Bio

Junior (2023-24): Carried an 87.7 18-hole average through 13 fall rounds...Set a new career-best with a round of 80 on the second day of the Manchester Invite on September 24...Recorded back-to-back tournaments with 36-hole totals of 167 at the HCAC Fall Preview and Heidelberg Invitational...Finished under 90 strokes in eight rounds

Sophomore (2022-23): Played in all 14 events with an average of 94.35, 12th-lowest in program history, during her first year at Defiance...Finished on a strong note with a 21st-place finish at the HCAC Championship by shooting career-best rounds in the final two rounds with an 87 on Saturday and 86 on Sunday to total up to 268 overall for the tournament...Shot her best 36-hole tournament score over two days at the Manchester Invite on Sept. 17-18 with 179 (91, 88) and finished 12th...Finished runner-up to teammate Cassi Van Dyke after a chip-off to break a three-way, 36-hole tie at the Anderson Ravens Spring Invite match play...Named to WGCA All-American Scholar Team for the second consecutive year

Freshman (2021-22), Bluffton University: Started college career at Bluffton and played in six events for the Beavers...Averaged 97.6 per 18 holes with a season-low score of 90 at the Kuhn Invitational on Sept. 27, where she shot a two-day low of 183...Honored by the WGCA on the 2021-22 All-American Scholar Team

High School, Miller City (Class of 2021): Played golf and softball at Miller City... Finished second at the 2020 Division II sectional tournament at Moose Landing with a scorecard of 87 to qualify for districts as a senior...Also danced for 15 years

Personal: Daughter of Mindy Vance and Boyd Vance Jr ...Younger of two children... majoring in communications with a minor in psychology...Member of the DC Honors program