Golfer Profiles

SOPHOMORE

Height: 5-3 Hometown:

Samborondon, Ecuador

High School:

Unidad Educativa Bilingue Delta

Major:

Division of Undergraduate Studies

MARIA ARIZAGA

2020-21 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Did not compete.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREEER

Has eight career top-10 finishes with a pair of victories in 18 tournaments...Won a pair of junior events in 2019, finishing first at the IV Gira Infantil y Juvenil and the Copa Enrique Santos... Finished fifth at the II Gira Infantil y Juvenil in summer 2020.

PERSONAL

Full name is Maria Beatriz Arizaga...Parents are Maria Del Rosario Escobar and Vicente Arizaga… Has one older brother, Jose Vicente, and two older sisters, Maria Del Rosario and Maria Amalia… Her brother, Jose, is currently attending Penn State while her sister, Maria Amalia Arizaga, is a 2017 graduate…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Arizaga’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2020-21 -- -- -- -Fall 2021 6 456 76.00 73

Career 6 456 76.00 73 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 73 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 74 Nittany Lion Invitational 1

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 T35 Nittany Lion Invitational 2021 35 Boston College Intercollegiate

FRESHMAN

Height: 5-8 Hometown:

Allentown, Pennsylvania

High School:

Emmaus

Major:

Division of Undergraduate studies

MICHELLE

COX

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year member of the Emmaus High School Golf Team…Led her team to a pair of conference and district championships in 2018 and 2019…Was the individual conference champion as a sophomore and junior in both 2018 and 2019…Earned a second-place finish at the 2018 district tournament…Won the 2019 district championship and finished fourth in the state championship.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREEER

Had a pair of AJGA top-10 finishes in 2019 as well as a first-place finish at the USGA Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Qualifier and a second-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Junior Championship…Finished first at the 2020 PKBGT Bell Mid Atlantic Championship…Captured the 2021 Pennsylvania State Junior Girls’ Championship with a victory during the second playoff hole.

PERSONAL

Parents are Patty and Dave Cox…Has two older sisters, Kristin and Kelly…Both her parents Patty ’84 and Dave ’85, as well as her sister Kristin ’09 attended Penn State…Her sister, Kelly, was a member of the swimming and diving team at Division III Franklin and Marshall College…Intends to major in mechanical engineering.

Cox’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

Fall 2021 3 232 77.33 74

Career 3 232 77.33 74 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 74 Nittany Lion Invitational 1

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 T60 Nittany Lion Invitational

JUNIOR

Height: 5-5 Hometown:

Royan, France

High School:

Lycee Cordouan

Major:

supply chain management and information systems

MATHILDE

DELAVALLADE

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar..Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors.

Season: Competed in all six events, finishing second on the team with a 75.11 stroke average over 18 rounds of competition and a low round of 3-under.

UCF Challenge (1/31-2/2): Opened the tournament with a 2-under, 70, and finished tied for 35th in her first event of the season. Briar’s Creek Invitational (3/15-16): Carded a final round 3-under, 69, to tie her career-low round and move up 21 spots into a tie for 34th. Big Ten Championship (4/23-25): Finished tied for 33rd with a score of 8-over (72-76-76--224) in her first career Big Ten Championship appearance.

2019-20 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors.

Season: Competed in all seven events during her first season of collegiate golf...Collected a team-best three top-10 finishes while leading the team with a 73.29 stroke average over 21 rounds...Her 73.29 stroke average is the second-lowest season average in program history... Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Cougar Classic (9/9-10): Had her best round of the tournament on the final day shooting 1-over, 73, on her way to a 47th-place finish. Nittany Lion Invitational (9/21-22): Shot three consecutive rounds of 1-over, 73, to finish in a tie for eighth. Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (9/27-29): Carded the low-round of the fall with a 3-under, 69, on the opening day...Finished the tournament 1-under, 215, and in a tie for eighth with her lowest tournament score. UCF Challenge (2/2-4): Registered her second-lowest 54-hole total of season, carding 1-over, 217, including an opening round of 1-under, 71. Lady Gator Invitational (3/7-8): Shot her lowest round of the season during the second round carding 2-under, 68, including her first-career ace on the par-3, 166-yard 15th hole...Finished the tournament tied for seventh at 7-over, 217.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREEER

Ranked as high as 115 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings from 2017-2019 and had 11 top10 finishes with a pair of victories…Captured the French Championship crown in June 2018... Finished first at the Grand Prix de Royan the week prior…Placed 38th in the European Ladies Amateur Tournament.

PERSONAL

Full name is Mathilde Blanche Emilie Delavallade...Parents are Sandrine and Gilles Delavallade… Has one younger sister, Camille…Father, Gilles is the head golf professional at Golf de Royan (ranked No. 75 in the top-100 golf courses in France)…Majoring in supply chain management and information systems.

Delavallade’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2019-20 21 1539 73.29 68 2020-21 18 1352 75.11 69 Fall 2021 15 1100 73.33 68

Career 54 3991 73.91 68

Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 68 Nittany Lion Invitational 2 2020 68 Lady Gator Invitational 2 2021 69 Nittany Lion Invitational 1 2021 69 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2019 69 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 1 2021 69 Briar’s Creek Invitational 3 2021 70 Boston College Intercollegiate 3 2021 70 UCF Challenge 1 2021 71 Cougar Classic 1 2020 71 UCF Challenge 1 2021 71 Lady Gator Invitational 2 2021 72 Boston College Intercollegiate 1 2021 72 Landfall Tradition 2 2019 72 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 2

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 1 Nittany Lion Invitational 2021 T5 Boston College Intercollegiate 2020 T7 Lady Gator Invitational 2019 T8 Nittany Lion Invitational 2019 T8 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational 2021 T29 Pinetree Women’s Collegiate 2021 T33 B1G Championship 2021 T34 Briar’s Creek Invitational 2021 T35 UCF Challenge

JUNIOR

Height: 5-4 Hometown:

Katy, Texas

High School: Seven Lakes

Major:

corporate innovation and entrepreneurship

ISHA

DHRUVA

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors.

Season: Competed in five of the six events during the 2021 season...Finished with a 76.13 stroke average over 15 rounds of tournament play.

UCF Challenge (1/31-2/2): Fired her low round of the season with an even-par score in the opening round...Finished the event tied for 51st. Big Ten Championship (4/23-25): Had her most consistent tournament of the season finishing 32nd at 7-over (74-76-73-223) in her first championship appearance.

2019-20 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Missed the entire fall season due to injury...Returned to compete in all three events during the spring season...Averaged 76.33 in nine rounds...Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Hurricane Invitational (3/2-3): Had her lowest finish of the season tying for 31st with a score of 12-over, 228...Tallied her season-low score in the final round with an even-par, 72.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREER

Was one of the top players in Texas having led her high school team at Seven Lakes to threestraight District Championships...Led her team to a first-place finish at the 2018 regionals and a seventh-place finish in states the same year….Named team MVP for the 2017-18 season and also earned STPGA Player of the Year honors in 2017…Finished first in districts in back-to-back seasons...Carded a personal-best 66 to secure first place at River Ridge in October 2017 en route to a top-10 finish in the state tournament.

PERSONAL

Full name is Isha Rupal Dhruva...Parents are Rupal and Brindesh Dhruva…Has one sister, Ashni, a 2020 graduate and former member the Penn State women’s golf team…Majoring in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship...Born on March 12, 2002 in Danbury, Connecticut.

Dhruva’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2019-20 9 687 76.33 72 2020-21 15 1142 76.13 72 Fall 2021 15 1133 75.53 71

Career 39 2962 75.95 71 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 71 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 71 Cougar Classic 2 2021 72 Boston College Intercollegiate 2 2020 72 Hurricane Invitational 3 2021 72 UCF Challenge 1 2021 73 B1G Championship 3 2021 74 Evie Odom Invitational 3 2020 74 UCF Challenge 3 2021 74 Lady Gator Invitational 3 2021 74 B1G Championship 1

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2020 T31 Hurricane Invitational 2021 32 B1G Championship

JUNIOR

Height: 5-3 Hometown:

Gibsonia, Pa.

High School: Pine-Richland

Major:

supply chain management and information systems

LAUREN

FREYVOGEL

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Did not compete.

2019-20 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Competed in a pair of events as an individual finishing with a 77.00 stroke average.... Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Nittany Lion Invitational (9/21/22): Carded lowest score during the second round of competition, firing a 3-over, 75...Tied for 26th with a 54-hole score of 12-over, 228. UCF Challenge (2/24): Tied her lowest round of the season with a 3-over, 75, in second round.

HIGH SCHOOL

Won the WPIAL Class AAA Section Championship while competing as team captain for PineRichland High School in 2018…Captured the PIAA Class AAA State Championship as a junior after finishing fourth as a sophomore in 2016…Was a three-time WPIAL Class AAA Section Champion.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREER

Had a very decorated junior career with many victories as well as qualifying for and competing in the 2017 LPGA Symetra Tour Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Health Classic at the Links at Stoney Point in Greenwood, South Carolina.

PERSONAL

Full name is Lauren Catherine Freyvogel...Parents are Catherine and Brian Freyvogel…Her father Brian along with two aunts, an uncle and her cousin all attended Penn State…Majoring in supply chain management and information systems.

Freyvogel’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2019-20 6 462 77.00 75 2020-21 -- -- -- -Fall 2021 3 227 75.67 74

Career 9 689 76.55 74 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 74 Nittany Lion Invitational 2 2019 75 Nittany Lion Invitational 2 2020 75 UCF Challenge 2 2021 76 Nittany Lion Invitational 1 2019 76 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 77 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2019 77 Nittany Lion Invitational 1

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2019 T26 Nittany Lion Invitational 2021 T48 Nittany Lion Invitational

FRESHMAN

Height: 5-2 Hometown:

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

High School: Laurel School

Major:

Division of Undergraduate studies

JAMI

MORRIS

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year member of the golf team at the Laurel School…Was a two-time OHSAA Division II State Champion (2018, 2020)…Was a two-time OHSAA Division II District Champion (2018, 2020)…Was a two-time OHSAA Division II Sectional Champion (2018, 2019)…Led her team to a third place finish at the 2020 OHSAA Division II State Tournament…Led her team to the 2020 OHSAA Division II District Championship finishing runner-up in the sectionals…Named High School Team MVP four consecutive years…Was a three-time first-team All-Ohio selection (2018-20)…Was a four-time first-team All Northeast Ohio District honoree.

PERSONAL

Parents are Dana and Scott Morris…Has an older brother, Matthew, and an older sister, Lindsay…Anticipating a major in business/entrepreneurship and health/nutrition.

Morris’ Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

Fall 2021 3 240 80.00 78

Career 3 240 80.00 78 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 78 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 79 Nittany Lion Invitational 2

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 T78 Nittany Lion Invitational

FRESHMAN Height: 6-1 Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

High School:

St. Joseph’s Academy

Major:

Division of Undergraduate studies

DREW

NIENHAUS

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year member of the St. Joseph’s Academy golf team…Served as captain during her senior season… Was a four-time Missouri Large Class State Champion and a three-time first-team honoree on the all-district, all-sectional and all-state teams…Led her team to a victory at the 2020 Angel Classic earning individual medalist honors…Led her team to the 2020 Metro Women’s District Championship.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREEER

Has had multiple AJGA victories and top-10 finishes…Was the 2019Gateway PGA Girls Champion earning 2019 Gateway PGA Player of the Year honors…Was a three-time Hurricane National Championship Qualifier (201820)…Was the inaugural champion of the St. Louis Junior Invitational in 2019…Was a two-time qualifier for the Girls PGA Junior National Championship (2017, 2019)…Was a member of the 2020 Gateway PGA Mid-America Junior Cup Team and was the teams high point earner…Qualified for the 2021 US Girls Junior Championship… Tied for sixth at the US women’s amateur qualifying.

PERSONAL

Parents are Amy and Jim Nienhaus…Has a younger brother, Wyatt, and a younger sister, Alex…Her father, Jim, played football at Division II University of Central Missouri…Intends to major in business.

Nienhaus’ Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

Fall 2021 15 1141 76.07 73

Career 15 1141 76.07 73 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 73 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 73 Cougar Classic 1 2021 74 Nittany Lion Invitational 1 2021 74 Boston College Intercollegiate 3 2021 75 Cougar Classic 3 2021 75 Boston College Intercollegiate 1 2021 75 Landfall Tradition 2

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 T16 Boston College Intercollegiate 2021 T35 Nittany Lion Invitational

FRESHMAN

Height: 5-11 Hometown:

Greensboro, Ga.

High School:

Lake Oconee Academy

Major:

Division of Undergraduate studies

KATIE SCHECK

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year member of the Lake Oconee Academy golf team…Led her team to its first State Championship as a freshman in 2018 while also earning the school’s first ever individual low medalist honors…Led her team to a repeat State Championship as a sophomore in 2019 earning her second consecutive medalist honor…Was named team MVP in both 2018 and 2019…Led her team to its third-straight State Championship and her third individual low medalist honor as a senior in 2021 (2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic)…Played on the Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association Junior/Senior All-Star Team…Named the 2021 Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year for Public 1 A.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREEER

Had four top-5 finishes on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour in 2018…Named the Georgia PGA Junior Girls Player of the Year in 2018…Was the 2018 Georgia PGA UGA Junior Classic Champion…Was the 2018 Georgia PGA Summer Series Champion at East Lake…Was the 2019 Peggy Kirk Bell Golf Tour Eagle Classic Champion as well as the 2019 SJGT Georgia Club Junior Classic Champion…Was the 2020 PKBGT Peachtree City Classic Champion…Was runner-up at the PKGBT National Tournament of Champions in December 2020…Had a pair of SJGT tournament victories in the summer of 2021…Was runner-up at the 94th Women’s Western Junior in June 2021.

PERSONAL

Parents are Carolyn and Kevin Scheck…Has a younger sister, Kelli…Currently enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate studies.

Scheck’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

Fall 2021 6 442 73.67 68

Career 6 442 73.67 68 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 68 Nittany Lion Invitational 1 2021 69 Evie Odom Invitational 2 2021 73 Evie Odom Invitational 3 2021 75 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 76 Evie Odom Invitational 1

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 T29 Evie Odom Invitational 2021 T40 Nittany Lion Invitational

SOPHOMORE

Height: 5-4 Hometown:

Vienna, Va.

High School:

Shrewsbury International School (Bangkok)

Major: Biology

VICTORIA TIP-AUCHA

2020-21 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Competed in all six tournaments, finishing the year with a 76.67 stroke average.

UCF Challenge (1/31-2/2): Opened the season with a strong showing in her first collegiate event...Finished tied for 47th with an 8-over (72-76-76-224) score. Pinetree Women’s Collegiate (3/22-23): Carded back-to-back even-par rounds to close out the tournament...Climbed 29 spots for her highest career finish in a tie for 15th at 8-over (80-72-72-224).

HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR CAREEER

Was a 2020 graduate and four year member of the women’s golf team at the Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, Thailand...Finished her high school career with 14 top-5 finishes including 10 individual victories...Had a career-year as a sophomore with four individual victories and a personal best 18-hole score of 5-under, 67...Won the 47th VSGA Junior Girls’ Championship in 2016 for the 18 and under age group. Shot a course record 6-under, 67, in the final round...Had four AJGA top-5 finishes including a firstplace finish at the 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star...Was the first and only girl to play on the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) tour as an amateur. Finished T42nd in the 139-player field at the Mahasamutr Masters.

PERSONAL

Full name is Victoria Veeda Tip-Aucha...Parents are Kate and Vee Tip-Aucha…Majoring in biology.

Tip-Aucha’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2020-21 18 1380 76.67 71 Fall 2021 9 686 76.22 71

Career 27 2066 76.52 71 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 71 Nittany Lion Invitational 1 2021 71 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 71 Lady Gator Invitational 3 2021 72 UCF Challenge 1 2021 72 Pinetree Women’s Collegiate 2 2021 72 Pinetree Women’s Collegiate 3 2021 73 Nittany Lion Invitational 2 2021 74 B1G Championship 2 2021 75 B1G Championship 3

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 9 Nittany Lion Invitational 2021 T15 Pinetree Women’s Collegiate 2021 47 Boston College Intercollegiate

SENIOR

Height: 5-6 Hometown:

Canonsburg, Pa.

High School:

Canon-McMillian

Major:

advertising and public relations

TAYLOR WALLER

2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named a WGCA All-American Scholar.

Season: Competed in four events, totalling 12 rounds with a 78.17 stroke average.

Indiana Invitational (4/17-18): Had her strongest showing of the season finishing the tournament with a 1-over, 73, for her low round of the year.

2019-20 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Season: Competed in two events and registered an 80.50 stroke average in six rounds...Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Nittany Lion Invitational (9/21-22): Finished tied for 55th as she improved each round...Finished the tournament with a career-best 6-over, 78, in final round.

2018-19 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Redshirt Season

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREER

Graduated from Canon-McMillian High School in 2018…Played four years as a member of the golf team earning 2018 MVP honors…Was an Esmark High School All-American in 2016…Finished top-three in backto-back years at the Bill Dickey Minority Golf Tournament (2016, 2017).

PERSONAL

Full name Taylor Waller...Parents are Anne and Lou Waller…Has a younger brother, Elliott, and an older sister, Lauren…Lauren graduated in 2019 after winning four letters as a member of the Penn State women’s golf team from 2015-19…Majoring in advertising and public relations.

Waller’s Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2019-20 6 483 80.50 78 2020-21 12 938 78.17 73 Fall 2021 9 667 74.11 69

Career 27 2088 77.33 69 Best Career Rounds

Year Score Tournament Round

2021 69 Evie Odom Invitational 3 2021 72 Nittany Lion Invitational 2 2021 72 Evie Odom Invitational 2 2021 73 Landfall Tradition 2 2021 73 Indiana Invitational 3 2021 75 Nittany Lion Invitational 1 2021 75 Nittany Lion Invitational 3 2021 75 UCF Challenge 1 2021 75 B1G Championship 2 2021 76 Evie Odom Invitational 1

Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2021 T24 Evie Odom Invitational 2021 T30 Nittany Lion Invitational 2021 50 Pinetree Women’s Collegiate 2019 T55 Nittany Lion Invitational

SENIOR

Height: 5-6 Hometown:

Eaton, Ohio

High School:

Eaton

Major:

corporate innovation and entrepreneurship

SARAH WILLIS

Career Notes & Records

Career: Set a 54-hole Penn State program record as a freshman posting an 11-under, 205, to secure medalist honors at the 2018 Nittany Lion Invitational...Along with her lone tournament victory, has five top-10s, and a pair of top-five finishes in her career.

Season: Her 73.50 stroke average as a freshman (2018-19) and 73.57 as a sophomore (2019-20) rank third and fifth lowest in program history

Event: Recorded career-low 5-under, 67, and 54-hole tournament and Penn State record of 205 at 2018 Nittany Lion Invitational to earn individual medalist honors.

2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a WGCA All-American Scholar.

Season: Competed in all six events and registered one top-10 finish and led the team with a 74.22 stroke average over 18 rounds.

Briar’s Creek Invitational (3/15-16): Climbed 40 spots after the opening round to finish tied for 20th at 7-over (8174-68-223) following a final round 4-under, 68. Pinetree Women’s Collegiate (3/22-23): Finished the event 9-over (79-71-75-225) and in a tie for 20th position. Big Ten Championship (4/23-25): Paced the Nittany Lions to their fourthbest finish all-time in the Big Ten Championship, sixth-place, their highest finish since 2014...Finished the tournament tied for sixth at 3-under (75-67-71-213)...Tied her career-low with a 5-under, 67, in the second round...Named to the AllChampionship Team.

2019-20 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a WGCA All-American Scholar.

Season: Competed in all seven events with a pair of top-10 finishes...Averaged 73.57 strokes per 18 holes in 21 rounds of competition...Season shortened and no championship held due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Nittany Lion Invitational (9/21-22): Secured a 13th-place finish at 5-over, 221. Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (9/2729): Had best finish of the fall, tying for second following a pair of rounds under par...Opened the tournament with a 2-under, 70, and concluded with a 1-under, 71, shooting 3-under, 213, the sixth-lowest 54-hole total in Penn State history. Landfall Tradition (10/25-27): Concluded the fall with a 10th place finish shooting 1-under, 215...Opened the tournament with the low-round of the fall carding a 3-under, 69. UCF Challenge (2/2-4): Tied her lowest 54-hold score of the season firing 3-under, 213, to finish tied for 21st...Shot 2-under, 70, and 3-under, 69, her two lowest rounds of the year, during the first and second rounds. Lady Gator Invitational (3/7-8): Finished the season tied for 19th at 10-over (7375-72-220).

2018-19 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week (9/26/18)...Named a WGCA All-American Scholar.

Season: Competed in all 11 tournaments with a 73.50 stroke average in 28 rounds and a low-round score of 5-under, 67.

Nittany Lion Invitational (9/23-24): Registered three-straight rounds under par en route to the individual championship shooting 68 (4-under), 70 (2-under) and 67 (5-under) to card a tournament-record 11-under, 205, the lowest 54-hole score in Penn State history. Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (10/5-7): Tied for 11th following a bogey-free final round of 3-under, 69. UCF Challenge (2/3-5): Finished with a 3-under, 69, in the final round. Gator Invitational (3/9-10): Registered another 69 (3-under) followed by a 2-under, 70, to finish tied for ninth with a 54-hole total of 2-over, 212. Briar’s Creek Invitational (3/18-19): Finished tied for 26th with a score of 6-over, 222. Big Ten Championship (4/19-21): Finished tied for 42nd with rounds of 73 and 78 at the Par 72 TPC River’s Bend course.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR CAREER

Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Ohio and 28th in class of 2018…Competed in the American Junior Golf Association, earning runner-up honors at the 2016 AJGA Junior Forest Lake, the 2017 AJGA Scott Stallings and the 2018 AJGA City of London Championships…Posted three other top-five finishes…Was the 2017 Ohio Girls Junior Champion…Won the 2015 Hudson Junior Championship...Competed in the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt at Augusta National in 2013.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Eaton High School in 2018…Earned four letters as a member of the varsity boys team, playing as an individual against girls in postseason play…A four-time first-team Boys Southwest Ohio Buckeye League selection…Finished second to her brother, Cameron, as a junior during the 2016 Boys Southwestern Ohio Buckeye League Championship… Earned the 2017 Southwestern Ohio Buckeye League Championship as a senior shooting an even-par, 70…Won Girls Southwestern Ohio Sectional Championship three times (2015-17) and the Girls Southwestern Ohio District Championship twice (2016, 2017)…Finished 10th at the 2014 Ohio High School Girls State Championship as a freshman…Set a two-day state record for all divisions shooting 136 (8-under) for the 2016 Ohio Division II State Championship as a junior…Repeated as Ohio Division II State Champion as a senior in 2017…Set a one-day state record with a round of 67 (5-under)… Picked as a first-team All-Ohio (2016 and 2017) honoree and made second team in 2014.

PERSONAL

Full name Sarah Kathryn Willis...Parents are Mark and Kathy Willis…Has an older brother, Cameron…Both her father and brother played golf at the collegiate level...Majoring in corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.

Willis’ Career Statistics

Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round

2018-19 28 2058 73.50 67 2019-20 21 1545 73.57 69 2020-21 18 1336 74.22 67 Fall 2021 15 1088 72.53 66

Career 82 6027 73.50 66 Top Career Finishes

Year Place Tournament

2018 1 Nittany Lion Invitational 2019 T2 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational

2021 5 2021 T6 2019 T9 2019 10 Nittany Lion Invitational B1G Championship Gator Invitational Landfall Tradition

2018 T11 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational

2019 13 2021 T16 2021 T19 2020 T19 Nittany Lion Invitational Boston College Intercollegiate Landfall Tradition Lady Gator Invitational