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2016-17 Women's Golf Roster

Mary Nelson

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-5
  • High School Pine Creek
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.

Biography

2015-16 - Sophomore: Averaged an 84.5 as a sophomore ... competed in 19 rounds over eight events ... tied for 15th at the Navy Spring Tournament with a 173 (84-89; +29) ... shot a 165 (85-80; +21) to tie for 36th place at the Bulldog Invitational ... shot a 171 (83-88; +27) at the Tignanelli Towson Invite and also shot a 171 (85-86; +27) at the Low Country Intercollegiate ... shot a three-round score of 243 (83-84-76; +27) to tie for 34th at the Chesapeake Bay Invitational ... the 76 (+4) in the third round of the Chesapeake Bay Invitational was her lowest score of the season ... shot a 249 (86-84-79; +39) to place 28th at the Patriot League Championship.
- 2015-16 Statistics

2014-15 - Freshman: Averaged an 86.0 in her freshman season ... played in two events ... shot a 248 (83-83-82; +32) to tie for 45th at the Chesapeake Bay Invitational ... was Navy's fourth-best finisher at the Chesapeake Bay Invitational ... shot a 182 (97-85; +38) at the Delaware State Invitational, placing 23rd.
- 2014-15 Statistics

Personal: A 2014 graduate of Pine Creek High School, where she earned four letters in golf ... won the 2013 5A Regional individual title with an 82, becoming the first Pine Creek golfer to win a regional title ... won Metro League individual titles as a junior and as a senior ... led Pine Creek to three straight Metro League team titles ... named the 5A All-City Player of the Year as a senior ... two-time team MVP ... three-time captain ... three-time state qualifier, placing 14th at the state meet as a senior, the highest finish in school history ... three-time All-City honoree, including first-team recognition as a junior and as a senior ... two-time first-team Academic All-State ... two-time Eagle Award honoree ... also played basketball at Pine Creek ... also drew recruiting interest from Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho State and New Mexico ... member of Student Council, serving as Vice President ... member of the National Honor Society and the German National Honor Society ... Creek Connector ... member of the Principal's Advisory Council and Student-Athlete Leadership Council ... brother, Christopher Nelson, played one year of soccer and was a three-year boxer at Air Force ... daughter of George and Sherri Nelson ... father, George, was a swimmer (four years) and a golfer (one year) at Air Force and currently serves as an associate athletic director at Air Force ... majoring in political science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'5"