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At Charlotte: The top ranked amateur in Venezuela, Rafael has a proven track record of peak performances ... an outstanding student as well, Rafael fits into the 49er footprint of golfers who excel on the course and in the classroom.
Prep Experience: A nine-time member of the Venezuelan National Team ... ranked as the number one amateur and number one junior in Venezuela in 2006 ... #1 in the Venezuelan Junior 13-15 ranking in 2005 ... won four national junior opens in 2005 at both the 13-15 and 16-18 age divisions ... runner-up at the 2006 Junior National (13-15 age division) and 3rd-place in the 16-18 age division ... has participated in two TLA (Tour de Las Americas PGA) events, invited by the Venezuelan and South American Golf Federation ... member of the Venezuelan National Amateur Team in 2006 and 2007 ... attended Heritage Academy in Hilton Head, S.C.
Personal: Son of Rafael Guerrero and Gretchen Lauria ... undecided on a major ... has two sisters, Eugenia and Gretchen ... born May 24, 1990 ... number one student in his class as a high school freshman and sophomore in Venezuela and owned the top GPA as a junior at Heritage Academy ... graduated as Heritage's Class Salutatorian and received the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Diploma presented to the Top 10% of the Class of 2008 ... received the 2004 Integer Homo (Integral Man) Award, which was his high school's most important award based on entire school career ... earned the school's excellence medal in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
