Kelly Beard
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- Hometown:
- Waterville, Ohio
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- Year:
- Sr
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- High School:
- Anthony Wayne
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- Major:
- Graphic Design
Bio
Senior (2012): Played in all eight rounds over six tournaments for the Yellow Jackets and was the team's top performer in two tournaments ... Had three top 30 finishes on the season ... Shot a team season best round of 90 in the second round of the Hanover Invitational ... Finished with a team best 96.4 scoring average ... Had a 31.2 average finish for the year ... Had a season best finish of 17th at the HCAC Championships ... Was a member of the HCAC Academic All-Conference team.
Junior (2011): One of three Yellow Jackets to compete in all nine rounds over seven tournaments … Logged trio of top-20 performances … Posted an average finish of 20.4 … Improved averaged round to 99.3 … Fired DC’s lowest round of season with an 81 at Anderson on September 3 … Ended two-day AU Invite with a 177 for team’s lowest 36-hole total of season … Turned in DC’s best finish at Anderson and Manchester … Also carded a sixth-place finish at Defiance Invite on September 19 … Named Academic All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Sophomore (2010): Cracked lineup in eight-of-nine tournaments during second season with Jackets … Turned in an average finish of 24.5 … Carded an average round of 103.4 … Tied for DC’s highest finish of the season by taking fourth at Jon Spiess Memorial on September 14 … Earned All-Tournament honors at the event with a season-low score of 93.
Freshman (2009): Played in all eight events as a freshman … Logged pair of top-15 performances … Carded personal-best finish by taking 10th at Jon Spiess Memorial on September 15.
High School: Earned trio of varsity letters at Anthony Wayne under head coach Rob Schmidbauer … Named team’s Most Valuable Golfer as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Jerri Beard … Majoring in graphic design with a minor in marketing.
News mentions
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its fall honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team, with Defiance placing 29 student-athletes on the list.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s golf squad wrapped up its 2012 season on Sunday with a record-breaking showing at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Franklin, Indiana.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Tara Miller turned in Defiance College’s top finish for the second time in five events this fall, shooting a 95 to end in 18th place at the DC Invitational at Eagle Rock Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.
WAUSEON, Ohio – Sarah Westfall carded a 96 to finish in 17th place at the Jon Spiess Memorial on Tuesday at Ironwood Golf Course. The Jackets finished sixth in the seven team event after shooting a 403 over 18 holes.
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s golf program continued its fall campaign on Sunday, by completing the two-day Hanover Invitational.
ANDERSON, Ind. – The 2012 season got underway with a two-day appearance at the Anderson Invitational for the Defiance College women’s golf team on Saturday and Sunday.