University of Colorado Athletics
2026-27 Men's Golf Roster
Jackson Rivera
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
- High School:
- Torrey Pines/USC
Career Statistics
At Colorado: 2025-26 (Gr.-1): A finalist for the Male Newcomer of the Year at the school’s annual CUSPY’s (CU Sports Performers of the Year) … After battling injuries his final two seasons at the University of Southern California, he made significant in-roads on returning to the form he displayed earlier in his collegiate career … He owned a 72.08 scoring average for 37 rounds (fifth-best on the team), earning his way as a regular on the travel squad beginning with the final fall event through the remainder of the season … Had a 71.27 average for 15 rounds in the fall (two playing as an individual); he averaged 69.5 over the last eight rounds … Best finish of the year was a tie for second in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate (69-67-71—207, -9) … Followed that with his next best season effort, a tie for 12th in the San Diego Lamkin Invitational (71-69-73—213, -3) … Top fall finish was a tie for 13th in the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (69-72-70—211, -5); he was also 5-under in CU’s Simpson Invitational (76-66-69—211) … The second round 6-under 66 in the Simpson was his low round of the season … In the second round of New Mexico’s Tucker Invitational, he carded an even-par 72 – making 18 pars that tied the school record for the most in a single round (he tied for 55th with a 2-over 218 effort); that was his first of two bogey-free rounds on the year, the other was in the second round in the Wyoming event … Played in 13 tournaments, four where he did not record a score worse than bogey … Had four streaks 23 or more consecutive holes of par or better, topped by 32 in a row (eight birdies, 24 pars) between from the first into the third rounds of Wyoming’s meet … For the season, he had 19..1 percent of his holes scored under par (127 of 666) and 80.5 of par or better (526) … Transferred to Colorado after graduating from the USC in May 2025.
At Southern California—2024-25 (Sr.): Tried to comeback from the injury that sidelined him for almost all of his junior year, and started strong with a tie for 17 in the Southern Dunes Invitational (214, -2) … But his next time out in New Mexico’s Tucker Intercollegiate, which would be his last competition for the Trojans, he did have a second round 3-under 69 but it was sandwiched between two scores in the 80s, and he finished with an 18-over 234 total … He was again sidelined for the rest of the year.
2023-24 (Jr.): Played in just two fall tournaments before being sidelined the rest of the season due to an injury … He opened strong with a 1-under 215 in the Tucker Intercollegiate, scoring 12 birdies and including his best round of the six he played for the year (a 3-under 69 in the final round) … Averaged 73.0 strokes for the six rounds.
2022-23 (Soph.): Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors … Was a designated scorer for all 12 USC tournaments, including competing in the Pac-12, and earned an individual berth for the second straight year in the NCAA Regionals … Finished second on the Trojans in stroke average with a 72.23 figure, including a 71.96 norm for 25 rounds in the spring … Had five top 20 finishes, topped by medalist honors in the season opener when he turned in a 67-70-71—208 (-8) effort in Washington’s Husky Invitational … In the spring, he was co-medalist in Arizona’s National Invitation Tournament with a 13-under par performance (69-67-67—203) … Tied for 34th in the Pac-12 Championship with a 284 (+4) in Palo Alto … In the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional, he turned in a 70-80-70—220 (+4) scorecard … In the final round of the Western Intercollegiate, he made a hole-in-one on the par-3, 8th hole at Pasatiempo Golf Club … Recorded 18 rounds of par or better (including a team-best 15 subpar and nine rounds in the 60’s).
2021-22 (Fr.): Earned PING All-West Region honors, along with second-team All-Pac-12 accolades … Was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … Started all 12 tournaments and led the Trojans in stroke average with a 71.70 figure, which was 16th on USC’s all-time single season bests list … Also led USC top 10 finishes with three along with seven in the top 21, as well as in rounds in the 60’s (9), subpar rounds (20) and rounds of par or better (23, tied for ninth in Trojan history) … Tied for sixth in the Pac-12 Championship in Sammamish, Wash., turning in an even-par effort (73-68-74-69—284) … Earned an invitational to play In the NCAA Stockton Regional as an individual, where he tied for 10th (68-71-70—209, -7), just missing the second individual spot to advance to the NCAA Finals … Other top 10 finish was a tie for sixth in the prestigious Valspar Collegiate, where he recorded his season-best effort with a 9-under par 204 (66-68-70) … Recorded his collegiate best at USC, a 9-under 63 in the first round of the 2022 Arizona N.I.T. (seven birdies and an eagle, no bogeys), one off the school record; he tied for 21st after also opening with a bogey-free 67 and a 5-under 211 total.
High School—He was a four-time All-American at San Diego’s Torrey Pines High School … He rose to the No. 2 ranked junior golfer in California in 2020 and was top-ranked by AJGA.
Other—2026: Tied for 38th in the Colorado Open, the third low amateur (71-68-70-67—276; -8). 2025: Tied for third in the Silverado Amateur, posting a 71-75-68—214 (-2) effort – one off the lead – on the North Course at Silverado Golf Club in Napa, Calif. … Finished sixth in the Southwestern Amateur at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale (72-70-67-70—279, -9) … Advanced to final qualifying for the U.S. Amateur, tying for ninth (1-under 71) on the University of New Mexico’s Championship Course (but missed by four strokes to make the event) … Placed fourth in the amateur portion of the BO Tour at Eldorado with a 72-70—142 (-2) score. 2022: Tied for 11th in the Patriot All-America. 2021: He qualified for the U.S. Amateur, as he was the co-medalist in the final qualifying at Bear’s Best Golf Club in Las Vegas: his 66-64—130 (-14) effort tied for the fifth best gross score in the 95 qualifiers (the 14-under third best). He shot 81-77—158 (+18) in the event at Oakmont ad Verona, Pa., missing the cut. 2020: He won the Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur on the third playoff hole (73-70—143, -1) … Finished second in the PING Heather Farr Classic (71-66—137, -5) … Tied for 10th at the Se Ri Pak Desert Junior (67-73—140, -4) …. Tied for 14th at the Rolex Tournament of Champions (72-67-70-73—282, -6) … Finished third in the Yorba Linda City Championship (69-73—142, -2). 2019: He tied for 10th at the Jones Cup Junior Invitational at Georgia’s Ocean Forest Golf Club (68-79-72—219, +9). 2018: He represented the U.S. at the biennial The Junior Open Championship on the Eden Course at St. Andrews and played for the West team at the Wyndham Cup … Finished third in the Santa Margarita Amateur (71-71—142, -2) … He also posted top 10 finishes at the PING Heather Farr Classic and at the Polo Golf Junior Classic. 2016: Named to the AJGA Junior All-Star Team, as he had four top six finishes, including medalist honors in the Killington Junior Golf Championship.
Best Career Round in Competition—63 (-9; 30-33), Arizona National Invitational Tournament, Tucson, Ariz., March 19, 2022.
Academics—He is majoring in Organizational Leadership at Colorado; he graduated with a degree in Real Estate Manager from the University of Southern California in May 2025 … In his first year at CU, he earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors … Selected as CU’s Male Student-Athlete of the Month for all sports for March 2026 … He was named to the Big 12’s Spring Academic Team his first year in Boulder, also when the College Sports Communicators (CSC) placed him on its Academic All-District At-Large team.
Personal—He was born October 15, 2002 in Orange County, Calif.; his family moved to San Diego when he was in the 6th grade ... The NCAA approved a medical waiver after he missed almost two full seasons of competition for what would have been his last two years at USC (he played in just two events early in both seasons), thus he was granted two seasons to play for Colorado.
At Southern California—2024-25 (Sr.): Tried to comeback from the injury that sidelined him for almost all of his junior year, and started strong with a tie for 17 in the Southern Dunes Invitational (214, -2) … But his next time out in New Mexico’s Tucker Intercollegiate, which would be his last competition for the Trojans, he did have a second round 3-under 69 but it was sandwiched between two scores in the 80s, and he finished with an 18-over 234 total … He was again sidelined for the rest of the year.
2023-24 (Jr.): Played in just two fall tournaments before being sidelined the rest of the season due to an injury … He opened strong with a 1-under 215 in the Tucker Intercollegiate, scoring 12 birdies and including his best round of the six he played for the year (a 3-under 69 in the final round) … Averaged 73.0 strokes for the six rounds.
2022-23 (Soph.): Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors … Was a designated scorer for all 12 USC tournaments, including competing in the Pac-12, and earned an individual berth for the second straight year in the NCAA Regionals … Finished second on the Trojans in stroke average with a 72.23 figure, including a 71.96 norm for 25 rounds in the spring … Had five top 20 finishes, topped by medalist honors in the season opener when he turned in a 67-70-71—208 (-8) effort in Washington’s Husky Invitational … In the spring, he was co-medalist in Arizona’s National Invitation Tournament with a 13-under par performance (69-67-67—203) … Tied for 34th in the Pac-12 Championship with a 284 (+4) in Palo Alto … In the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional, he turned in a 70-80-70—220 (+4) scorecard … In the final round of the Western Intercollegiate, he made a hole-in-one on the par-3, 8th hole at Pasatiempo Golf Club … Recorded 18 rounds of par or better (including a team-best 15 subpar and nine rounds in the 60’s).
2021-22 (Fr.): Earned PING All-West Region honors, along with second-team All-Pac-12 accolades … Was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … Started all 12 tournaments and led the Trojans in stroke average with a 71.70 figure, which was 16th on USC’s all-time single season bests list … Also led USC top 10 finishes with three along with seven in the top 21, as well as in rounds in the 60’s (9), subpar rounds (20) and rounds of par or better (23, tied for ninth in Trojan history) … Tied for sixth in the Pac-12 Championship in Sammamish, Wash., turning in an even-par effort (73-68-74-69—284) … Earned an invitational to play In the NCAA Stockton Regional as an individual, where he tied for 10th (68-71-70—209, -7), just missing the second individual spot to advance to the NCAA Finals … Other top 10 finish was a tie for sixth in the prestigious Valspar Collegiate, where he recorded his season-best effort with a 9-under par 204 (66-68-70) … Recorded his collegiate best at USC, a 9-under 63 in the first round of the 2022 Arizona N.I.T. (seven birdies and an eagle, no bogeys), one off the school record; he tied for 21st after also opening with a bogey-free 67 and a 5-under 211 total.
High School—He was a four-time All-American at San Diego’s Torrey Pines High School … He rose to the No. 2 ranked junior golfer in California in 2020 and was top-ranked by AJGA.
Other—2026: Tied for 38th in the Colorado Open, the third low amateur (71-68-70-67—276; -8). 2025: Tied for third in the Silverado Amateur, posting a 71-75-68—214 (-2) effort – one off the lead – on the North Course at Silverado Golf Club in Napa, Calif. … Finished sixth in the Southwestern Amateur at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale (72-70-67-70—279, -9) … Advanced to final qualifying for the U.S. Amateur, tying for ninth (1-under 71) on the University of New Mexico’s Championship Course (but missed by four strokes to make the event) … Placed fourth in the amateur portion of the BO Tour at Eldorado with a 72-70—142 (-2) score. 2022: Tied for 11th in the Patriot All-America. 2021: He qualified for the U.S. Amateur, as he was the co-medalist in the final qualifying at Bear’s Best Golf Club in Las Vegas: his 66-64—130 (-14) effort tied for the fifth best gross score in the 95 qualifiers (the 14-under third best). He shot 81-77—158 (+18) in the event at Oakmont ad Verona, Pa., missing the cut. 2020: He won the Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur on the third playoff hole (73-70—143, -1) … Finished second in the PING Heather Farr Classic (71-66—137, -5) … Tied for 10th at the Se Ri Pak Desert Junior (67-73—140, -4) …. Tied for 14th at the Rolex Tournament of Champions (72-67-70-73—282, -6) … Finished third in the Yorba Linda City Championship (69-73—142, -2). 2019: He tied for 10th at the Jones Cup Junior Invitational at Georgia’s Ocean Forest Golf Club (68-79-72—219, +9). 2018: He represented the U.S. at the biennial The Junior Open Championship on the Eden Course at St. Andrews and played for the West team at the Wyndham Cup … Finished third in the Santa Margarita Amateur (71-71—142, -2) … He also posted top 10 finishes at the PING Heather Farr Classic and at the Polo Golf Junior Classic. 2016: Named to the AJGA Junior All-Star Team, as he had four top six finishes, including medalist honors in the Killington Junior Golf Championship.
Best Career Round in Competition—63 (-9; 30-33), Arizona National Invitational Tournament, Tucson, Ariz., March 19, 2022.
Academics—He is majoring in Organizational Leadership at Colorado; he graduated with a degree in Real Estate Manager from the University of Southern California in May 2025 … In his first year at CU, he earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors … Selected as CU’s Male Student-Athlete of the Month for all sports for March 2026 … He was named to the Big 12’s Spring Academic Team his first year in Boulder, also when the College Sports Communicators (CSC) placed him on its Academic All-District At-Large team.
Personal—He was born October 15, 2002 in Orange County, Calif.; his family moved to San Diego when he was in the 6th grade ... The NCAA approved a medical waiver after he missed almost two full seasons of competition for what would have been his last two years at USC (he played in just two events early in both seasons), thus he was granted two seasons to play for Colorado.
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