Sarah Pravecek Senior (Three Letters) Omaha, Nebraska (Marian/Omaha) Outlook (2016-17) Her Performance Included a Season-Best 76 in the Final Round

10 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF Sarah Pravecek Senior (Three Letters) Omaha, Nebraska (Marian/Omaha) OUtlook (2016-17) Her performance included a season-best 76 in the final round. Sarah Pravecek hopes for more consistent play and She earned a spot in NU’s five-player lineup at the lower scores in her final season as a Husker. The senior from Minnesota Invitational, Sept. 15-16, where she finished as Omaha competed in the Husker lineup at the last two Big the No. 5 Husker with a three-round score of 246 (79-84-83). Ten Championships and carries a 78.12 stroke average in 51 She tied for 71st in a 75-player field. Pravecek did not play career rounds as a Husker. at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. A strong performer in the classroom and community, 22-24, but did compete as an individual at the Ron Moore Pravecek is a two-time academic All-Big Ten selection and a Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 10-12. She tied member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. for 51st with a 237 (79-80-78). “Sarah possesses a lot of skill,” Nebraska Coach Robin She tied for 80th (79-78-75-235) as an individual outside Krapfl said. “She is going to keep getting better because she the Husker lineup at the Westbrook Invitational to open the works hard, and she wants it.” spring, Feb. 22-23. Pravecek also tied for 68th (83-79-80-242) in NU’s top five at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 13-15. Junior (2015-16) She returned to Arizona with the Huskers the following Pravecek posted a 77.83 stroke average over 24 rounds week as an individual at the Mountain View Collegiate in as a junior, including 12 inside Nebraska’s lineup. She was Tucson, March 20-21. Pravecek produced the best three-round one of six Huskers to compete in the lineup at the Big Ten total of her career with a 222 (75-74-73) to tie for 45th. She Championships, where she closed the season 75th with a matched Audrey Judd for the second-best performance by Honors & Awards three-round total of 233 (75-79-79). a Husker. Two Career Top-25 Finishes Pravecek opened the year by tying for 24th while playing Pravecek earned a lineup spot for the Big Red at the 75th at Big Ten Championships (2016) as an individual outside of NU’s lineup at the Marilynn Smith/ SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational, April 10-11, closing 76th at Big Ten Championships (2015) Sunflower Invitational at Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kan., Sept. the regular season as NU’s No. 2 finisher in a tie for 52nd Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) 7-8. She totaled 230 (82-75-73) including a season-best 73 in (83-76-76-235). Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll the final round. She made her first appearance at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, April 24-26, closing as Nebraska’s No. 6 (Fall 2014; Spring 2015, 2016) She followed with a tie for 50th (78-77-78-233) to match finisher in 76th place at 241 (84-79-78). Pravecek ended her Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Nebraska’s second-best individual finish at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge at the Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, sophomore campaign with a 78.75 stroke average. Nebraska Class A State Champion (2012) Colo., Sept. 21-23.  Three-Time First-Team All-Nebraska Pravecek notched the first top-20 finish of her career by Freshman (2013-14) (2009, 2010, 2012) tying for 20th with a season-best 229 (80-75-74) at Nebraska’s Pravecek joined the Huskers for the second semester of Two-Time Big “I” National Tournament Participant Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. her freshman season in 2013-14, after opening her collegiate Second at PGA Junior Series at ArborLinks (2013) 5-6. She added a 238 (80-79-79) to tie for 94th at the Pinehurst career at Omaha. Pravecek was granted a one-time transfer Nebraska Four-State Team (2011) Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 12-13. waiver and was immediately eligible for the Huskers in the Two-Time Metro Conference Champion She traveled with the Huskers and competed as an spring semester of 2014. (2010, 2012) individual at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Pravecek made the first tournament appearance of her Feb. 21-22. She tied for 77th with a 230 (75-78-77). Pravecek Husker career at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, competed as an individual again in Arizona at the Clover Cup, Ariz., March 28-29. She made an impressive debut with the Pravecek’s Career Bests Big Red by tying for 35th with a three-round score of 226 Best Finish...... T20th (Chip-N Club, 2015) March 11-13. She tied for 65th with fellow Husker individual Emily Gillman in the 99-player tournament. Pravecek closed (80-76-70) that included a two-under-par final-round 70, while Best Event (Strokes)...... 222 (Mountain View, 2015) the three-round tournament in Mesa with a 236 (78-78-80). playing as an individual outside the NU lineup. The 70 was the Low Round...... 70 (Mountain View, 3rd, 2014) At the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational March best collegiate round of her career, while the 226 shattered Low First Round...... 75 (Big Ten Championships, 2016) 22-23, Pravecek tied for 69th in a strong 97-player field with her previous career-best collegiate tournament score by 16 ...... 75 (Westbrook, 2016) a three-round score of 239 (84-78-77). strokes...... 75 (Mountain View, 2015) Pravecek spent her first semester of college at Omaha, Low Second Round...... 74 (Mountain View, 2015) Sophomore (2014-15) where she competed in 11 rounds and produced an 81.4 Low Third Round...... 70 (Mountain View, 2014) Pravecek made a strong first impression in her first lineup stroke average for the Mavericks. Career Rounds Under Par...... 1 appearance as a Husker at the season-opening Chip-N Club She opened her collegiate career at the Chip-N Club Invitational, Sept. 8-9. She produced a three-round score of Invitational by tying for 49th in a 75-player field with a three- Pravecek’s career Statistics 232 to finish as Nebraska’s No. 4 golfer at Wilderness Ridge. round total of 247 (83-81-83). She followed with a tie for ninth in a 38-player field at the North Dakota Fall Classic (84-83-79- Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 246). 2013-14 3 226 75.33 70 Pravecek finished eighth in a 60-player field at the SIU- 2014-15 24 1,890 78.75 75 Edwardsville Intercollegiate with back-to-back rounds of 80, 2015-16 24 1,868 77.83 73 before closing the fall with a tie for 29th in a 57-player field at Totals 51 3,984 78.12 70 UMKC Fall Invitational. She fired rounds of 84-79-79 to finish with a then-career-best three-round total of 242 in Kansas City. Personal High School/Amateur Sarah is the daughter of Jeff and Lisa Pravecek and was In high school, Pravecek was a four-year letterwinner born Aug. 14, 1995. She has one sister, Stephanie, and four for Coach Jim Miller at Marian High School. As a senior, brothers Stephen, Andrew, Nicholas and Nathan. she was the individual medalist at the 2012 Class A state Sarah is majoring in marketing at Nebraska and captured championship. A three-time first-team all-state selection, she academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 and 2016. She is also a was also the Metro Conference champion in 2010 and 2012. three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor As a senior, Pravecek claimed medalist honors in seven of Roll. eight tournaments and posted a 77 stroke average. She also Also a strong performer in the community, Sarah earned matched her personal best with a round of 69. Pravecek led a spot on the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Marian to the Metro Conference team title. Sarah’s uncle, Gregg Barrios, was a starting place-kicker As a junior, Pravecek won five of seven tournaments in a for the Nebraska football team, lettering for NU in 1986-88- season cut short by illness. She fired a personal-best 18-hole 89-90. score of 69. As a sophomore in the fall of 2010, Pravecek was the Metro Conference champion. She helped the Crusaders capture their sixth consecutive state team title, while finishing fourth as an individual. Pravecek helped Marian to a state team championship as a freshman in 2009, while finishing fifth as an individual.

INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2016-17 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERWGOLF #HUSKERS 11 Emily Gillman Junior (Two Letters) Austin, Texas (Austin Lake Travis) OUtlook (2016-17) as she matched Cassie Deeg as the Huskers’ No. 2 finisher in Emily Gillman hopes to shave strokes off her game in her a tie for 48th. third season with the Huskers in 2016-17. The junior from Gillman matched her season and career bests with a Austin, Texas, owns a 79.13 career stroke average and hopes three-round score of 224 and a 74 in the second round at the to contend for regular time in the Husker lineup. Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., March 20-21. She “Emily has a ton of potential, and she has shown impressive settled for a tie for 73rd (81-81-83-245) at the SMU/Dallas improvements the past year,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl Athletic Club Invitational, April 10-11. said. “It is going to be exciting to be a part of her continued Gillman bounced back to earn a lineup spot for the Huskers improvement as she matures as a golfer.” at the 2015 Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, April 24-26, closing as NU’s No. 4 finisher in a tie for 67th at 237 Sophomore (2015-16) (83-76-78). She ended the season with a 78.22 stroke average Gillman competed in 12 rounds for the Huskers in 2015-16, which ranked No. 7 among all freshmen in Nebraska history. earning her second varsity letter. The sophomore from Austin, In between her career-best three-round totals in the spring, Texas, managed an 81.17 stroke average, while competing in Gillman was NU’s No. 3 finisher in a tie for 60th (85-75-80-240) four tournaments as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup. at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 13-15. She opened her sophomore campaign by finishing 60th Gillman competed as an individual at the Ron Moore (85-81-83-249) at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 10-12, tying at Colbert Hills. Gillman competed as an individual outside for 45th with a 235 (80-77-78). She matched that score with Honors & Awards the Husker lineup at Kansas State. another 235 (75-78-82) as an individual at the Rainbow Wahine Tied for 67th at Big Ten Championships (2015) She managed a 245 (87-77-81) to tie for 57th at Nebraska’s Invitational to close the fall season Oct. 22-23. Her effort in WGCA Scholastic All-American (2015) Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. Hawaii included a three-over-par 75 in the first round. Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) 5-6. Gillman competed as an individual at the Chip-N Club. Gillman opened her Husker career with a three-round total Academic All-Big Ten (2016) Gillman returned for her first action of the spring at the of 235 (78-81-76) to finish in a tie for 35th at the 62-player Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 11-13. She compiled a Lincoln, Sept. 8-9. Gillman competed as an individual outside (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) season-best three-round total of 236 (77-78-81). She tied for the NU lineup. Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) 65th in a 99-player field at the Clover Cup. She added her  fourth appearance as an individual by tying for 77th with a No. 100 In GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings in Class of 2014 High School/Amateur Four-Time Texas All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) 244 (87-82-75) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Her final-round 75 was a season best. Gillman was a four-year starter on an Austin Lake Travis Texas Class 5A Team Champions (2013) A star off the course, Gillman was named a Big Ten team that captured the 2013 Texas Class 5A high school state U.S. Junior National Championships Qualifier (2013) Distinguished Scholar and earned academic All-Big Ten honors title, its first championship in its first season in Class 5A. Scholastic All-American (2012) in 2016. She also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar- The Cavaliers finished second in Class 4A during Gillman’s Four-Time Academic All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters. freshman season in 2011, when she took 15th individually. As a sophomore in 2012, Gillman climbed to 11th at the Class Gillman’s Career Bests Freshman (2014-15) 4A tournament, posting a two-round total of 154 (79-75) as Best Finish...... T35th (Chip-N Club, 2014) Gillman made an immediate impact as a freshman, the Cavaliers’ top finisher on their way to a third-place team Best Event (Strokes)...... 224 (Westbrook, 2015) consistently battling for time in the Husker lineup. She made finish for Coach Randy Morris. She finished 25th individually at the 2013 state championships with a two-round score of Low Round...... 74 (Mountain View, 2nd, 2015) her first appearance in the NU top five at the GolfWeek 155 that included a second-round 73. Lake Travis added a ...... 74 (Westbrook, 2nd, 2015) Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. 22-24. Gillman, who traveled to the tournament to play as an individual, replaced second-place finish in Class 5A in 2014, while Gillman tied Low First Round...... 75 (Mountain View, 2015) for 31st individually (80-78-158). She earned second-team ...... 75 (Westbrook, 2015 & Rainbow Wahine, 2014) fellow freshman Audrey Judd in the Nebraska lineup at the tournament. Gillman helped the Huskers with a three-round all-state honors in 2012, and was an honorable-mention all- Low Second Round...... 74 (Mountain View, 2015) score of 237 (79-82-76) to tie for 64th in a strong field. stater in 2011, 2013 and 2014...... 74 (Westbrook, 2015) Gillman appeared in Nebraska’s top five at all five The four-time academic all-stater also qualified for the U.S. Low Third Round...... 75 (Dr. Donnis Thompson, 2016) tournaments during the spring, including a career-best 224 Junior Girls National Championship in 2013. She finished 10th ...... 75 (Westbrook, 2015) (75-74-75) at the Westbrook Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. at the PGA Junior Series event at Arbor Links in 2013. She Career Rounds Under Par...... None 22-23. Her second-round 74 was a career best. Each of her finished eighth at Arbor Links in 2012. three rounds at Westbrook counted toward NU’s team score, Gillman’s career Statistics Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2014-15 27 2,112 78.22 74 2015-16 12 974 81.17 75 Totals 39 3,086 79.13 74

Personal Emily is the daughter of Mark and Laura Gillman and was born Oct. 21, 1995, in Austin, Texas. Emily has two younger sisters, Kristen and Jessica. Emily is majoring in marketing and was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2016. An academic All-Big Ten choice in 2016, she is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was a WGCA Scholastic All-American in 2015. She also claimed a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016. 12 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF Audrey Judd Junior (Two Letters) Olathe, Kansas (Olathe Northwest) OUtlook (2016-17) Judd opened the spring by tying for 62nd (83-81-164) at Audrey Judd hopes to step into a leadership role for the the Peg Barnard Invitational, Feb. 13-14. She added a tie for young Huskers in 2016-17. The junior from Olathe, Kan., has 79th with a 231 (75-81-75) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational competed at the Big Ten Championships each of her first two in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 21-22. She added a tie for 49th in a seasons at Nebraska and played every round in the Husker 99-player field at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 11- lineup as a sophomore in 2015-16. 13. Judd produced three consistent rounds to finish at 232 “Audrey has a lot of talent, and we want to mold her into a (78-77-77) on the Longbow Golf Course. great player,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We need She tied for 60th in a strong 97-player field at the Dr. to keep working on getting her away from trying to be perfect Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Judd and just play, but we love her attitude and desire to help carded a 235 (80-79-76) over three rounds in Honolulu, before Nebraska get back to the top of women’s golf.” tying for 90th (83-87-80-250) in a loaded 18-team field at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., April 3-5. Judd closed her Sophomore (2015-16) sophomore season by tying for 80th (80-77-81-238) at the Big Judd was a staple in the Nebraska lineup in 2015-16, Ten Championships at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis. competing in all 32 rounds in the Husker lineup and finishing with a 78.16 stroke average. She produced the best finish of Freshman (2014-15) her young career by tying for 17th with a 226 (76-72-78) at Judd made an immediate impact on the Husker lineup Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of by firing a three-round score of 233 (78-81-74) at Nebraska’s Honors & Awards Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. Her second-round 72 was a then-collegiate season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational. Her performance at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course, Sept. 8-9, earned her a second One Career Top-25 Finish career best. She matched that score with a 72 the following week in straight lineup spot at the Minnesota Invitational, Sept. 15-16. Tied for 70th at Big Ten Championships (2015) the final round of the Pinehurst Challenge, Oct. 12-13. Judd She continued her solid play in Minnesota, closing as the Tied for 80th at Big Ten Championships (2016) settled for a tie for 79th in a 104-player field in North Carolina No. 2 Husker with a three-round total of 233 (78-76-79) to Academic All-Big Ten (2016) with a three-round total of 231 (81-78-72). Judd closed the fall finish 45th at the Minikahda Club. Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll with a career-best 218 (70-72-76) that included a career-best Judd earned a lineup spot at the GolfWeek Conference (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) two-under-par 70 in the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. 22-24, but she did not play in Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) Showdown, Oct. 25-27. Her effort tied her for 68th in a loaded the tournament. She was replaced by fellow freshman Emily No. 70 in GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings for Class of 2014 field that featured 17 of the nation’s top 85 teams. Gillman. Two-Time Kansas Class 6A State Champion (2012, 2013) Judd tied for NU’s No. 2 finish at the GolfWeek Conference Judd returned to the lineup for the Ron Moore PGA Junior Series Champion (ArborLinks, 2013) Challenge at the Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., Sept. Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 10-12, where 21st at Big “I” National Championship (2012) 21-23. Her tie for 50th (81-73-79-233) included a second-round she tied for 48th with a 236 (81-80-75). She closed the fall 73. She opened the season by tying for 52nd (80-76-87-243) season with a tie for 63rd (79-81-83-243) at the Rainbow JUDD’s Career Bests at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational at Colbert Hills Wahine Invitational in Hawaii, Oct. 22-23. Best Finish...... T17th (Chip-N Club, 2015) in Manhattan, Kan., Sept. 7-8. She missed Nebraska’s spring opener at the Westbrook Best Event (Strokes)...... 218 (Las Vegas, 2015) Invitational because of a foot injury, but returned three weeks Low Round...... 70 (Las Vegas, 1st, 2015) later to compete as an individual at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Low First Round...... 70 (Las Vegas, 2015) Ariz., March 13-15. Judd was NU’s No. 3 finisher at the event, Low Second Round...... 72 (Last Vegas, 2015) closing in a tie for 48th (78-78-79-235) at the Longbow Golf ...... 72 (Chip-N Club, 2015) Club. Low Third Round...... 72 (Pinehurst, 2015) Judd returned to the Nebraska lineup at the Mountain View Career Rounds Under Par...... 1 Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., March 20-21, producing her best tournament of the season. She fired a three-round score of 222 Judd’s career Statistics (74-73-75), slashing 11 strokes from her previous career best, Year Rounds Strokes Average Low to post NU’s second-best individual finish at the tournament. Her effort included a season-best 73 in the second round. 2014-15 24 1,874 78.08 73 She led the Huskers with a tie for 49th (80-78-76-234) at 2015-16 32 2,501 78.16 70 the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational, April 10-11. Judd Totals 56 4,375 78.13 70 added a tie for 70th at 238 (81-76-81) in her first appearance at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, April 24-26. Personal Judd finished her freshman season with a 78.08 stroke Audrey is the daughter of Chad and Betsy Judd and was average, which ranked No. 6 among all freshmen in Husker born in Springfield, Mo., on April 26, 1996. Audrey has one history. sister, Emma. A marketing major, Audrey earned academic All-Big High School/Amateur Ten honors for the first time in 2016. She is also a four-time The No. 70 player in the GolfWeek/Sagarin ratings for the member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She is Class of 2014, Judd was a two-time Kansas Class 6A state a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team individual champion at Olathe Northwest, capturing the 2012 (2015, 2016). and 2013 titles. She won individual medalist honors in nearly She chose Nebraska over Denver, Michigan, San Diego every high school tournament her junior and senior seasons. State, BYU, Kansas and Kansas State. Judd won all but two of her high school tournaments her junior and senior seasons, including a pair of regional titles and two Sunflower League crowns under Coach Sydney Tucker. The top-ranked female golfer in Kansas, she was also the top junior golfer in the six-state area of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Oklahoma. She was a four- year golf letterwinner and earned a varsity letter in basketball. In the summer of 2013, Judd won the PGA Junior Series at Arbor Links with a three-round total of 220 (70-71-79), after finishing fourth in 2012. Judd added a 21st-place finish at the 2012 Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championships. She finished fourth at the PGA Junior Series event at Arbor Links and eighth at the AJGA Nebraska Junior at Quarry Oaks in 2012.

INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2016-17 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERWGOLF #HUSKERS 13 Haley Thiele Sophomore (One Letter) Wahoo, Nebraska (Bishop Neumann) OUtlook (2016-17) Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Thiele’s Nebraska’s top returning golfer from a year ago, Haley three-round total of 226 (72-78-76) led the Huskers at the Thiele is expected to redshirt because of a wrist injury in 16-team event. 2016-17. The sophomore from Wahoo, Neb., produced one She settled for a tie for 85th (78-79-84-241) in a loaded of the best freshman seasons in school history. She hopes to 18-team field at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., April return to full strength for the 2017-18 season. 3-5. “Haley is everything we look for in a student-athlete,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She’s a great student High School/Amateur with outstanding golf skills. She’s also a team player with an In the summer of 2015, Thiele captured the Trusted Choice incredible work ethic, and she has a passion for the game. I Big “I” National Championship a week after tying for third think she has the potential to be the best we’ve ever had play at the Optimist International Junior Championship. She also for the Huskers.” tied for fifth at the North & South Junior Amateur. In 2014, Thiele took fourth at the Trusted Choice Big “I” Freshman (2015-16) after finishing 12th at the event in 2013. Thiele shattered Nebraska’s freshman record with a 75.63 A two-time Nebraska Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, stroke average while playing all 32 rounds for the Huskers. 2014), Thiele claimed back-to-back state Girls Match Play The previous NU freshman mark was set by Kate White (76.94) crowns, while adding the 2013 Nebraska Girls Stroke Play title. in 2006-07. Thiele also produced Nebraska’s No. 2 finish at She also won the 2013 Nebraska Junior PGA Championship. Honors & Awards the 2016 Big Ten Championships, closing her season with a A three-time Nebraska Four-State Team member, Thiele is a three-time Nebraska Class C Boys High School State Golf  222 (75-73-74) at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, April Three Career Top-25 Finishes Tournament top-15 finisher. Bishop Neumann High School in Tied School-Record 54-Hole Score (209, Las Vegas, 2015) 22-24. Her tie for 39th marked the second-best finish by a Husker freshman at a Big Ten Tournament, trailing only Cassie Wahoo, Neb., does not sponsor girls golf, but Thiele helped Tied School Freshman Record 18-Hole Score Bishop Neumann to a Class C state runner-up finish in 2015 by (67, 1st Round, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, 2015) Deeg’s 32nd in 2013. Thiele tied the Nebraska freshman record with a five- finishing fourth individually (74-73-147) at Holmes Golf Course Tied for 39th at Big Ten Championships (2016) under-par 67 in the opening round of the Las Vegas Collegiate in Lincoln, just two strokes back of the boys state champion. WGCA Scholastic All-American (2016) Showdown, Oct. 25. She went on to smash Nebraska’s Thiele tied for 11th at the 2014 Nebraska Class C Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll freshman tournament record, while matching first-team All- tournament with a two-round total of 153 (80-73). She tied for (Fall 2015; Spring 2016) American Sarah Sasse’s school-record tournament score of 209 13th at the Class C boys meet as a sophomore with a 36-hole Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) (67-69-73). Thiele finished in a tie for 18th at the tournament, total of 161 (80-81). She finished 35th at the 2012 boys state Trusted Choice Big “I” National Champion (2015) which was loaded with All-Americans and featured 18 of the tournament as a freshman with a 168 (86-82). Tied for Third at Optimist International Junior nation’s top 85 teams. In the summer of 2014, Thiele qualified for the U.S. Championship (2015) Thiele fired a 214 at the Pinehurst Challenge, Oct. 12-13, Girls Junior Amateur Championship by winning a sectional Fourth at Trusted Choice Big “I” (2014) which included a four-under-par 68 in the second round. qualifying tournament at the Elks Country Club in Columbus Tied for Fifth at North & South Junior Amateur (2015) Thiele’s 214 at Pinehurst was the third-best score by a with a one-under-par 71. She went on to compete at the U.S. 12th at Trusted Choice Big “I” (2013) freshman in school history, trailing only her 209 in Las Vegas Junior Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz. Thiele also qualified to Two-Time Nebraska Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, 2014) and a 213 by Kate White at the 2006 Bronco Invitational. compete at the 2015 Junior PGA Championships. She tied for 59th at the 2014 PGA Junior Championship at Trump National Two-Time Nebraska Girls Match Play Champion (2013, 2014) Thiele tied for 11th in a 104-player field at Pinehurst. Her Golf Club in Washington, D.C.  performance in North Carolina followed a tie for 17th with a Nebraska Girls Match Play Runner-Up (2015) Thiele defended her state junior match play title in 2014 Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Champion (2013) 226 (77-72-77) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. Thiele competed as an with a win over her sister. Thiele settled for second with a loss Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Runner-Up (2014, 2015) to her sister in the 2015 final. Thiele also finished second to Three Top 15 Finishes at Nebraska Class C Boys State individual outside the Husker lineup. Thiele, who finished with four rounds better than par in her sister in the 2014 and 2015 state stroke play events. Tournament (2013, 2014, 2015) 2015-16, fired a one-under-par 71 in the second round of the Thiele was a three-sport high school standout at Bishop Three-Time Nebraska Four-State Team Member Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational to open her career. She Neumann, competing in golf, basketball and volleyball. She (2012, 2013, 2014) was NU’s No. 2 finisher, tying for 39th (88-71-76-235) to lead drew recruiting interest in all three sports. She was the top Second-Team All-Nebraska the players inside the Husker lineup at Colbert Hills, Sept. 7-8. female golfer in the state her final three years of high school. (Basketball, Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015) She contributed a tie for 60th (78-76-81-235) as Nebraska’s In basketball, Thiele was a second-team All-Nebraska pick Third-Team Super-State No. 4 finisher at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge at the by the Omaha World-Herald and a third-team Super-State (Basketball, Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015) Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., Sept. 21-23. selection by the Lincoln Journal Star in 2014 and 2015. The First-Team Class C-1 All-State (Basketball, 2014, 2015) She opened the spring by finishing 49th (83-75-158) at the two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater averaged 20.6 points Peg Barnard Invitational in Stanford, Calif., Feb. 13-14. Thiele per game as a 5-8 senior shooting guard for the Cavaliers. Thiele’s Career Bests matched Cassie Deeg as NU’s No. 2 finisher at the Westbrook She averaged 20.5 points per game as a junior in 2014. She Best Finish...... T11th (Pinehurst, 2015) Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 21-22. Thiele totaled also played summer club basketball for the Husker Elite and Best Event (Strokes)...... 209 (Las Vegas, 2015) 223 (76-74-73) to tie for 53rd in a talented tournament field. coaches Doug Goltz and her father, Kevin Thiele. Low Round...... 67 (Las Vegas, 1st, 2015) Thiele added a tie for 49th with a 232 (75-82-75) at the As a volleyball player, Thiele was a starting outside hitter. As Low First Round...... 67 (Las Vegas, 2015) Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 11-13, before leading the a junior in 2013, she produced 142 kills and 335 digs, before Low Second Round...... 68 (Pinehurst, 2015) Huskers with a tie for 31st in a strong 97-player field at the Dr. adding 145 kills and 317 digs as a senior in 2014. Low Third Round...... 73 (Westbrook, 2016) ...... 73 (Las Vegas, 2015) ...... 73 (Pinehurst, 2015) Career Rounds Under Par...... 4

Thiele’s career Statistics Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2015-16 32 2,420 75.63 67 Totals 32 2,420 75.63 67

Personal Haley is the daughter of Kevin and Lisa Thiele and has four younger sisters, Hannah, Lindsey, Lauren and Brooke. Haley captured WGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2016. She also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2015-16. She was named to the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. 14 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF Jessica Haraden Freshman Thousand Oaks, California (Oaks Christian) OUtlook (2016-17) Haraden posted a 75.4 scoring average as a senior at Oaks One of five newcomers to join the Nebraska women’s golf Christian High School in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She earned program in 2016-17, Jessica Haraden hopes to challenge for a spot in the 2014 CIF individual finals, while helping Oaks a spot in a wide open Husker lineup. Christian to a Maramonte League team championship. She “Jessica is a good young golfer, and we think she has was also a first-team All-Ventura County Star selection in 2015. some real potential,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She is only going to get better with experience. She is also Personal an outstanding person, and we expect her to be an asset to The daughter of Marshall and Joanna Haraden, Jessica was our team in the years to come.” born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 3, 1997. Jessica has an older brother Nick, 27, an older sister, Anna, 26, and a younger High School/Amateur brother, Marshall IV, 17. Jessica is majoring in nutrition, A four-year contributor at Oaks Christian High School, exercise and health science at Nebraska. Prior to attending Haraden was a California Interscholastic Federation individual Nebraska, she participated in a mission trip to Romania. finalist in 2014.

Honors & Awards CIF Individual Finalist (2014) First-Team All-Ventura County (Star, 2015)

Claire Robertson Freshman Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland (Carnoustie) OUtlook (2016-17) Robertson, who chose Nebraska over Chattanooga, said Nebraska’s first women’s golf recruit from Scotland, she expects Nebraska to give her the best opportunity for Claire Robertson is the sixth European golfer to join the success on and off the course. Nebraska program since 1998. Robertson was a member “I feel like Nebraska is going to give me the best possible of Team Scotland at the Scottish Girls Under 16 Strokeplay chance of successfully pursuing both my golf and studies. Championships in Strathmore in both 2013 and 2014. She is a Everyone at UNL has been extremely friendly, and the setup three-time Carnoustie Caledonia Golf Club Ladies Champion for student-athletes is amazing. I can’t wait to get started and (2013, 2014, 2015) and she won the Alfred Dunhill Schools begin my American college life.” Championship played at St. Andrews in 2013. She won the North of Scotland Girls Championship at Boat of Garten in 2015, setting the course record with a five-under-par 67. “The thing that stands out the most in watching Claire compete is her ability to battle the whole round, whether things are going her way or not,” Nebraska Coach Krapfl said. “Claire brings experience competing internationally against the top players in Europe, while also representing her country. She has a well-rounded game, knows how to play in the wind and has shown the ability to shoot low numbers.” Honors & Awards Team Scotland High School/Amateur (Girls U16 Stroke Play Championships, 2013, 2014) Robertson was a member of Team Scotland at the Girls Three-Time Carnoustie Caledonia Golf Club European Team Championships at Kaskada, Czech Republic, Ladies Champion (2013, 2014, 2015) while also playing for the Scottish team at the Girls Home Alfred Dunhill Schools Championship (2013) Internationals at Lanark in 2015. She represented Scotland North of Scotland Girls Championship (2015) at the 2015 Duke of York Young Champions tournament in Kent, England. She also advanced to the match play stages of the 2015 British Girls’ Open Amateur Championships in West Kilbride, Scotland. Personal The daughter of Mark Robertson and April Robertson, Claire was born Feb. 6, 1998, in Dundee, Scotland. She has an older sister, Holly. Claire has not declared a major at Nebraska.

INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2016-17 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERWGOLF #HUSKERS 15 Kate Smith Freshman Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (Detroit Lakes) OUtlook (2016-17) Kate Smith comes to Nebraska as the only five-time individual state champion in Minnesota high school history. Smith capped her high school career by claiming a share of her fifth individual title on June 15 at the Ridges at Sand Creek, while leading Class 2A Detroit Lakes High School to its fourth state team title in the past five years. The winner of the 2016 Minnesota Ms. Golf Award, Smith swept Class 2A state titles for five consecutive seasons dating back to eighth grade at Detroit Lakes. She became the only golfer in Minnesota girls’ history to win five state titles. Smith previously shared the record of four state titles with Katie Detlefson, who went on to win the LPGA Dinah Shore Award as a collegian at Central Florida. Since her seventh grade year, when she won her first of 2015, she won the PGA Junior Series title at Arbor Links all-state award, Smith has slashed more than 10 strokes per with a three-day career-best score of 209 (74-68-67), which round off her season scoring average. would match the current Nebraska school record held by 2003 “We are very excited to have Kate join our program. She first-team All-American Sarah Sasse and Husker Haley Thiele. Honors & Awards has the innate ability to get the ball in the hole and does not Smith was also a member of Team Minnesota at the 2015 Five-Time Minnesota Class 2A Champion back away from competition,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl USGA women’s state championship. (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) said. “She possesses excellent short-game skills, knows Smith continues Nebraska women’s golf’s success in Minnesota Ms. Golf Award (2016) how to win, and has a great work ethic both on and off the recruiting the state of Minnesota, following former Huskers Six-Time Minnesota Class 2A All-State course. We’ve had some excellent Minnesotans represent our Cassie Deeg (Hugo, 2013-16), Steffi Neisen (New Prague, (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) program. Kate has the potential to be the best of all of them.” 2011-14), Chrissie McArdle (Eden Prairie, 2004-07) and Jackie Minnesota Junior Player of the Year (2012-13) Beste (Sauk Centre, 2003-06). All were high-level performers High School/Amateur for the Huskers on and off the course over the last 15 years. Minnesota Junior Champion (2013) A five-time Minnesota Class 2AA state champion (2012-16) PGA Junior Series Champion (Arbor Links, 2015) and a six-time Class 2A all-state selection (2011-16), Smith was Personal the Minnesota Ms. Golf Award winner in 2016. She posted a The daughter of Kris and Margery Smith, Kate was born 70.37 stroke average as a junior in 2015, and set three couse May 6, 1999, in Hartford, Conn. She has an older brother, records as a senior, including a 64 on The Vintage Course. Karter. Kate is majoring in art at Nebraska. In addition to her high school success, Smith was the “I chose Nebraska because of how they care about their 2012-13 Minnesota PGA Junior Player of the Year and the student-athletes, the welcoming atmoshpere on campus and 2013 Minnesota Girls State Junior Champion. In the summer the overall tradition surrounding the University.” Annie Sritragul Freshman Bangkok, Thailand (Shrewsbury International School) OUtlook (2016-17) 18, at the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C. She added Pasinee “Annie” Sritragul is the first Husker golfer from a tie for third (228) at the JoS A. Bank/David Leadbetter Girls Thailand, and could make an immediate impact on Nebraska’s Championships, Aug. 4-6, at the Cattail Creek Country Club lineup as a true freshman in 2016-17. The youngster from in Glenwood, Md. She also tied for 10th (235) at the Junior Bangkok, who will not celebrate her 17th birthday until at The Foundry, Aug. 12-13, in Powhatan, Va., after tying for September of 2016, spent the summers of 2014 and 2015 12th (238) at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Boston Junior playing on the American Junior Golf Association Tour. at the Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston, Mass., July 21-23. “Annie is a great ball-striker and putter. She hits a lot of In 2014, Sritragul produced a tie for fourth with a 212 fairways and greens, giving herself opportunities to make (72-73-67) at the Lessing’s Classic, Aug. 4-7, and added 2014 birdies,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “It is exciting PGA Junior Series victories in Ohio and Kentucky. to see where she can take her game after she gets a little In June of 2015, Sritragul finished eighth in the Girls 15- stronger and continues to hone her short game, given the 20 division at the Singha Junior Golf Championship on the fact she has already demonstrated the ability to go low.” 6,343-yard layout at Northern Rungsit in Ayutthawa, Thailand.

High School/Amateur Personal Sritragul put up her most impressive performance with a tie The daughter of Khunthuat Sae Khow Monthathip Sritragul, for third at the 2015 Izod AJGA Girls Championship. Her three- Annie (Pasinee) was born Sept. 28, 1999, in Bangkok. She has round score of 213 included an opening-round 66 on Aug. an older brother, Pasit, and an older sister, Paveenuch. Annie Honors & Awards has not declared a major at Nebraska. Tied for Third at Izod AJGA Girls Championship (2015) Tied for Third at JoS A. Bank/David Leadbetter Girls Championship (2015)