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2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

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Avery Howard

Avery Howard

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Muskegon, Mich.
  • High School:
    Reeths-Puffer
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

2022-23:  Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... received Academic At-Large All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... one of three Warriors to play in all 27 of the team's rounds, finishing with an 18-hole average of 78.7, which was good for third on the team and fifth in program history ... tied with Beca Vestman for the team lead in top-10 finishes (four), her highest being a tie-for-third of 54 golfers at the Davenport Panther Invitational with a 149 (78-71) ... also placed in a tie-for-sixth at the Cavalier Classic with a 156 (77-79), a tie-for-ninth at the SVSU Spring Invite with a 155 (80-75) and ninth alone at the GLIAC Championship with a 147 (71-76) ... was also among the top 25 for five different events ... shot the lowest round of her career, a 71 twice, including round two of the Davenport Panther Invitational and round one of the GLIAC Championship ... shot a 232 (78-75-79) at the NCAA East Regional where she tied for 32nd in the 81-golfer field ... carded a 243 (83-82-78) at the program's first ever NCAA Championships appearance.

2021-22:  Selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors ... competed in all 10 events and had an average round of 78.7 in 25 rounds ... collected five top 25 results, three top 10 finishes and a runner-up result ... best finish came at the Davenport Panther Fall Invitational (10/16-17) where she tied-for-second with a 151 (76, 75) ... low round of 73 came in the opening round of the GLIAC Championships (4/22-24) where she tied-for-11th with a 152 (73, 79) ... matched her season low for 36 holes with a 151 (76, 76) at the Walsh Cav Classic (4/11-12) where she tied-for-seventh ... placed sixth at the Lady Bulldog Fall Invitational (2/26-27) with a 151 (76, 75) ... carded a 228 (74, 77, 77) at the William Beall Fall Classic (10/4-5) to place 18th ... competed at the NCAA East Regional (5/2-4) and shot a 249 (85, 83, 81).

2020-21:  Named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected as a Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar ... played in all five tournaments and had a stroke average of 78.7 in 14 rounds ... collected a top 10 result plus a four top 24 finishes ... posted a low round of 73 ... best finish came at the Cavalier Classic (4/11-12) by carding a 155 (75, 80) to finish tied-for-ninth ...  tied-for-16th at the GLIAC Championships (4/16-18) with a 155 (80, 75) and then shot rounds of 74 and 83 during match play ... tied-for-22nd at the SVSU Spring Invitational (3/20-21) with a 159 (83, 76) ... had a 232 (83, 73, 76) at the Findlay Spring invitational (3/22-23) to finished tied-for-23rd ... tied-for-36th at the 105th Michigan Amateur with a 161 (83-78) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  Named GLIAC Freshman of the Year and was a member of the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... selected as a Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar ... competed in all five fall events and 10 total rounds ... finished with an average round of 79.4 with three top-10 results and four top-25 finishes ... low round of 74 ... best result was a tie-for-sixth place at the GVSU Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite (9/28-29) with a 76 ... tied-for-eighth at the SVSU Fall Invitational (9/14-15) with a 154 (75, 79) ... carded a 153 (74, 79) at the ODU Cumberland Trail Classic (9/21-22) to tie-for-10th ... tied-for-11th with a 157 (79, 78) at the Davenport Panther Invitational (10/19-20) ... shot a 254 (96, 78, 80) at the UIndy Fall Invitational (9/9-10) ... spring portion of the schedule was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Reeths-Puffer High School ... was a four-time letterwinner and team captain for head coach Chris Carter ... aided the Rockets in winning conference titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018, while qualifying for the state tournament each of those three seasons ... named to the All-League team four times and the All-State teams on three occasions ... led the squad to regional championships in 2017 and 2018 ... posted top 10 individual finishes at state as a sophomore and as a junior ...  finished with 11 top-10 finishes during senior campaign ... collected 18 hole average rounds of 82, 78 amd 80 during final three prep seasons ... tied-for-10th at the GAM Junior Girls State Amateur tournament ... finished in the top five at the 2016, 2017 and 2018 regional competitions ... best state result was a sixth-place finish in 2017 ... placed eighth at state in 2016 ... low score for nine holes was a 35 and low round was 71 ... was the city runner-up in both 2017 and 2018.

Personal:  Full name -- Avery K. Howard ... born on February 19, 2001, in Muskegon, Mich. ... daughter of Kevin and Amy Howard ... is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2019 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.
 
Avery Howard's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2019-20 10 794 79.40 74
2020-21 14 1,103 78.79 73
2021-22 25 1,968 78.72 73
2022-23 27 2,125 78.70 71
Total 76 5,990 78.82 71

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'6"

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'6"

  • 2021-22Junior

    5'6"

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'7"