University of Nevada Las Vegas

2024-25 (Junior):

• Posted five top-35 finishes, including a tied-for-sixth outing at the All-American Intercollegiate
• Shot a season-low 1-under 209 at the Western Intercollegiate
• Season-low to-par round was a 3-under (68) at the William H. Tucker Invitational
• Finished season with a 74.58 scoring average
• Tied for 69th at the NCAA Urbana Regional
• Competed at the NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa Resort (T-156th)
• Played in 11 tournaments, totaling 33 rounds

2023-24 (Sophomore): Played in nine tournaments … Competed as an individual at the Purdue Fall Classic, Fallen Oak Collegiate and UC San Diego Invitational … Posted a season-low round of 5-under 67 at the Mountain West Championship … Tallied 69 birdies … Also had his highest finish of the season at the MW Championship, tying for 16th place… 

2022-23 (Freshman): Played in four tournaments totaling 12 rounds … Finished with a 74.08 scoring average … Tallied a season-best single-round score of 5-under 67 at the Mountain West Championship … Also posted his best tournament score of the season with a 9-under 207 at the MW Championship … Had a season-best finish at the conference event, tying for 10th place.

High School: A 2022 graduate of Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada … Lettered on varsity all four years (2019-2022) … Had an undefeated freshman and junior season … Two-time Regional Player of the Year (2019, 2021) … He was the second-ranked golfer in the state of Nevada … A four-time all-state selection (2019-2022) … Had a 69.84 scoring average

Personal: Brett William Sawaia was born on May 13, 2004, in Henderson, Nevada … The son of Joe and Noel Sawaia … His father was the longtime golf coach at Coronado High School and is also a UNLV alum (played baseball) … Majoring in sociology … Enjoys sports … Lists his father as his biggest influence … Has an older brother on the team, Ben.