Bio

CAREER BESTS

AS A JUNIOR...

• Named a co-captain for the 2014 campaign, Pocobene continued his steady play at the top of the Saints lineup, appearing in seven matches and carding the low team round five times
• Pocobene opened the year with a team-best 82 on September 11 at Putterham Meadows Golf Course and followed it up with a career-low and program-record 74 at Shennecossett Golf Course in Gronton, Conn. on September 17
• The junior fired off back-to-back 78's during weekend play at the University of Southern Maine's Fall Classic and rounded out the year with back-to-back 77's at the GNAC Championship at Ponkapoag Golf Course
• Named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll twice during the reporting weeks of 9/15/14 and 9/22/14
• Named the team's Most Valubable Player at the end of the year Athletic Banquet.

AS A SOPHOMORE...

• Pocobene was stellar in his second consecutive season with the Saints
• Competed in seven matches, including playing in a trio of two-day events
• Carded his season-low score of 75 on October 7th in day two of the University of Southern Maine's Fall Classic
• Shot in the 70s on three additional occasions during the season
• Was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on September 16th, after shooting a 78 in the Saints' opening tri-match versus Newbury College and Mitchell College at Putterham Meadows Golf Course on September 12th.

AS A FRESHMAN...

• Pocobene enjoyed a phenomenol rookie season, competing in all seven of Emmanuel's matches during the 2012 season
• Was the Saints' low scorer four times and carded Emmanuel's second individual low score three times
• Shot his season low on October 3rd with a 77 at William J. Devine Golf Course in a quad-match with Suffolk, Elms and Daniel Webster
• Carded rounds in the 70's five other times, including consecutive rounds of 79 and 78 in the two-day University of Southern Maine Fall Classic on October 7th and 8th at Gorham Country Club
• Received Emmanuel's Most Valuable Player award at the 2013 Athletic Awards Night on April 27th
• Was named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Sportsmanship team for Men's Golf
• Spent the summer of 2013 working as a caddy at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

• Pocobene was a two-sport varsity athlete at Malden High School (Malden, Mass.) 
• Played four years of golf and four years of tennis
• Captained the golf team as a senior
• Led the team to the Greater Boston League (GBL) Championship
• Named GBL Most Valuable Player
• Named All-Scholastic
• Received the Coaches' Award
• Advanced to the state tournament in tennis his junior and senior years.

PLAYER PROFILE

• Major: Psychology - Neuroscience
• Career Aspirations: to be a pediatrician
• Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Favorite Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Favorite Pre-match Meal: spaghetti and meatballs
• Favorite Late-night Snack: College Pizza
• Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Admin #445
• Best Class at Emmanuel: Child Psychopathology
• Most Exciting Athletic Experience: scoring a goal at the same rink where the USA beat Russia in the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid