Class: r-Sr.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 149 pounds
Previous School: Faulkner State CC
Hometown: Etowah, TN

2004 Spring: Played in all seven tournaments and finished with a stroke average of 75.8 ... Was the team's top finisher at the LSU Invitational by tying for 13th place, while firing a career-best round of 66 ... Tied for seventh overall at the ASU Indian Classic.

2003 Fall: Enjoyed his best tournament as a collegian at the Raising Cane Classic where he tallied his best career finish (T6) and had his best round (67) ... Had the second-best average on the team ... Eight of his 15 rounds were par or better ... Tied for 10th at the Shangri La Shootout.

2003 Spring: Played in all seven tournaments ... Had his career-best finish at the Silver Spring Shores Invitational by placing in a tie for 10th with a three-round score of 225 ... Best round of the spring was a 73 at the LSU Invitational ... His 76.7 stroke average was second best on the team.

2002 Fall: Played in all five tournaments and was the team's top finisher (12th) at the Hillman Robbins Invitational ... Had a career-best round of 69 at the Fall Beach Classic ... Ended the fall with a 75.9 stroke average.

2002 Spring: Did not compete

2001 Fall: Did not compete ... was redshirted.

Faulkner: Lettered one year at FSCC.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Etowah ... All-district, all-region, all-area in 1998 ... Placed fourth in TSSAA State Tournament and won the Robert Towns Prep Tournament ... Also a three-time all-district performer in baseball.

Personal: Blake is majoring in physical education . . . born Feb. 28, 1981 . . . the son of Jerry Bivens and Carol Rudolph ... uncle is former Lady Raider basketball coach Lewis Bivens.

CAREER STATS
Year T'ment Rds. Strokes Avg. Top 10s
Spr. 04 7 20 1515 75.8 1
Fall 03 5 15 1100 73.3 2
Spr. 03 7 21 1611 76.7 1
Fall 02 5 15 1139 75.9 0
Total 24 71 5365 75.6 4