brittany fan

College—2014-15 (Fr.)—Fan Best Career The FAN File had quite an impressive debut Round In Com- Height: 5-9 season for the Buffaloes, post- petition—69, Class: Sophomore ing a freshman school record three times Experience: 1 Letters 74.87 stroke average over 31 (2013; Colorado Hometown: Pearl City, Hawai’i rounds. She earned six top 20 Women’s Open, High School: Kamehameha Rounds: 31 team and shot a team-leading USGA Women’s Stroke Avg: 74.87 28finishes, rounds second in the most70s, four on the of final round; Rounds 70s 28 those were even-par, which round; PGA Ju- Subpar Rounds 1 niorAmateur, Champi final- Even Par Rounds 4 During the fall, Fan competed onship, third Top 20 Finishes 6 inwas four tied tournamentsfor first on the and squad. tal- round) Rounds Counting 30/31—96.77% lied 75.56 stroke average. Her top fall performance came in Best Career Round 70 - 2-Under Par 2015 LSU Tiger Golf Classic Academics— overall after carding a 78-75-73—226 or 10-over par score. She is currently Fanthe Minnesotahad an even Invitational better spring, where posting she finished a 74.50 tiedstroke for aver14th- an open option major, but is interested in business and ad- age. The spring was highlighted by the fact she earned a top vertising. - reer-best performance at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Personal—Brittany Mahina Wei Ling Fan was born on Calif.,25 finish recording in all six a regular 74-75-73—222 season tournaments. score and tiedShe hadfor 11tha ca December 29, 1995 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents are place overall. Fan was named a WGCA Academic All-America Freddy Fan and Sharon Zambo-Fan. She has one brother, Scholar and CU Female Freshman Athlete of the Year. Michael, who plays golf at the Air Force Academy. She is just the second CU women’s golfer to come from the Aloha High School—She received both academic and outstand- State. Fan enjoys cooking, photography and exercise. In ing achievement awards at the Kamehameha Schools before addition to golf, Fan has also performed vocally at various local events. Fan says she chose Colorado for the coaching could increase her golf training. Fan graduated in August staff’s experience and passion for the game. Fan views Colo- 2013,finishing but her due last to heryear young and a age, half took of schooling time off betweenonline so high she rado as a place where she could elevate her game to the next school and college to further improve her golf game, attend- level, get a great education and become part of a National ing the KMR School of Golf, a PGA of America Approved Golf School based at the Ko’olau Golf Club, and competing in am- when it comes to developing a well-balanced athlete. She alsoChampionship enjoys Boulder’s team. “healthyShe says environment.”CU’s facilities areAfter first college, class Interscholastic League of Hawaii and was named a second- Fan hopes to play on the LPGA Tour and become the No. 1 teamateur Honolulucompetitions. Star-Advertiser She had an All-Star.overall average of fifth in the ranked golfer in the world.

Other—She was the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association Match Play Girl Champion and the Makalei Invitational La- dies Champion. She claimed low-amateur honors at the Colorado Women’s Open, becoming the only amateur to ad-

thevance USGA to the Women’s final round. Amateur She and placed the fifthPGA atJunior the Golfweek Champi- West Coast Junior Invitational. She had top 15 finishes at Amateur Championship, the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belleonship and and the had 2012 top and 20 ’13 finishes Callaway at the Junior Canadian World Women’sChampi- onships. She won the Mauna Lani Resort Hawaii State Open women’s amateur division title in December 2013. Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2014-15 31 2,321 74.9 97 3.1 70 82 20 1,490 74.50 61 11 831 75.6 36

12 tori glenn College—2014-15 (RFr.)— Glenn made her Colorado debut Academics— in September at the Ptarmigan Glenn majors The GLENN File in integrative Height: 5-7 tournament of the fall season. physiology in Class: Sophomore FallCompeting Ram Classic as an in individual, the Buffs’ first she pursuit of a Experience: 1 Letter recorded her best performance career in the Hometown: Castle Pines, Colo. of the year, shooting 231 or 15- medical indus- High School: Valor Christian over par after tallying four bird- try. In high Rounds: 16 ies and posting all three rounds school, Glenn Stroke Avg: 80.63 in the 70s. Glenn also competed was a summa Rounds 70s 7 individually in three other fall cum laude her Even Par Rounds 1 tournaments—the Minnesota freshman year Invitational, Golfweek Con- and magna cum Top 20 Finishes 1 ference Challenge where she laude her soph- Top 10 Finishes 1 omore and ju- Best Career Round 72 - Even Par one and the Ron Moore Intercol- nior years. She 2014 Ron Moore Intercollegiate legiate. In the spring, Glenn earnedcompeted her as first an individual career hole-in- at the is also a mem- LSU Tiger Golf Classic and the Denver vs. Colorado JV meet. ber of the National Honors Society.

Personal—Victoria Sheridan Glenn was born on Decem- 2013-14She finished (Redshirt)— with an 80.63 stroke average over 16 rounds. ber 13, 1994 in Littleton, Colo. Her parents are Geoff, the Colorado. She has four years of eligibility remaining. CEO of Three G Body and Paint Incorporated in Littleton, Glenn redshirted her first year at and Rolinda Glenn, an accountant. Glenn has one younger High School—In three varsity seasons with the Valor Chris- brother, Tanner, who currently attends Valor Christian. A tian women’s golf team, Glenn and the Eagles won three former state champion gymnast, Glenn turned to golf after a straight Colorado High School 4A Regional Championships serious injury ended her gymnastics career after her fresh- man year. She says that once she found golf, she also found a seasons. In just her second season playing varsity golf, new direction in life. Glenn also enjoys skiing, scuba diving, and back-to-back 4A State Championships in her final two riding all-terrain vehicles, playing piano and traveling. She says an interesting fact about her is that her grandmother is Glennindividually cut 20 in strokes the Jeffco off her 4A firstLeague, year hadaverage. a top As10 a perfor junior,- Japanese. Though Glenn had contact with six other schools, she was named the Jefferson County MVP. She placed first she chose CU because she loves Boulder, felt welcomed by the team and comfortable that the coaching staff could take mance at the state championship and earned seven first- her game to a new level. placetian Champion finishes through of the Week.4A league She and continued invitational to improve play. She in was also named first-team all-conference and a Valor Chris - herishes, senior and earningseason, herrecording second top Valor five Christian finishes Championin all of her of team’sthe Week 4A title.and 5A invitationals, including four first place fin

Other—In 2012, Glenn came in second place at the RMJGT Tournament of Champions and won the match play round at the RMJGT Ryder Cup, both in Scottsdale, Ariz. She also received the RMJGT Sportsmanship of the Year Award in De-

Colorado Women’s Golf Association Match Play and tied for cember16th at the2012. CWGA In Match2013, Playshe hadChampionship. a runner-up finish at the

Best Career Round In Competition—71 (Poudre Invite, Harmony Golf Club, Timnath, Colo.)

Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2014-15 16 1,290 80.6 138 8.6 72 90 4 336 84.0 48 12 954 79.5 90

13 Megan haase

College—2014-15 (Jr.)— Other— - Haase competed in three tour- ished 10th at The Haase File naments, totaling seven rounds. the Girls SheJuniors fin Height: 5-8 She recorded an 83.86 stroke America’s Cup Class: Senior average. She participated as an competition in Experience: 3 Letters individual at the Golfweek Con- Reno, Nev., in Hometown: Spokane, Wash. ference Challenge, Ron Moore 2011, and her High School: Lewis & Clark Intercollegiate, recording a sea- 3-under par 69 Rounds: 39 in the second Stroke Avg: 80.28 and the Denver vs. Colorado JV round was the Rounds 70s 21 son-bestmeet. 77 in the final round low round of Rounds Counting 20/26—76.92% that day and Best Career Round 74 - 1-Over Par 2013-14 (So.)—Haase com- was named the peted in two tournaments, re- team MVP. She 2012 New Mexico Invitational cording an 82.67 stroke average through six rounds. She played hole event at 3-over par 219. She placed 35th at the Junior - finishedWorld Championships the 54- at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San migan Ram Classic and the Pac-12 Fall Preview, shooting Diego, shooting a 8-over par 230 on the par 74 course. She intwo the rounds Buffs’ in first the and 70s. last tournaments off the fall, the Ptar held a ranking of 42 for the class of 2012 on the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings and held that ranking throughout the 2012-13 (Fr.)—Haase established herself as one of three true freshmen to remain in the top rotation throughout the - summer.She is the women’s She qualified competitive for the course USGA record and had holder two topfor the 10 ments and 15 rounds, compiling a stroke average of 78.93. finishesMeadowood at American Golf Course Junior for theGolf front Association nine when tournaments. she shot a fallHaase season competed for the in Buffaloes. four more She tournaments played in all in five the tournaspring, 31 when she was 14 years old. posting a stroke average of 78.55 through 11 rounds. Of her 26 rounds, 17 were in the 70s. Her best event was the New Best Career Round In Competition—68 (-4; 2011, Sun Mexico Invitational, in which teammate Jenny Coleman won Willows Golf Course, Pasco, Wash., a northwest junior golf and the Buffs placed eighth. She compiled a 10-over par tour event).

tied for 39th with a scorecard of 79-76-74—229. Academics—She is majoring in journalism at Colorado 229, including a 1-over par 74 in the final round to finish with an emphasis on broadcast production. She was on the High School—Haase concluded her high school career at honor roll since her freshman year at Lewis and Clark High - School. ished tied for third place at the 4A state championship with Lewisa two-round and Clark score playing of 72-75—147, the best golf helping of her career.L&C to Shea third fin Personal—Megan Haase was born March 9, 1994, in Spo- kane, Wash., to Bill and Debbie Haase. She has one broth- in a playoff after second round 1-under par 71. She won on er, Justin, who plays golf for Seattle University. Her father placethe third team playoff finish. hole She over won teammate the District Sierra 8 4A Kersten. individual Under title played football at Sacramento State. She is a card carrying coach Michelle Grafos. She lettered four times in golf to date member of Cherokee Nation. Her hobbies include work- and Lewis and Clark won the 2009 Washington High School ing out, hiking, reading and hanging out with friends. She State Championship her freshman season when she earned chose Colorado because it is an all-around great school, the First Team Greater Spokane League honors, a feat she ac- golf program is strong and she believes coaches Kelly and complish in her sophomore through junior campaigns, as Franklin can take her game to the next level. She was also impressed with Boulder on her visit.

well.10th as She a sophomorehad four top and 10 third individual her junior finishes and atsenior the State sea- Championships,sons. She also played as well, the as postshe placedposition fifth in basketballas a freshman, and was captain of her freshman and junior varsity teams.

Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2012-13 26 2,048 78.8 +173 6.7 74 84 11 864 78.6 +72 15 1,184 78.9 +101 2013-14 6 496 82.7 +61 10.2 79 92 — — — — 6 496 82.7 +61 2014-15 7 587 83.9 +83 11.9 77 95 1 79 79.0 +7 6 508 84.7 +76 TOTALS 39 3,131 80.3 +317 8.1 74 95 12 943 78.6 +79 27 2,188 81.0 +238

14 alexis keating

College—2014-15 (Jr.)—Keating of her runner-up continued to play an important role in the Buffaloes’ rotation as a junior. The A. Keating File She competed in all 11 team events finishsecond as asa senior,a ju- Height: 5-6 - she also finished lighted by shooting a school-record a freshman at the Class: Senior and had two top five finishes, high niorstate andchampion fifth as- Experience: 3 Letters Pac-12 Championships in Boulder, ships. She has Hometown: Elma, Wash. 66which in thehelped final propel round CU of theto a 2015pro- been the WIAA - District IV Indi- High School: Elma vidual medalist Rounds: 95 gram-bestin the year, fifthshe earned place finish.a third Keatplace each of her four Stroke Avg: 76.51 ing took fifth place, overall. Earlier years to date and Classic, carding a 70-72-71—213 led Elma to the Rounds 70s 70 finishor 3-under at the par. Ptarmigan She was Ramthird Fallon District Cham- Rounds 60s 2 the team with a 75.03 stroke aver- pionship as a ju- Subpar Rounds 5 age and second with 25 rounds in nior and senior. the 70s along with three subpar A four-time Ev- Rounds Counting 83/95—87.37% rounds. Keating concluded her year ergreen League Best Career Round 66 - 5-Under Par MVP, she was 2015 Pac-12 Championships was named a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and earned named the Seattle CU Athlete of the Week honors.with five top 25 finishes overall. She Times Athlete of the Week as a freshman and the Olympian Athlete of the Year in 2013-14 (So.)—Keating competed in all of the Buffs’ tournaments Golf as a sophomore. She has also participated on the Dance and as a sophomore, seeing 25 of her 32 rounds count toward team Drill team at Elma all four years of high school. scoring. She recorded 22 rounds in the 70s. Through 12 rounds in the fall, Keating compiled a 78.58 stroke average. She improved Other—She placed 33rd at the 2010 Callaway Junior World Cham- that number to 77.00 through 20 rounds in the spring. She had pionships at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego and 29th at the Junior America’s Cup at Genoa Lakes Golf Clouse in Reno, Nev., in for 27th at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic with a 10-over par 226 (75- her77-74) best scorecard. performance Keating of the gained fall to momentumopen the season, early infinishing the spring, tied Team in both 2010 and ’11 and her team in 2010 defeated Canada. 2011.She took She home was aninth member place of at the the WJGA AGJA North Junior Pacific at Centennial Junior Ladies Golf - Course in Medford, Ore., in 2010 and that same year won the AJGA beginningnard Invitational. the season Next, with Keating three consecutive led the Buffs top in 30 the finishes. Bruin WaveFirst, - she finished 9-over par 151 for a 28th place finish at the Peg Ber ating shot a 74 in the 2014 United States Women’s Amateur Public the best performance of her collegiate career in the Buffs’ next Junior Qualifier at Wenatchee Golf Course in Wenatchee, Wash. Ke Invitational,tournament, shootingtying for 10-over12th at parthe Clover226 to finishCup. She18th. shot Keating a season- had Links Qualifier at the Home Course in DuPont, Wash., advancing to the championships, where she finished tied for 33rd in stroke play low 71 in the first round and helped the Buffs to a third place team andBest qualified Career forRound match In play. Competition—66 (-5; 2015, Boulder finish.2012-13 (Fr.)— Country Club, Boulder, Colo., in the 2015 Pac-12 Championships). tournament as a freshman, and didn’t let up throughout the sea- son. She compiledKeating a stroke began average making of 77.13 her markhaving from played her in first all Academics—She majors in communication at Colorado and is - seeking a teaching license in elementary education. She was mester of college golf. She opened her college career with a pair of named a 2014 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. She is a 15 rounds and five tournaments for the Buffaloes in her first se member of the National Honors Society and was named to the Ev- Ptarmigan Ram Classic in 24th place with a 10-over par 226. In 17 ergreen League All-Academic team her junior year. 2-overrounds par in the 74 roundsspring, (scoredKeating onrecorded the same a 76.59 day) asstroke she finished average, the to improve her season average to 76.84, the second best on the team. Personal—Alexis Markel Keating was born August 6, 1994, in She had her best performance of her young career at the Anuenue Olympia, Wash., to Mark and Michele Keating. She has two younger siblings, Lauryn, also on the CU golf team and Spencer. Lauryn was a freshman at Elma when Alexis was a senior and the duo led her Spring Break Classic, finishing with a scorecard of 69-76-74—219 school to a state championship, coached by their mother, Michele. to shoottie for a21st round place. in the After 60s. a historicOverall, firstit was round just the of play, eighth Keating round sat in She enjoys scrap booking, dancing and playing card games with inthe fourth 60s by place, a freshman becoming in program just the history.fifth CU freshmanThroughout and the 15th season, Buff her family. She once played in a foursome with Alexis Thompson she had 23 rounds in the 70s. when they were both 8 years old at the U.S. Kids World Golf Cham- pionships. She chose Colorado because the coaches and players High School—Keating concluded her stellar high school career by made her feel welcome and Boulder felt like a place she could call home. She feels the program is very strong and that it will be an excellent place to grow as a person and player. winningthe state thechampionships first state championship while her sister, in Elma Lauryn, High a freshman,School history. took Shethird. finished The sisters second were individually coached byafter their shooting mother, a 74-76—150Michele. Alex at- is was Elma High School’s No. 1 player all four seasons and also won WIAA State medalist honors her sophomore season. On top Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2012-13 32 2,459 76.8 +155 4.8 69 83 17 1,302 76.6 +81 15 1,157 77.1 +74 2013-14 32 2,483 77.6 +175 5.5 71 87 20 1,540 77.0 +102 12 943 78.6 +73 2014-15 31 2,326 75.0 +107 3.5 66 86 20 1,501 75.1 +77 11 825 75.0 +30 TOTALS 95 7,268 76.5 +437 4.6 66 87 57 4,343 76.2 +260 38 2,925 77.0 +177

15 lauryn keating

High School—Throughout four years of high school competition, The L. Keating File under coach Michelle Keating, her Height: 5-7 mother, Keating has earned one Class: Freshman State Championship title, has two Experience: High School tournament and is a three-time Hometown: Elma, Wash. Evergreenthird place Division finishes All-Academic in the State High School: Elma Award recipient. She placed third during her freshman and sopho- more seasons, and took home her

Keating highlights as the biggest momentfirst State of title her as high a junior, school which ca- reer. She won the state champion- ship after coming back from four strokes behind with only six holes to play. Twice, she has been named the Evergreen League MVP and she has earned medal- ist honors in 35 of 36 matches as a member of her high school team. In 2012, as a freshman, she and her sister, Alexis, (a se-

Championship in school history. nior at the time) helped lead Elma to its first High School State Other—Keating was part of the 2013 Junior Girls Golf Amer- ica’s Cup in Albuquerque, N.M. and again in 2014, when the event was held in Walla Walla, Wash. She placed 78th at the 2013 USGA Junior Girls Championship in Fort Wayne, Ind. and 65th overall at the 2014 Junior World Championship in San Di- ego, Calif. Keating recorded her best career round in the 2011 Washington State Junior Golf Association District Tournament, where she shot a 72 on The Home Course in Dupont, Wash.

Best Career Round in Competition—72 (2011, the Home Course, Dupont, Wash., in the WJGA District Tournament).

Academics—Keating is an open option major.

Personal—Lauryn Raquel Keating was born in Olympia, Wash. on April 18, 1997. Her parents are Mark and Michelle Keating. She has two siblings, her sister, Alexis, who is a senior on the CU women’s golf team and one brother, Spencer, who is a junior in high school. Her hobbies include reading, exercising and yoga. After graduation she would like to become a nutritionist or per- - ating decided to attend CU because it feels like her home away fromsonal home, trainer, she but loves first the she atmosphere wants to study and abroadbelieves for the a coachingyear. Ke staff will help her grow as a golfer, hoping to one day become a professional on the LPGA Tour.

16 esther lee

College—2014-15 (So.)—In Over her four- year high school The lee File the black and gold, she put to- golf career, Lee Height: 5-6 getherLee’s firstone of year the best competing seasons forin posted 26 total Class: Junior wins and as a campaign with a team-best 73.03 sophomore, her Experience: 1 Letter strokeCU history, average. finishing She herrecorded 2014-15 10 high school team Hometown: Los Alamitos, Calif. placed second at High School: Los Alamitos/Duke second most all-time in a single the state cham- Rounds: 31 seasontop 20 and finishes, also notched which is a tied school for pionship. Stroke Avg: 73.03 record 72.25 spring stroke aver- Rounds 70s 26 Best Career Rounds 60s 5 Round In Com- Subpar Rounds 8 tournament, earning medalist petition—67 (-5; honorsage. Lee at wonthe Bay her Area first Intercolle collegiate- 2015, Silverado Rounds Counting 39/44—88.64% giate in the spring where she shot Resort & Spa, Best Career Round 67 - 5-Under Par a school-record 206 in the 54-hole Napa, Calif., in the 2015 Silverado Showdown 2015 Silverado Showdown). the fall and spring, the most by any golfer in a single-season. event. All-together, Lee tallied five rounds in the 60s between Academics—Lee is majoring in communication. rounds, was second on the team with four even-par rounds and She led the team with three top five finishes, eight subpar Personal—Esther JH Lee was born October 18, 1994 in Pueb- as the No. 22/23 (GolfStat/Golfweek) ranked individual in the lo, Colo. and is the daughter of Seung Soo and Eun Ha Lee. She countrythird on andthe squad, was awarded recording several 26 rounds accolades in the for 70s. her Lee impressive finished grew up in Los Alamitos, Calif. and attended Los Alamitos High School. Lee has one brother, John, who is a student at West All-Pac-12 First Team, earned a place on the WGCA All-Ameri- Point in N.Y. She was a member of the Principal’s Honor Roll canseason, Second including Team andbeing Golfweek the first All-American Buff ever to Third be named Team to along the with earning CU Female Athlete of the Year honors and CU Ath- the Red Cross Club, Helping Kids be Kids Club and the Wounded lete of the Week, twice. Veterans.each of her first three years of high school and was involved in 2013-14 (Fr. at Duke)—

71 and 24 for a 224 at theIn herLandfall first collegiate Tradition tournament, in Wilmington, Lee N.C.turned Lee in competed a top 20 finish in three as she tournaments tied for 16th during with herrounds freshman of 79, -

theseason. Blue HerDevils best win finish the meet. came in the Darius Rucker Intercolle giate when she finished in 12th place at six-over par, helping High School—Lee, a graduate of Los Alamitos High School in Alamitos, Calif. was listed third on the Junior Golf Scoreboard, fourth in the Golfweek Junior rankings and No. 10 in the Polo Junior Golf rankings when she completed high school. In 2012, she was named to the First Team Rolex Junior All-America and played on the Junior Ryder Cup team. She recorded seven top

when10 finishes she earned in seven co-medalist events on the honors. AJGA tourIn 2011, in 2012 Lee with tallied one six of her best finishes that year coming at the Polo Golf Junior Classic- heim Cup for the U.S. in Trim, Ireland, where she posted a 1-1-1 top 10 finishes and one victory and competed in the Junior Sol

2010.record As and a senior,helped she her was team named win the the tournament. Orange County Lee Player finished of thein the Year top and 10 onThe five Press different Telegram occasions Player and of the claimed Year asone a junior.win in

Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2014-15 31 2,264 73.0 +40 1.3 67 79 20 1,445 72.3 +16 11 819 74.5 +24

17 jamie oleksiew

College—2014-15 (Jr.)—Oleksiew Columbia Gold Cup recorded a 78.76 stroke average, Nationals and the playing in 29 rounds and 10 of the Whistler Cup 2K The Oleksiew File Buffs’ 11 tournaments in her junior Worlds. Height: 5-5 season. In the fall, she posted a 78.09 Class: Senior stroke average over four meets and Other—She placed Experience 3 Letters had her best performance of the year third in the medal at the Minnesota Invitational. She re- play portion of the Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. corded an 80-73-73—226 or 10-over 2014 Florida State High School: IMG Pendleton Golf Association Rounds: 83 14th place overall. She completed the Women’s Amateur Stroke Avg: 77.77 parspring scorecard portion of and the finished schedule tied with for a Championship. Rounds 70s 59 79.17 stroke average in 18 rounds, in- She won the Brit- cluding 11 in the 70s. In total, Oleks- ish Columbia Girls Top 20 Finishes 3 iew had 17 rounds in the 70s, which Championship in Rounds Counting 60/80—75.00% Best Career Round 72 - Even Par seventh in 2011. Five Times 2013-14was fifth most (So.)— on Oleksiewthe team. competed 2013She was and sixth finished place in all 11 of the Buffs’ tournaments as a sophomore, with 26 of her 31 at the 2011 Inter- rounds counting toward team scoring. In the fall, Oleksiew compiled national Junior Golf Tour Tournament of Champions. She took a fourth a 75.00 stroke average, ranking second on the team. Her 77.42 sea- son stroke average ranked third. In each of the fall tournaments, she - had at least one round of 2-over par 74 or better. In total, she had 24 placeship. Sheat the played HJGT for Harmony the Maple and Leaf won Junior the GolfAJGA Tour National and helped Qualifier Team in TexasCanada in win 2010. the Saxon She was Championship fifth at the in Alberta Australia Junior and Girlsthe World Champion Youth Team Challenge, both in 2008. She also played for the WGA Team Can- rounds in the 70s. She had two top 20 finishes, recording her career- ada from 2009-10 at the Stephen Ames Cup. bestpar 226 finish scorecard. at New Mexico’s She also Dick excelled McGuire at the Invitational Edean Invite on inSeptember October, 21. A pair of par 73s helped her to an 11th place finish and a 1-over- Best Career Round In Competition—71 (-2, Arbutus Ridge Golf iew had her best performance of the spring at the Anuenue Spring Course, British Columbia, Canada, ISA High School Championships). improvingBreak Challenge, each round where to she finish tied 9-over for 37th. par 225 and tie for 16th. Oleks Academics—She majors in economics with a minor in technology, 2012-13 (Fr.)— arts and media (TAM). She was named a 2014 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. She was a member of the honor roll with distinc- Buffaloes beforeIn being her firstsidelined semester the oflast college two events golf, she with hit thean off-the-ground tion as a freshman and sophomore at Southridge High School. At IMG running and played in the first two events in the fall season for the Pendleton, she was named to the Academic Headmasters List and to the National Honor Society of High Schools Scholars as a junior. course injury. She finished the fall season with a stroke average of- 77.17,sic in Fort second Collins. best Inon the the spring, team, with she competedfive of her in six all rounds six of thein the team’s 70s Personal—Jamie Oleksiew was born August 9, 1994, in Vancouver, andtournaments, one at even with par, aa 76.9472 in the stroke final averageround of through the Ptarmigan 17 rounds. Ram Clas Her British Columbia, Canada, to Lawrence and Lisa Oleksiew. She en- season stroke average of 77.00 ranked third on the team. She con- tinued to perform well, having 13 of her rounds in the 70s. Her best dance and acting. She was a ski racer at a national and international performance of the year came in March at the Anuenue Spring Break joyslevel. reading, She chose skiing, Colorado playing because the flute, of working the overall out, atmospherelistening to music,of the campus and she feels CU is a perfect match for her because of the mix tournaments of the season, she had a round of 2-over par 74 or better. of academics and athletics. She lists the biggest moment of her high Classic, where she finished 9-over par 225. In each of the three final school career the decision to move to Florida to attend IMG Pendleton High School—Oleksiew graduated from the IMG Pendleton College Prep School in Bradenton, Fla., after also attending Southridge High arts achievement award. Her last name is pronounced O-LEX-YOU). School in Surrey, British Columbia, her freshman and sophomore sea- College Prep School. Her freshman year at Southridge, she won a fine sons. As a freshman and sophomore, she was the MVP of the senior golf team and a member of the Effort Honor Roll. She had stroke av- erages of 76.7 as a freshman and 75.0 as a sophomore. At IMG as a junior, her stroke average fell to 74.3 and she was ranked second at

theMVP Academy of the junior for fitness team. levelShe isamong also a thenational women’s and athletesinternational there. level She alsoalpine played skier field and hockeyhas several at Southridge top performances High School including and was at thenamed British the

Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2012-13 23 1,771 77.0 +115 5.0 72 83 17 1,308 76.9 +87 6 463 77.2 +28 2013-14 31 2,400 77.4 +164 5.3 72 86 19 1,500 78.9 +134 12 900 75.0 +30 2014-15 29 2,284 78.8 +202 7.0 73 86 18 1,425 79.2 +138 11 859 78.1 +64 TOTALS 83 6,455 77.7 +481 5.7 72 86 54 4,233 78.3 +359 29 2,222 76.6 +122

18 gillian vance

High School—Vance earned four letters in golf and two in The vance File cross country during her four Height: 5-5 years at Dakota Ridge High Class: Freshman School in Littleton, Colo. All four years of her prep career she was Hometown: Lakewood, Colo. All-Conference in golf and All- High School: Dakota Ridge State her sophomore year. As a freshman, she was also named the 5A Regional Champion and her senior year, earned a place on the honor roll. Vance recalls her biggest moment of her high school career as earning an op- portunity to compete in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur tourna-

Championship at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Ore. ment and qualifying for the first USGA Women’s Four-Ball Other—In 2013, Vance placed 17th in the Optimist Interna-

medalist. Entering the Optimist International Champion- tionalships againChampionships in 2014 she and was is inalso the a topJunior 25. Amateur In May 2015, qualifier she participated in the inaugural USGA Four-Ball Championship.

Best Career Round in Competition—68 (2014, Flatirons

Academics—Golf Course, Boulder,Vance is Colo., studying Junior broadcast World Qualifier). journalism and is also interested in business.

Personal—Gillian Vance was born on October 25, 1997 in Denver, Colo. to parents Michael and Jamie Vance. She has two older brothers, Cody, who just became a professional golfer and Drew, who is a golfer at Regis University in Den- ver. She is related to Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Dazzy Vance and her grandfather was a swimmer CU. Vance enjoys running marathons, cooking, and yoga and recently took third place in her age group of the Rock-N-Roll Half Marathon. She chose to attend the University of Colorado because she loves the program and coaches, and believes the coaching staff can bring her game to the next level.

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College—2014-15 (So.)— Other—She Vivaldi continued to play a key earned six con- The Vivaldi File role in the Buffaloes’ rotation as secutive top 5 Height: 5-8 a sophomore where she com- Class: Junior peted in all 11 team events. She American Junior Experience: 2 Letters finishesGolf Association on the stroke average, ranking fourth Toyota Cup and Hometown: Oceanside, Calif. finishedon the team.the season Vivaldi with recorded a 78.74 USGA events High School: Rancho Buena Vista 21 of her 31 rounds played in from April to Rounds: 53 the 70s. She had her best perfor- August 2012. In Stroke Avg: 78.85 mance at the Edean Ihlanfeldt addition to that Rounds 70s: 36 Invitational, posting a 72-80— run in those Rounds Counting 36/50—72.00% 152 or 8-over par scorecard to events, she won Best Career Round 72 - Even Par the San Diego Two Times tournaments, Vivaldi recorded Junior Golf As- finishat least 22nd one overall. round Inin 10the of 70s. 11 sociation Junior She also had one of her strongest showings in the Ptarmi- - gan Fall Ram Classic in the Buffs’ season opener, carding a - 77-74-77—228 or 12-over par score. Worldsishes in Qualifier2012 in SDJGA No. 1 atevents. Escondido She won Country the 2014 Club San in Escon Diego dido,City Amateur Calif., in Championship.June. She had five top 10 and four top 5 fin 2013-14 (Fr.)—Vivaldi made her Colorado debut in Sep- tember at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational. Best Career Round In Competition—65; 2013 Toyota Competing as an individual, she managed three birdies in Tour Cup Event, Twin Oaks Golf Course, San Marcos, Calif.

round, shooting 5-over par 78. Vivaldi became a major part Academics—She intends to major in business administra- herof the first Buffs’ round. rotation She byhad the her spring, best performancecompeting in ineach the of final the tion at Colorado and is interested in a career in the golf in- Buffs’ seven tournaments in the latter half of the season. dustry after graduation. She was named a 2011-12 Scholar She had her best performances in March, posting top 25 Athlete by the San Diego Union Tribune for maintaining above a 3.9 grade point average. best round of the season at the Clover Cup, shooting an even finishes in back-to-back tournaments. Vivaldi recorded her Personal—Natalie Largent Vivaldi was born June 12, 1995, 10-over par to tie for 23rd. She continued to improve in in Oceanside, Calif., to Gregory and Julie Vivaldi. She has an parher 72next in outing,the second tying round. for 21st Vivaldi at the finished Anuenue the Spring tournament Break older sister, Ali. Her hobbies include basketball, football and Challenge. Beginning the tournament with two rounds of other outdoor activities. She began playing golf just three years ago and prior to that she was on a middle school bas- ketball team that won three consecutive championships and High74, Vivaldi School— finishedA four-year with an letter-winner18-over par 234 in scorecard.golf at Rancho compiled a 77-3 record. During the school year she interns Buena Vista High School under coach David Emerick. She California History Day her freshman year of high school. 2011 and ‘12 and was the sixth overall individual from the atShe the chose El Camino Colorado Country because Club. she Sheloved was the a school,state finalist the city, at wasSan Diego named Section first-team over that All-CIF time Sanperiod. Diego She Section was an individ in both- coaches and players and wants to compete against the very best in the Pac-12. 2011 and ’12. She won the 2011 Merced High School Girls ualGolf qualifier Invitational to the in CIF 2011. Southern She lists California the biggest Regionals accomplish in both- ment in her high school career as qualifying for the South- ern California Regionals as a junior in 2011.

Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2013-14 22 1,738 79.0 +153 7.0 72 90 19 1,491 78.5 +125 3 247 82.3 +28 2014-15 31 2,441 78.7 +217 7.0 72 89 20 1,583 79.2 +154 11 858 78.0 +63 TOTALS 53 4,179 78.8 +370 6.9 72 90 39 3,074 78.8 +279 14 1,105 78.9 +91

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Career—After walking on to man had a top the team in 2012, Zech has com- 10 GPA. She is The Zech File piled a 77.92 stroke average the only golfer Height: 5-6 through 38 rounds, 26 of which in Desert Valley Class: Senior have counted toward team scor- League history ing. She’s recorded 27 rounds to shoot a 3-un- Experience: 3 Letters in the 70s, including 21 as a der par 33 on Hometown: Indian Wells, Calif. freshman. three separate High School: Palm Desert occasions. Rounds: 56 College—2013-14 (So.)—Zech Stroke Avg: 78.27 competed in three tournaments Other—She Rounds 70s 36 in the fall, with six of her nine narrowly Rounds Counting 27/34—79.41% rounds counting toward team missed out on Best Career Round 71 - 1-Under Par scoring. She compiled a 78.33 two match-play 2015 DU vs. CU JV Event stroke average, ranking fourth championships on the team, and recorded six three strokes at the 2010 Women’s Amateur Championships She tied for 30th at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic to begin the in 2010,Charlotte, first N.C.,by and then by just one stroke at the 2010 rounds in the 70s in her first two tournaments of the season. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships in South New Mexico Invite, she shot 10-over par 229. Bend, Ind. She also played in the 2011 Women’s Amateur season, finishing with a scorecard of 76-77-74—227. At the Public Links Championships in Bandon, Ore., and won the 2012-13 (Fr.)—Zech walked-on for the Buffaloes and her 2012 FCG Collegiate Championship. She was top 5 at the impact on the program was immediate in the fall season, as 2011 WSCGA High School Championships and played in the she played in four tournaments and 12 rounds. She com- 2011 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. She also piled a stroke average of 77.67, with nine rounds in the 70s, won events on SCPGA, JAGS and FCG. the second-best mark on the squad. In the spring, she com- peted in all six tournaments, compiling a 77.88 stroke av- Best Career Round In Competition—68 (-4; 2012, SCPGA erage. At season’s end, her stroke average of 77.79 ranked Bridgestone Summer Series Desert Championship). fourth on the team, and third amongst teammates who played more than 25 rounds. She had 21 rounds in the 70s, Academics—She is majoring in International Affairs at Col- and 20 of her 23 rounds counted toward team scoring. She orado. She was a member of the Palm Desert High School was at her best at the New Mexico Invitational, when she High Honor Roll each of her four years of high school and was three times honored as an Academic Athlete. She grad- with a 75-75-78—228 scorecard on the par 73 course. She uated as a Senior Scholar. shot a 9-overseason-low par 228 2-over and par finished 74 twice tied duringfor 35th the individually season, at the Tar Heel Invitational in October and at the Clover Cup in Personal—Alleman Faye Zech was born December 23, March. 1993, in Palm Springs, to Lawrence and Debra Zech. Her dad played golf at San Diego State and as a professional, High School—Zech was a four-year letterwinner in golf at while her aunt, Helen Zech, played tennis at Oregon and Palm Desert High School in Palm Desert, Calif. She led Palm as a professional. She enjoys working out, art, reading, all Desert to four Desert Valley League Championships and four sports and going to the beach. She enjoys volunteering at California Interscholastic Federation regional champion- The First Tee and was the Volunteer of the Year in 2009. She ships and was the 2011 CIF Southern California champions. won a Palm Desert Mayor award for a Best of Show essay Palm Desert took third place in the state championships in she wrote and was selected as the inspirational leader by 2010 and 2011. Her 2011 squad won the WSCGA champi- the ASB. She chose to attend Colorado because it was the onship. She represented Southern California on the SCPGA perfect mix of academic and athletic challenges that she was Team in 2009 and 2010 in the North vs. South Team Cup. She looking for to push herself. - tion and got it done in the classroom with four High Honor wasRoll honors, a four-time three first-team Academic All-Desert Athlete honors Valley and League as a fresh selec-

Career Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Avg. Lo Hi Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP Rds Strokes Avg. SCIRP 2012-13 29 2,256 77.8 +168 5.8 74 83 17 1,324 77.9 +103 12 932 77.7 +65 2013-14 12 942 78.5 +75 6.3 74 86 3 237 79.0 +21 9 705 78.3 +54 2014-15 15 1,185 79.0 +110 7.3 71 87 9 717 79.7 +74 6 468 78.0 +36 TOTALS 56 4,383 78.2 +353 6.3 71 83 29 2,278 40.6 +198 27 2,105 77.9 +155

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