University of Nevada Las Vegas

To access the complete 2007-08 media guide bio, click here. UNLV: Begins his fifth year with the Rebels ... rated the 68th-best returning player in the country entering the 2007-08 season by Golfweek ... has played in 21 career tournaments totalling 62 rounds and has turned in a scoring average of 72.92 ... has had eight top-20 finishes, including four top-10s ... has shot par or better in 28 rounds ... his total of 204 at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate in 2006-07 is tied for the 12th-lowest tournament total in Rebel history ... his career scoring average of 72.92 is the 10th-best in program history. 2006-07: One of two Rebels to earn the Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar award and one of four to be named to the 2007 Academic All-MWC team ... played in 11 tournaments totalling 32 rounds ... had four top-20 finishes, including two top-10s and a top-five ... shot par in seven rounds and under par nine times ... best finish was fourth (204) at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate ... shot in the 60s five times ... was fourth on the team in scoring average with 72.53, which is the 24th-best scoring average for a season in Rebel history. 2005-06: One of six Rebel golfers to be named to the 2006 Academic All-MWC team ... played in nine tournaments totalling 27 rounds ... had three top-20 finishes, including two top-10s ... best finish was sixth (219) at UNLV's home tournament, the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship ... shot one round at par and 10 rounds under par for the season ... shot a career-low round of 6-under 66 during the first round at the University of Hawaii Fall Intercollegiate ... had three other rounds in the 60s ... was fourth on the team in scoring average with 73.33 ... qualified for the 2006 U.S. Amateur. 2004-05: Recipient of the Michael Maze award, which is presented annually to the Rebel golfer who best exemplifies the spirit of Rebel golf ... played in UNLV's home tournament, the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship, finishing tied for 20th (220) ... his best round was even-par 72 in the first-round ... averaged 73.33 strokes per round. 2003-04: Used season as a redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Hilliard Davidson High School in Columbus, Ohio ... earned a total of seven letters in golf and basketball ... led the Wildcats' golf team to back-to-back runner-up finishes in the Ohio Capital Conference ... two-time league player of the year, the first in school history ... broke the school record for low round with a 68 and for scoring average ... posted three top-10 finishes in the AJGA, including a second-place effort at the Las Vegas Founders Championship ... three-year starter at guard for the Wildcat basketball team. PERSONAL: Christopher Joseph Gatto was born June 10, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio ... the only son of Tony and Erin Gatto ... has one sister, Allie (18) ... majoring in communications with an emphasis in advertising. KNIGHT ON GATTO: 'When C.J. first came to UNLV, he came in as a walk-on and just wanted a chance to play in the program. He has certainly improved to the point where he has been a starter for us. I am very proud of him winning the All-America Scholar award this past year. It shows how he has worked very hard to establish himself as a serious student-athlete and he is also on the UNLV Student-Athlete Advisory Board. He has put a lot into his time here and he has seen the benefits from it.'