Abby Kiefer

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio
High School:
Dublin Jerome

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2021 BIG EAST Individual Champion - Medalist Honors
2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 All-BIG EAST Academic Team
2018-19, 2019-20 All-WGCA Academic Team
2023 CSC Academic All-District® Selection

GRADUATE (2022-23)
Played in 10 tournaments, totaling 30 rounds with a stroke average of 75.43, the eighth-lowest season scoring average in program history… finished Xavier career with the seventh-lowest career scoring average in program history (76.60)… fired six rounds par or better, including two in the 60s… led Xavier to a BIG EAST record fourth straight BIG EAST Championship Title… finished third at BIG EAST Championships with a final round career-low tying 4-under 68… put together season best 54-hole score at Golfweek Red Sky Classic with two rounds under par (71-75-70–216)… finished tied for 17th in back-to-back events at Charlotte Invitational and Rio Verde Invitational, both Xavier team wins… finished tied for 29th at NCAA Westfield Regional with a second round 3-under 69.

SENIOR (2021-22)
Played in nine tournaments... averaged a score of 75.74, ranking seventh in the BIG EAST via GolfStat rankings... had two top-10 finishes... placed tied for ninth at the Georgia State Invitational, leading the Musketeers to their second title in as many seasons at the tournament... helped Xavier win its third straight BIG EAST Championship on April 23... posted her highest career finish at the BIG EAST Championships, winning medalist honors with teammate Emma McMyler and Creighton's Katherine Lemke... participated in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on May 9-11, placing tied for 49th with a score of 232 (+19).

JUNIOR (2020-21)
Played in seven tournaments... averaged a score of 76.67... had two top-10 finishes... helped Xavier win two tournaments: Georgia State Invitational (March 30) and the BIG EAST Championships (April 25)... placed tied for seventh at the Georgia State Invitational... placed tied for eighth at the BIG EAST Championships... helped Xavier win its second straight BIG EAST Championship... played one round at the NCAA Louisville Regional before withdrawing due to an injury.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Played in three tournaments... totaled nine rounds of action with an average of 78.67 before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season... helped the Musketeers win the Redbird Invitational on Sept. 8-9... placed 53rd at the FAU Winter Warmup on Feb. 10-11.

FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Participated in six tournaments and 15 rounds overall… posted her best finish at the Lady Boilermaker with a score of 153 (+9), placing 17th overall…carded a low round (71, -1) in her first collegiate action at the Nittany Lion Invitational…averaged 79.13 over the season with one round at par-or-better.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was the OHSAA Individual State Champion in 2016 as a junior... was on two state championship teams in 2014 and 2015... won four straight conference titles and never finished outside the top-five at the state championships... coached by Charles Butcher.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Gregory and Gretchen Kiefer... majoring in accounting... sister, Hadley, played basketball at North Florida (2015-18).