2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Sydney Anderson
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- North
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ind.
Transferred from Ball State following her junior season.
Career Honors
• Academic All-Mid-American Conference (2017, 2018)
• MAC Golfer of the Week (Twice)
• Ball State Most Improved Player (2017)
• Ball State Freshman of the Year (2016)
Career Titles
2017 Colonel Classic
2017-18 (Jr.): An Academic All-MAC selection … played in all 11 stroke play events with a scoring average of 79.81 over 31 rounds … had her best finish of the season with a tie for 20th out of 90 golfers at the EKU Colonel Classic … carded her season-best round of 73 on day one of the event … managed her season-best 54-hole total of 232 (+16) at Ball State’s Cardinal Classic … posted a 2-1-0 match play record at the Ball State Sunshine Invitational.
2016-17 (So.): An Academic All-MAC selection … named the team’s Most Improved Player … played in all 12 events and 33 rounds … managed a 78.73 scoring average … posted her first collegiate victory at the EKU Colonel Classic, leading Ball State to the second of two consecutive team titles … recorded three top-10 finishes and four top-20's … also led the Cardinals with a tie for fourth at the Redbird Invitational and a tie for ninth at the Cardinal Classic … posted a career-best round of 69 on two occasions … recorded a career-best 54-hole total of 218 (+2) at the Redbird Invitational … named MAC Golfer of the Week after that event and the Colonel Classic … recorded three of the team’s top four 54-hole scores for the year.
2015-16 (Fr.): Competed in all 12 events … managed a stroke average of 79.71 … recorded three top-20 finishes … tied for 14th at the Ball State Triangular (April 10) … tied for 15th at The 2015 Preview (Oct. 11-12) and 19th at the EKU Colonel Classic (April 1-2) … posted a career-low 18-hole score of 72 twice – the second round of The Preview and the second round of the Rio Verde Invitational (Feb. 27) … recorded a season-best 54-hole score of 227 at the Rio Verde event.
High School: A four-time all-conference selection at Columbus North High School ... was her team’s No. 1 player for her final three seasons ... qualified for the Indiana state tournament three times ... an all-state selection as a senior ... managed a career average of 75.3 for her high school career ... set the Columbus North records for lowest 9-hole average (36.9) and lowest 9-hole score (33) ... recorded a variety of wins on the Indiana Golf Tour, including the Hoosier Junior tournament in 2014 ... played American Junior Golf Association events and spent time with the Plantation Junior Golf Tour, the Golfweek Junior Tour and the All-American Junior Golf Tour.
Personal: Full name is Sydney Elizabeth Anderson ... daughter of Chris and Kelly Anderson ... has three sisters, Holly, Annie and Gwennie ... born Jan. 15, 1997 in Columbus, Indiana ... majoring in psychology.
