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2016-17 Women's Golf Roster

Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Plymouth
  • Hometown:
    Canton, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2016-17: The Co-Horizon League Player of the Year and First Team All-Horizon League, just the second player in school history to earn the HL Player of the Year honor and the fourth to be named All-Conference at least three times… Led the team and was third in the Horizon League with a career-best 77.0 average, fourth in school history… Started all nine tournaments and led the squad in all nine events with eight top 20-finishes, five top-10 efforts and one victory… Tallied scores in the 70’s in 18 of her 24 rounds… Began her senior season in a big way capturing her second career title firing a career-low 220 (76-73-71) at the NKU Fall Classic… She ended that event with a career-low even-par 71 on the final 18… Claimed third at the Golden Grizzly Invitational with a 156 (80-76)… Placed sixth at the Dayton Fall Classic with a 150 (71-79) and the Fort Wayne Spring Classic shooting a 228 (73-81-74)… Just missed All-Tournament honors tying for eighth at the Horizon League Championship with a 234 (77-76-81)… Selected the Co-President’s Award winner at the annual athletic banquet, presented to the most outstanding male and female seniors who best typify the image of the complete student-athlete… Earned the Academic Excellence Award, achieved by recording at least a 3.0 GPA for every semester that they have participated in college athletics… A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall and Spring Academic Honor Roll… Tabbed an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association... A part of the Titan SAAC... A nominee for the NCAA Women of the Year... Finished her career second in school history with a 77.77 average in 83 rounds of golf, including three of the six best single season averages with a 77.0 as a senior for fourth, 78.4 as a sophomore for fifth and 79.1 as a junior for sixth… 

2015-16: Voted All-Horizon League for the second-straight season… Started all nine tournaments she saw action in and topped the team in eight events with one victory, five top-20 performances, and three top-10 efforts… Led the team and finished seventh in the league with a 79.05 average, good for fifth in school history… Posted 11 rounds in the 70’s… Captured her first collegiate win carding a 153 (75-78) at the Robert Trent Jones Challenge and that led her to be named the Horizon League Golfer of the Week… Posted a 230 (78-77-75) and tied for third at the Loyola Fall Invitational… Shared 11th at the Golden Grizzly Invitational with a 160 (76-84)… Tied for 20th at the Dayton Fall Invitational with a 158 (80-78)… Shot a 79 for seventh at the Legacy Warm Up… Ended the year tying for 10th at the Horizon League Championship carding a 239 (80-82-77)… Earned a spot on the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as well as the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll… Tabbed to the Horizon League Spring All-Academic Team... Selected the Reverend Norbert Huetter award winner at the annual end of the year athletic banquet, given to a male and female student-athlete who sets an example for others by their display of attitude, dedication, and leadership… A member of the University of Detroit Mercy Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)… Her 79.8 career average in 66 rounds after her junior year is currently second in school history.

2014-15: Selected All-Horizon League after leading the team and ranking fifth in the conference with a career-best 78.43 average, fourth in school history… Started all nine tournaments and was in the top 20 eight times with four top-10 finishes… Led the Titans in six tournaments and was second in another three events... Carded scores in the 70’s in 12 of her 21 rounds… Posted career lows for a round (73), 36-hole (149) and 54-hole (237) tournaments during the year… Earned Horizon League All-Tournament status after tying for third with a career-low 232 (76-79-77) at the Horizon League Championship… Was runner-up in the season-opening Loyola Fall Invitational carding a 239 (80-80-79)… Tied for 13th with a 158 (77-81) at the Golden Grizzly Open… Recorded a 237 (76-78-83) tying for 20th at the Rocket Classic… Posted her career low 36-hole mark at the Dayton Fall Invitational taking fourth with a 149 (74-75)… Tied for 11th at the Butler Spring Invitational with a 160 (80-80)… Shared sixth at the IPFW Spring Classic ending with a 151 (78-73), which included a career-low 2-over 73 in the final round… Shot a 156 (74-82) tying for 16th at the Falcon Invitational… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll... Awarded the Newcomer of the Year at the Annual Academic & Athletic Awards Dinner.

2013-14: Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year, the second Titan in school history to earn that honor… Played and started all 13 tournaments and was fourth on the team and 17th in the Horizon League with an 81.5 average… Had six rounds in the 70’s on the season… Had four top-20 finishes and a pair of top-10 efforts… Tied her season low with a 244 (83-82-79) at the Horizon League Championship dropping her 18-hole score in every round… Posted a 248 (83-81-84) at the NCAA West Regional Championships, tying for 113th... She had a pair of birdies in the first two rounds and ended her first regional appearance with seven pars on the final 18... Tied for ninth at the IPFW Spring Invitational with a pair of rounds in the 70’s as she tallied a 3-over 75 in round one and a 78 in round two for a 153 total… Also shot a 78 in the Titan Tri-Match… Shared 26th at the Black Falcon Invite with a 163 (82-81)… Finished the fall strong by tying for fifth at Dayton’s Fall Classic with a 151 (75-76), which included a season-low 75 in the first round… Began her collegiate career by playing one round at Chicago State’s Cougar Classic tallying an 81… Claimed a share of 35th at the Cleveland State Invitational with a 172 (88-84) and also tied for 43rd at Toledo’s Rocket Classic recording a 244 (77-84-83)…A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Personal: A four-year letterwinner, she earned All-State honors in 2011 and 2012 helping Plymouth to a Division 1 state championship… Posted an 80.1 average as a junior and a 76.6 as a senior to end her prep career… A four-time All-Conference performer as well as a three-time All-Scholar athlete… Set Plymouth's school record with a 3-under 68 to win the Next Tee Invitational at the Knollwood Country Club and was also medalist at the 2012 Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) Tournament, carding a 73… At the 2012 regional at Pine View Golf Course, she posted a 78 earning runner-up at the event… Had a great summer in 2012 prior to her freshman season winning a Golfweek Event at Avalon Lakes and reaching the Elite 8 at the Michigan Women's Amateur Championship... Her grandfather and a cousin both attended the University… A Biology major.

Year Rounds Strokes Average Top 10/20
2013-14 26 2,119 81.5 2/4
2014-15 21 1,647 78.4 4/8
2015-16 19 1,502 79.0 3/5
2016-17 24 1,849 77.0 5/8
Career 90 7,117 79.08 14/25

Career Low 18: 71 (2x), at 2016 NKU Fall Classic (3rd), at 2016 Dayton Fall Invite (1st)
Career Low 36: 149 at 2014 Dayton Fall Invitational (74, 75)
Career Low 54: 220 at 2016 NKU Fall Classic (76, 73, 71)

Career Tournament Finishes
2016-17

Sept. 12-13 - NKU Fall Classic (Elks Run GC, Batavia, OH) - 220 (76, 73, 71) - 1st
Sept. 26-27 - Golden Grizzly Invitational (Katke-Cousins GC, Rochester, MI) - 156 (80, 76) - 3rd
Oct. 3-4 - Kalamazoo Classic (Moors GC, Portage, MI) - 235 (82, 76, 77) - T17th
Oct. 10-11 - Rocket Classic (Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, OH) - 233 (77, 77, 79) - T21st
Oct. 17-18 - Dayton Fall Invitational (NCR CC-South Course, Kettering, OH) - 150 (71, 79) - 6th
Mar. 17-19 - Cardinal Challenge (Beaumount CC, Beaumont, TX) - 234 (78, 76, 80) - 11th
Apr. 2-3 - Fort Wayne Spring Classic (Pine Valley CC, Fort Wayne, IN) - 228 (73, 81, 74) - 6th
April 8-9 - Falcon Invitational (Stone Ridge GC, Bowling Green, OH) - 159 (76, 83) - T12th
Apr. 23-25 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 234 (77, 76, 81) - T8th

2015-16
Sept. 19 - UIC Fall Shootout (Cog Hill GC, Lemont, IL) - 81 - T22nd
Sept. 21-22 - Loyola Fall Invitational (Flossmoor CC, Flossmoor, IL) - 230 (78, 77, 75) - T3rd
Sept. 28-29 - Golden Grizzly Invitational (Katke-Cousins GC, Rochester, MI) - 160 (76, 84) - T11th
Oct. 5-6 - Rocket Classic (Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, OH) - 236 (77, 79, 80) - T21st
Oct. 19-20 - Dayton Fall Invitational (NCR CC-South Course, Kettering, OH) - 158 (80, 78) - T20th
Mar. 6 - Legacy Warm Up (The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes, Longwood, FL) - 79 - 7th
Mar. 8-9 - Seminole State Spring Break Invitational (Timacuan GC, Lake Mary, FL) - 166 (82, 84) - T24th
Mar. 25-26 - Robert Trent Jones Challenge (Magnolia Grove Crossings Course, Mobile, Ala.) - 153 (75, 78) - 1st
Apr. 22-24 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 239 (80, 82, 77) - T10th

2014-15
Sept. 22-23 - Loyola Fall Invitational (Flossmoor CC, Flossmoor, IL) - 239 (80, 80, 79) - 2nd
Sept. 27-28 - Golden Grizzly Invitational (Katke-Cousins GC, Rochester, MI) - 158 (77, 81) - T13th
Oct. 13-14 - Rocket Classic (Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, OH) - 237 (76, 78, 83) - T20th
Oct. 21-22 - Dayton Fall Invitational (NCR CC-North Course, Kettering, OH) - 149 (74, 75) - 4th
Mar. 10-11 - Seminole State Spring Break Invitational (Timacuan GC, Lake Mary, FL) - 165 (84, 81) - T26th
Mar. 23-24 - Butler Spring Invitational (Prestwick CC, Avon, Ind.) - 160 (80, 80) - T11th 
Apr. 5-6 - IPFW Spring Classic (Pine Valley CC, Fort Wayne, IN) - 151 (78, 73) - T6th
April 11-12 - Falcon Invitational (Stone Ridge GC, Bowling Green, OH) - 156 (74, 82) - T16th
Apr. 24-26 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 232 (76, 79, 77) - T3rd

2013-14
Sept. 16-17 - CSU Cougar Classic (Starboard Course at Harborside International GC, Chicago, IL) - 81 (WD, 81) - N/A
Sept. 23-24 - Cleveland State Invitational (Pine Hills GC, Hinckley, OH) - 172 (88, 84) - T35th
Oct. 14-15 - Toledo Rocket Classic (Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, OH) - 244 (77, 84, 83) - T43rd
Oct. 21-22 - Dayton Fall Invitational (NCR CC-North Course, Kettering, OH) - 151 (75, 76) - 5th
Mar. 3-4 - Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational (Tuscawilla CC, Winter Lake, FL) - 250 (83, 84, 83) - 54th
Mar. 7 - Detroit Duel vs. Seminole State (Timacuan GC, Lake Mary, FL) - 84 - 10th
Mar. 9 - Titan Tri-Match vs. UIC, Seminole State (Sherwood GC, Titusville, FL) - 78 - T3rd
Mar. 11-12 - Seminole State Spring Break Invitational (Timacuan GC, Lake Mary, FL) - 169 (84, 85) - 16th
Mar. 25 - Butler Spring Invitational (Prestwick CC, Avon, Ind.) - 82 - T24th
Apr. 6-7 - IPFW Spring Invitational (Chestnut Hills GC, Fort Wayne, IN) - 153 (75, 78) - T9th
April 12-13 - Falcon Invitational (Stone Ridge GC, Bowling Green, OH) - 163 (82, 81) - T26th
Apr. 25-27 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 244 (83, 82, 79) - T17th
May 8-10 - NCAA West Regional (Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, WA) - 248 (83, 81, 84) - T113th

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