runner-up finish
• Born in New Haven, Conn.
• Son of Sanand and Jody Menon
• One sibling, Maddie
• National Honor Society
• AP Scholar Award
• National Merit Commended Scholar
• Organizes annual golf-a-thon which has raised nearly $40,000 for juvenile arthritis and cancer research