2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

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Emily Olson

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School O'Gorman
  • Hometown Sioux Falls, S.D.

Biography

2021 Stats2019-20 Stats2018-19 Stats2017-18 Stats |

2021:
Competed in all three tournaments in a season that was shortened due to the COVID19 pandemic ... named the team's MVP after finishing the season with a scoring average of 82.4 ... graduates with the third-best average in program history with an 82.6 after 46 rounds played ... finished 11th at the Battle at the Creek with a season-low 163 after shooting a season-best 77 in the first round ... tied for 26th in her fourth and final MIAC Championships after shooting a 245 ... named to the MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

2019-20: Earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors ... also earned Academic All-MIAC honors ... finished in the top 15 at the MIAC Championships for the second straight season ... tied for 13th with a 242 ... finished second on the team with a career-best season scoring average of 82.1 ... finished in the top 25 at all five meets she competed in ... tied for seventh at the Cobber Open ... shot a career-best two-round score of 155 at the DIII Classic.

2018-19: Earned All-MIAC First Team honors after tying for eighth at the MIAC Championships ... named the team's Most Improved player ... shot a career-best 75 in the second round of the MIAC Championships, and again at The Royal Match ... recorded a career-best scoring average of 82.6 ... earned Academic All-MIAC honors.

2017-18: Competed in the MIAC Championships as a first year and tied for 27th ... recorded a career-best 79 twice at the Cobber Invite and the second round of the conference championships ... registered two top-10 finishes ... finished third at the Cobber Invite ... finished in the top 30 five times ... recorded an 83.9 stroke average.

High School: A 2017 graduate of Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School, Olson played golf for six years and also competed in powerlifting and volleyball. She finished in the top 10 at the state meet in 2015 and 2016, the top 10 in the City Tournament from 2014-17 and the top 10 in the Metro Conference from 2015-17. She won the state individual title as a senior in 2017.

Personal: Olson is the daughter of Joanie and Jim Olson. Her brother, Sam, also competed on the SJU golf team. She enjoys reading and golf, and is a biology major with a Spanish minor.

Career Lows:
Score Date Tournament
18-Hole 75 April 18, 2019 The Royal Match
36-Hole 155 Sept. 14-15, 2019 DIII Classic
56-Hole 240 Sept. 20-Oct. 1, 2018 MIAC Championships
Season Scoring Average 82.1 11 rounds,
2019-20

2021 Tournament Results
Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
BU Battle at the Creek 4/17/21-4/18/21 2 77-86=163   +19   11th/79
Carleton-St. Olaf Spring Invite 4/24-25/2021 2 86-83=169   +25   t-18th/55
2020-21 MIAC Women's Golf Championships April 30-May 2, 2021 3 79-82-84=245   +29   t-26th/44
SEASON TOTALS 7 577 Avg. 82.4 +10 -

2019-20 Tournament Results
Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
CSB Invite 8/31/2019 2 85-79=164   +20   t-15th/72
Cobber Open 9/7-8/2019 2 82-94=176   +32   t-7th/26
Division III Classic 9/14-15/2019 2 79-76=155   +11   t-11th/90
St. Kate's Invitational 9/21-9/22/2019 2 78-88=166   +22   t-21st/75
2019 MIAC Women's Golf Championships 09/28-30/2019 3 76-87-79=242   +26   t-13th/53
SEASON TOTALS 11 903 Avg. 82.1 +10 -

2018-19 Tournament Results
Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
CSB Invite 9/1-9/2 2 81-80=161   +17   t-14th/78
Cobber Fall Invite 9/8-9/2018 2 81-85=166   +22   t-5th/46
Division III Classic Sep. 15-16, 2018 2 82-83=165   +21   t-30th/75
St. Kate's Fall Invitational 9/22/2018-9/23/2018 2 93-82=175   +29   37th/67
2018 MIAC Women's Golf Championships 09/30-10/01/2018 3 80-75-85=240   +24   t-8th/55
The Royal Match 4/18-4/19/2019 2 75-85=160   +16   6th/48
Carleton Spring Invitational April 28, 2019 1 89   +17   26th/54
SEASON TOTALS 14 1156 Avg. 82.6 +10 -

2017-18 Tournament Results
Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
CSB Invite 9/3/2017 2 80-83=163   +19
Cobber Invite 9/9-9/10, 2017 2 79-81=160   +16 t-3rd/43
D3 Classic Sept. 16-17, 2017 2 85-91= 176 +32 t-55th/89
College City Challenge Sept. 23-24, 2017 2 85-85=170   +24  t-27th/73
MIAC Championships 10/7-10/9, 2017 3 92-79-80= 251   +35   t-27th/52
ACU Spring Break Shootout 3/7/2018 1 85   +13   6th/16
Carleton Spring Invitational 4/28-4/29, 2018 2 84-86=170   +26   t-26th/50
SEASON TOTALS 14 1175 Avg. 83.9 +12 -

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    5'10"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'10"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'10"