2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Kelsey Sear
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Unionville, Ontario
Career Honors
• Academic All-Mid-American Conference (2015, 2016, 2017)
• MAC Golfer of the Week (March 17, 2016)
• Ball State Team MVP (2017)
• Ball State Elizabeth A. Dunn Most Inspirational (2017)
• Ball State Most Improved Golfer (2015, 2016)
• Ball State Freshman of the Year (2014)
Career Titles
2016 Bulldog Florida Invitational
2014 Butler Spring Invitational
Graduated with a 78.53 career stroke average for the third-best four-year average in program history.
2016-17 (Sr.): An Academic All-MAC selection … won the team’s MVP and Elizabeth A. Dunn Most Inspirational awards … led Ball State with a 77.14 scoring average to post the fifth-best mark on Ball State’s all-time single-season chart … played in all 12 events and 36 rounds … provided a counting score in 35 of those rounds, the best percentage on the team ... was Ball State’s top finisher six times … managed an overall head-to-head record of 530-311-37 … had six top-25 finishes and two top-10s … had her best finish with a tie for fourth at the Kzoo Classic in a field that featured six MAC teams … tied for fifth at the EKU Colonel Classic in helping Ball State win the team championship, the second of two consecutive wins … matched her career-best score with a 2-under-par 70 on day one of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational in Hawaii … ended that event with a season-best 54-hole total of 223 (+7) and finished ahead of three top-100 players.
2015-16 (Jr.): A member of the Academic All-MAC Team … competed in all 12 events … posted a stroke average of 77.91, the second-best on the team … managed four top-10 finishes and five top-20’s … provided a counting score in 30 of her 34 rounds … won the Bulldog Florida Invitational (March 9-10) for her second collegiate victory and was named MAC Golfer of the Week for her performance … tied for third the next time out at the MSU Citrus Challenge (March 20-22) … followed that with a tie for eighth at the EKU Colonel Classic (April 1-2) … recorded a career-low round of 70 on day one of the Citrus Challenge … managed her best 54-hole total at that event with a 217, the lowest of the season for any Ball State player and tied for the fourth-lowest in program history.
2014-15 (So.): An Academic All-MAC selection ... posted Ball State's second-best stroke average on the year at 79.72 ... one of only two players (Jenna Hague) to play in all 11 events ... managed three top-25 finishes, including a pair of top-10 results … tied for fourth place at Ball State’s Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) and tied for eighth at Eastern Kentucky’s Colonel Classic (April 3) … posted a 2-1-0 match play record at the Hoosier Fall Invitational to help Ball State to a third-place finish … was Ball State’s top finisher twice – the Cardinal Classic and the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic (March 1-3) … posted a season-low score of 72 twice – the first round of the Cardinal Classic and the first round of Louisville’s Cardinal Cup (Sept. 15) … managed a season-best 54-hole score of 233 at Illinois State’s Redbird Invitational (Sept. 8-9).
2013-14 (Fr.): Played in five tournaments, including four as an individual, with an 82.70 stroke average ... posted her first collegiate victory at the Marian University Spring Classic (March 31-April 1) with a 36-hole total of 155 ... tied for 12th at the Butler Spring Invitational (March 24) ... made her collegiate debut at the Redbird Invitational (Sept. 8-9) and finished the event with a 54-hole total of 242 ... played her first tournament as part of the Ball State lineup at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational (April 12-13).
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished fifth at the Ontario provincial high school championships ... played at Bill Crothers Secondary School alongside fellow Ball State golfer Meghan McDougall ... also competed in ice hockey and helped her high school team to an Ontario provincial championship her senior season.
SUMMER GOLF: Placed eighth at the 2012 Ontario Junior Girls Championship ... maintained a 79.1 stroke average during tournament play in 2012 and finished in the top 25 at the Ontario Women's Amateur ... won several junior and club championships ... ranked among the top 25 in the Golf Association of Ontario Junior Girls rankings.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kelsey Mae Sear ... daughter of Doug and Kris Sear ... has one brother, Max, who plays golf at West Virginia ... born May 5, 1995 in Unionville, Ontario ... majoring in accounting and finance.
