Women’s golf adds 3 more recruits for 2017-18

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Women’s golf adds 3 more recruits for 2017-18

After signing Renae Heisler in the fall, MSUB’s women’s golf team adds three more recruits who will begin their Yellowjacket careers in 2017.

BILLINGS, Mont. – Adding three more recruits to the Montana State University Billings women’s golf class of 2017, Yellowjacket head coach Kevin Woodin introduced the newest faces to join the team next year on Wednesday.

Kylee Knobloch of Birney, Mont., Sydney Rochford of Three Forks, Mont., and Sarah Schroefel of Worland, Wyo., have each signed letters of intent to join the Yellowjackets for the 2017-18 season. The three signings bring next year’s women’s golf total to four, after Renae Heisler of Great Falls, Mont., committed to the Yellowjackets last fall.

Kylee Knobloch Birney, Montana Tongue River High School 5’9” – Right-Handed Swing Intended Major: Elementary Education Knobloch is a four-year letterwinner in both golf and basketball at Tongue River High School in Dayton, Wyo. She is an all-state selection in golf and helped her basketball team to a state championship. She also piloted TRHS to its first ever team title at the state golf tournament, and she was the first female prep player from her high school to be No. 1 in the state.

Coach Woodin on Knobloch: “Kylee will be a great addition to our golf program. I believe her best golf is ahead of her and that she will improve rapidly once she is able to focus on only golf. The improvements in both her game and scores over the past couple of years have been very significant.”

Knobloch on choosing MSUB: “I chose MSUB because not only is it close to home, but its golf and education programs are very successful. I’m excited to see where the sport and schooling take me.”

Sydney Rochford Three Forks, Montana Three Forks High School 5’8” – Right-Handed Swing Intended Major: Business Like Knobloch, Rochford is a multi-sport athlete at Three Forks High School. She is a fouryear letterwinner in golf, and also competed in volleyball for four seasons and basketball for one year. She showed steady improvement in terms of finishes each year, taking 13th at state as a sophomore, fourth as a junior, and finished second at the first meet of her senior year with a career-best round of 80.

She is a two-time team captain in golf, and earned all-state and all-conference honors as well. Rochford was picked as her team’s MVP during her junior year, and earned academic all-state honors in each of her prep seasons. She also earned academic honors in volleyball, served as her school’s class president as a senior, and was the salutatorian.

Coach Woodin on Rochford: “I am very excited to have Sydney join our women’s golf program. She has had a great career at Three Forks and is in the middle of another strong spring season. Sydney is one of the top senior high-school golfers in Montana, and I look for her to contribute to our team right away.”

Rochford on choosing MSUB: “I chose MSUB because I felt very welcomed by Coach Woodin and didn’t feel pressured. I felt immediately accepted by other teammates and I look forward to getting to know them and getting better at golf each day. I also love the location in Billings, and being close to home.”

Sarah Schroefel Worland, Wyoming Worland High School/Central Wyoming College 5’7” – Right-Handed Swing Intended Major: Healthcare Administration Schroefel comes to MSUB after qualifying for the NJCAA national tournament in 2016 at Central Wyoming College. She played her way to 41st place, finishing among the upper half of the field of 104 competitors.

During her prep career at Worland High School, Schroefel was her conference golf champion in both 2013 and 2014, and was a state champion in golf in 2011. She also earned four letters in basketball where she was team captain from 2012-14, and competed in cross-country for three seasons. She graduated high school on the honor roll with a 3.8 grade point average, and carries a strong 3.6 college GPA into MSUB. Coach Woodin on Schroefel: “Sarah has impressed me with her all-around golf game. She had an excellent career at Central Wyoming, and I believe she will have an immediate and positive impact on our women’s golf program. I am excited to have her join our team.”

Schroefel on choosing MSUB: “I am so excited to be coming to MSUB! It sounds like a wonderful college that really focuses on both academics and athletics, which are two things that are very important to me. Billings is also close to my hometown, but far enough away to feel like a whole new place. MSUB will be a great fit for me and a new journey that I am excited to begin. I have golfed my whole life and have always worked to be the best that I can be. I feel like coming to MSUB is a big step, and one that will begin to pave the way for my future.”

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