Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Awards: 2012-13 Villanova Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year... 2012-13 Philadelphia Inquirer Men[apos]s Golf Academic All-Area Performer of the Year... 2013 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar... 2013 Division I PING All-Region Team... 2013 All-BIG EAST Team... 2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters Male Institutional Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Earned 2012 October BIG EAST Golf Player of the Month... Unanimous selection to the 2012 All-BIG EAST Team... 2012 Division I PING All-Region Team... 2012 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. Spring 2013: Led the team and finished tied for 2nd place overall at the Yale Spring Opener, carding rounds of 73-69--142 (+2)... Finished third on the team and tied for 13th place overall at the Wildcat Invitational with rounds of 77-73-78--228... Led the team and finished tied for 15th place at the Harmony Golf Preserve Intercollegiate, carding rounds of 74-72-79--225 (+9)... Carded the lowest round of a rare duel match with The College of Coastal Georgia, pacing the day with a 69... Finished second on the team and tied for 54th place overall at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, carding rounds of 73-80-82--235... Concluded the season leading the team and finishing tied for 22nd place overall at the BIG EAST Championship with rounds of 76-72-73--221. Fall 2012: Recorded his first individual championship of his career at the Lehigh Invitational, carding rounds of 68-75--143 (-1) and finishing first on the team and first overall... Finished tied for 2nd place overall and first on the team at the CHAMPS/Patriot Intercollegiate with rounds of 71-72-68--211 (-2)... Led the team tied for 19th at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate, posting rounds of 75-72-73--220 (+4) to begin the season... Tied for 3rd place overall at the Adams Cup of Newport and led the team carding rounds of 69-73-73--215 (+4)... Finished second on the team and tied for 15th place overall at the Big 5 Invitational with rounds of 78-75--153 (+13). Spring 2012: Captured his first collegiate victory at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, winning by six shots and firing off rounds of 69-68-73--210 (-3)... Led the team at the USF Invitational, finishing tied for 12th with rounds of 71-73-73--217 (+1)... Carded a 74-78--152 (+10) at the Navy Spring Invitational, finishing tied for 20th place... Placed tied for 47th at the Wildcat Invitational, posting rounds of 88-78-72--238 (+25)... Concluded the season at the BIG EAST Men[apos]s Golf Championship, finishing tied for 3rd place with rounds of 70-70-71--212 (-4). Fall 2011: Had a team-best finish at the Big Five for the fall and tied the lowest score in a round with a 68 (-2)...Had one top-10 and one top-20 finish...Finished in a tie for 28th at The McLaughlin (Sept. 16-17) with a 74-72-70--216 (+6)...Tied for 23rd at the Adam[apos]s Cup (Sept. 19-20) with a 74-74-72--220 (+4)...Notched his first top-20 of the season in a tie for 19th after carding a 79-68-73--220 (+10)...Slid into the top-10 at the Big Five Invitational (Oct. 8-9) in a tie for 6th with an impressive 72-72--144 (+4)...Finished the fall season in a tie for 33rd at the Blackthorn Intercollegiate (Oct. 14-16) with a 72-75-78--225 (+9). 2010-11: Played in 10 events with a 75.43 scoring average... Had one top-10 and one top-20 finish for the year... Recorded his best finish and score of the fall at the Navy Fall Classic with a 73-74--147 (+5) and tied for 16th place... Fired a 73-72-72--217 (+7) at The McLaughlin which tied him for 38th... Carded a 72-76--148 (+8) and tie for 32nd place finish at the Big Five Invitational... Tied for 27th with a 77-74-76--227 (+11) at the Adams Cup... Rounded out the fall season with a 64th place finish and 82-78--160 (+16) at the Lincoln Mercury Invitational...Won one match and lost another at the spring Match Play event (Feb.11-12)...Shot a 77-75-79--231 (+15) to tie for 50th at the Wendy[apos]s Charleston Shootout (Feb.28-Mar.1)... Carded a 75-73-79--227 (+11) to tie for 66th at the USF Invitational (Mar.4-6)... Placed in a tie for 41st at the Wildcat Invitational (April 3-4) with an 83-73--156 (+14)... Had his best finish of the season at the BIG EAST Championships in a tie for 10th after firing a 73-73-76--222 (+9). At University of Kentucky: Competed in three tournaments for Kentucky, averaging a 76.12... Named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Academic list... Academic All-SEC... Academic All-SEC Freshmen Team... Men[apos]s Golf Team Academic Achievement Award... Dean[apos]s List. Summer 2009: Qualified for the 105th Philadelphia Open Championship with the top qualifying mark at the Penn Oaks Golf Club qualifier... Finished tied for 22nd place at the Open Championship with a 1-over-par 143 in the 36-hole tournament... Qualified as the No. 2 seed in the Philadelphia Amateur Championship... Finished 18th in the Pennsylvania Amateur Championship... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills with a 36-hole total of 141 at Glen Mills Golf Club and Concord Country Club... Competed in the 2009 U.S. Amateur Tournament. Haverford School: Earned four varsity letters under coach Steve Cloran... Was the only player in history to win back-to-back Inter-Ac League Individual Championships... 2008 and 2009 First Team All- Delco Times... Has been ranked as high as No. 15 in the class of 2009 on Golfweek Rankings and No. 1 in Pennsylvania... 2007 and 2008 Pennsylvania Williamson Cup Team member... Finished fourth in the IJGT Tour Championship in 2008 ... Placed second in the Lessing[apos]s AJGA Classic and AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Classic in 2007... Finished fourth in the 2008 IJGT Tour Championship... Also lettered in soccer and basketball. Personal: Born December 14th, 1990 in Bryn Mawr, Pa... Parents are James and Joy Kania... Brother, James, played for the Kentucky golf team... Father, James Kania Sr., has had a successful golf career playing for the University of Delaware and the Golf Association of Philadelphia... Majoring in Communications.