Emma Welch

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Lakeville, Minn.
High School:
Lakeville North

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2023, 2024 All-BIG EAST Selection
2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 All-BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024 WGCA All-American Scholar
2024 CSC Academic All-District® Selection

SENIOR (2024-25)
Named to the All-BIG EAST Team for the second straight season… finished her career ranked fifth all-time in stroke average (76.10) at Xavier… finished her career with five top-10 finishes… took home medalist honors at the BIG EAST Championships for the second straight season with a score of 216 (E), becoming only the second golfer in conference history to win the individual title on more than one occasion… helped Xavier win its sixth straight BIG EAST Championship… helped the Musketeers win three tournaments (Lady Paladin Invitational on Sept. 22; Sedona Shootout on March 16; BIG EAST Championships on April 21) and post two runner-up finishes (UNF Collegiate on March 4; Brickyard Collegiate on April 8)… hit under 70 twice… hit 68 in the third round of the BIG EAST Championships on April 21… played in 11 tournaments, totaling 27 rounds… placed tied for 35th at the NCAA Columbus Regional on May 7… placed tied for 10th at the WMU Rio Verde Invitational on Feb. 23… placed tied for 10th at the Sedona Shootout on March 16… placed tied for 12th at the Brickyard Collegiate on April 8.

JUNIOR (2023-24)
Was named to the All-BIG EAST Team… was named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team… was named to the Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Team selected by College Sports Communicators… ranked fourth on the team in stroke average (75.4), tied for the 17th best single-season stroke average in school history… had two top-10 finishes… took home medalist honors at the BIG EAST Championships on April 22 with a score of 213 (-3)… placed tied for 13th at the WKU Spring Break Shootout on March 19… placed 58th at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional on May 8… helped Xavier win their fifth straight BIG EAST Championship on April 22… helped Xavier place second at the WMU Rio Verde Invitational on Feb. 25… helped Xavier place third at the Jennifer Duke Invitational on Sept. 12… hit 66 in the second round of the BIG EAST Championships, tied for the second lowest round in program history.

SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Played in two tournaments, totaling six rounds with a stroke average of 79.67… placed tied for 45th at Jennifer Duke Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Played in two tournaments, totaling six rounds with a stroke average of 77.33... placed 43rd at the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic with a score of 237 (+21)... helped Xavier place first at the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic on Oct. 10... also played as an individual at the Palmetto Intercollegiate on Oct. 26, placing tied for 48th with a score of 227 (+11).

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner in golf... was an individual medalist in 10 high school tournaments... was a three-time all-state honoree (2017-19)... was a four-time All-South Suburban Conference selection (2016-19)... was the 2019 individual sectional champion... was a two-time individual conference champion (2017, 2019)... was a four-time state tournament qualifier... posted two top-10 finishes at the state tournament... helped her team to a third-place finish at the state championships in 2018... led her team to two sectional championships (2018, 2019) and four South Suburban Conference Titles (2016-19)... had three top-10 finishes at American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments... had a top-three finish at 2019 AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior... placed second at the 2018 Minnesota State Junior Girls... placed third at the 2019 Minnesota State Junior Girls... won medalist honors at the 2017 Minnesota Junior PGA Tournament of Champions... was the 2018 Minnesota Junior PGA Match Play Champion... was selected three times to represent Minnesota in the Minnesota/Wisconsin Junior Cup Matches (2018-20).

PERSONAL
Daughter of Shawn and Deanna Welch... majoring is early childhood education... sister Megan played golf at Bradley from 2018-22.