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Elizabeth Szokol

Junior
Class
Winnetka, Ill.
Hometown
New Trier
High School
Elizabeth Szokol - Women's Golf - Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia
2015-16 (Senior)

· Named an honorable mention All-American by the WGCA
· Was 20th at NCAA Championships (+1, 289) and helped UVA to fifth-place finish in media competition
· Led UVA at NCAA Regional (Stanford) with co-medalist performance
· Shot career-best 4-under 209 including 4-under 67 in final round
· Named to WGCA All-Region Team
· Posted top-10 finishes in her last three outings before NCAAs
· Tied for 14th at ACC Championships at +5, 221
· Second on the team with 73.24 stroke average that tied for eighth in the ACC
· Ranks No. 34 by Golfstat and No. 51 by Golfweek
· Led UVA in scoring or shared team lead in five of 11 tournaments
· Top regular-season finish was fifth-place at Bryan National Collegiate
· Also had top-10 finishes at Rucker Intercollegiate and Cougar Classic
· Named to the ACC Women’s Golf All-Academic Team

2014-15 (Junior)
· Transferred to Virginia after playing for two years at Northwestern
· Ranked No. 14th in the ACC in stroke average
· Ranked No. 68 by Golfstat and No. 87 by Golfweek
· Led UVa to 20th-place finish at NCAA Championships
· Topped the Cavaliers at NCAAs with +15, 231 to finish 51st
· Placed 15th at NCAA Regional, +10, 223
· Led the team in scoring at Cougar Classic, Landfall Tradition and FSU Matchup tournaments
· Topped off the fall with fourth-place finish at Landfall Tradition and best outing in the spring was fifth-place effort at FSU Matchup
· Low tourney of the season was 4-under 212 at Cougar Classic and best 18-hole score was 4-under 68 at Cougar Classic and UCF Challenge
· Was 17th at the ACC Championships at +2, 218

Northwestern
2013-14 (Sophomore)

Second Team All-Big Ten
Academic All-Big Ten
Played in all 12 events, compiling a 75.17 scoring average, which ranks ninth in NU single-season history
Had six rounds under par, one top-10 finish and three top-20 showings
Competed at 2014 NCAA Championships, helping NU tie for 15th
Carded a 3-under 67 during the second round for career-low for 18 holes, which was a stroke off the program record
Second-highest NU finisher at the NCAA West Regional, helping the Wildcats finish eighth and qualify for the 2014 NCAA Championships
Placed in the top 15 at the 2014 Big Ten Championships, helping NU finish third
Helped Northwestern set a new single-round program record, carding an 11-under 277 to finish first at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Had her best finish of the season at the Liz Murphey, placing fifth with a 2-under 70
Helped Northwestern win the 2014 Hurricane Invitational, carding an 8-over 221 (73-73-75) to tie for 26th



2012-13 (Freshman)
Played in eight of 12 events on the year
Key part of the starting lineup in the Wildcats’ final four events of the season
Finished the season with a 76.70 scoring average with three rounds of par or better
Played at the 2013 NCAA Championships and had NU’s low round of the tournament tying for 80th
Registered career lows at the 2013 NCAA East Regional with a third-round score of 4-under 68 and 54-hole total of 3-over 219
Second in the NU standings (32nd) at the regional and helped Northwestern finish sixth to qualify for just the second trip to the NCAA Championships in program history
One of three Wildcats to finish in the top 10 (ninth) at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, helping NU tie for first and claim a share of the first conference title in program history
Carded a career-low score of 8-over 224 (74-75-75) at Big Ten Championships

Amateur/Junior Golf
2012 Illinois Women’s Amateur Champion
Qualified for the championship flight at the Women’s Western Amateur
Was ranked second in her 2012 class within the state of Illinois by Junior Golf Scoreboard
Had four top-20 finishes, in as many starts, during the summer of 2011 in AJGA events

New Trier High School/Personal
Four-year letterwinner at New Trier High School
All-state and all-conference honoree
New Trier won the 2010 Illinois State Championship During her four years at New Trier, the team finished third (2008), second (2009), first (2010) and second (2011) at the state meet
Posted top-10 finishes at the Illinois State High School Championships the last two years
Daughter of Pam and Joseph Szokol

Elizabeth Szokol’s Career Statistics

YEAR ROUNDS STROKES AVG LOW
2012-2013 (NW) 35 2631 75.17 67
CAREER 121 9045 74.75 67

(NW) — While competing at Northwestern

Elizabeth Szokol’s Career Statistics

YEAR ROUNDS STROKES AVG LOW
2012-2013 (NW) 35 2631 75.17 67
CAREER 125 9334 74.67 67

(NW) — While competing at Northwestern

Elizabeth Szokol’s UVa Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: t1st, NCAA Stanford Regional, March 5-7, 2016
Career Top-10 Finishes: 7 (3 NW / 4 UVA)
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 209, NCAA Stanford Regional, March 5-7, 2016
Career Best 18-Hole Score: (NW) 67, 2014 NCAA Championships, May 20-23, 2014 & (UVA) 67, NCAA Stanford Regional, March 7, 2016

2012-13 Tournament Results (at Northwestern)

Date Tournament Score Par Total Overall Place NW Place
Feb. 10-12 Lady Puerto Rico 76-81-80 +21 237 66 na
March 8-10 Clover Cup 76-73-76 +9 225 24 na
March 28 San Diego State Dual 78 +6 78 8 na
March 31-April 2 SDSU Farms Invitational 89-76-78 +27 243 54 na
April 20-21 Lady Buckeye 77-71-84 +16 232 13 3
April 26-28 Big Ten Championships 74-75-75 +8 224 9 3
May 9-11 NCAA Regional 75-76-68 +3 219 32 2
May 21-24 NCAA Championships 82-78-70-76 +18 306 80 3

2013-14 Tournament Results (at Northwestern)

Date Tournament Score Par Total Overall Place NW Place
Sept. 14-15 Mary Fossum Invitational 75-79-77 +15 231 30 4
Sept. 20-21 Dick McGuire Invitational 79-73-81 +14 233 51 5
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Windy City Collegiate Classic 72-72-75 +6 219 22 3
Oct. 25-27 Stanford Intercollegiate 74-75-71 +7 220 39 3
February 16-18 Lady Puerto Rico 76-74-74 +8 224 24 4
March 3-5 Hurricane Invitational 73-73-75 +8 221 26 4
March 28-30 Bryan National 80-77-81 +22 238 76 5
April 4 Liz Murphey Collegiate 70 -2 70 5 3
April 14-15 Silverado Showdown 74-75-72 +5 221 16 2
April 25-27 Big Ten Championships 80-74-74 +12 228 13 2
May 8-10 NCAA Regional 79-72-78 +13 229 31 2
May 20-23 NCAA Championships 76-67-77-77 +17 297 77 3

2014-15 Tournament Results

Date Tournament Score Par Total Overall Place UVa Place
Sept. 14-16 Cougar Classic 73-68-71 -4 212 11 1
Sept. 19-21 Mason Rudolph 77-77-71 +9 225 30 2
Oct. 10-12 Tar Heel Invitational 76-74-81 +15 231 64 4
Oct. 24-26 Landfall Tradition 69-73-71 -3 213 4 1
February 8-10 UCF Challenge 68-73-75 E 216 19 4
February 13-15 FSU Matchup 75-70-72 +1 217 5 1
March 6-8 Rucker Intercollegiate 79-77-70 +12 225 30 2
April 3-5 Bryan National 76-83-78 +21 237 62 4
April 17-18 ACC Championships 73-73-72 +2 218 17 5
May 7-9 NCAA Regional 76-73-74 +7 223 13 2
May 7-9 NCAA Championships 76-77-78 +15 231 51 1

2015-16 Tournament Results

Date Tournament Score Par Total Overall Place UVa Place
Sept. 13-15 Cougar Classic 71-69-75 -1 215 7 1
Sept. 18-20 Mason Rudolph 71-73-76 +4 220 31 3
Oct. 9-11 Tar Heel Invitational 74-75-73 +6 222 18 1
Oct. 24-26 Landfall Tradition 75-75-70 +4 220 24 2

* Competed as a non-scoring individual