High School — Earned four varsity letters for coach Gordy Abellera at Rio Mesa HS in Oxnard ... Helped lead the Spartans to the 2012 CIF playoffs, where they won their first round match ... In 2013, Rio Mesa advanced to the State championship match before finishing second.
Junior Golf — Qualified for the 2012 and 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur Championships ... In 2012 he tied for 71st and in 2013 he tied for 57th.
Personal — Youngest of three siblings ... Chose UCLA for its "outstanding combination of athletics and academics" ... Lists his greatest athletic thrill as qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur ... Lists bodyboarding and baking as hobbies ... Father Claudio Ponte attended UCLA ... Full name is Victor Robert Ponte ... Born in Thousand Oaks, CA ... Major interests are in History or Economics.