Biography
2023 NCAA San Antonio Regional Participant
2022 NCAA Stanford Regional Participant
2022 The Clash at Boulder Creek Medalist (Oct. 23-25, 2022)
2022 Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational Medalist (Oct. 3-4, 2022)
2022 Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic Medalist (Sept. 26-27, 2022)
2021 BYU Spring Classic Medalist (March 15-16, 2021)
Mountain West Golfer of the Month (Sept. 2022)
Mountain West Golfer of the Week (March 18, 2021)
1x All-Mountain West First Team (2022-23)
2x All-Mountain West Second Team (2020-21, 2021-22)
NEVADA CAREER
FIFTH-YEAR (2022-23) -- Named to All-Mountain West First Team for the first time in her career ... Won three of four tournaments during the fall season, capturing titles at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 26-27), Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational (Oct. 3-4), and The Clash at Boulder Creek (Oct. 23-25) ... Her three-straight tournament wins make her just the second Wolf Pack women's golfer to achive the feat, along with Angie Yoon, who won four-straight in 1999-2000 ... At the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic, set Nevada program records for single-round low (65, first round), 36-hole low (133), and 54-hole tournament low (201) at the event, and her score of 201 was also the tournament record ... Opened the season by finishing T-17 at the Coeur d'Alene Collegiate Invitational, going 70-72-74=216 to come in at +3 (Sept. 18-20) ... Wired the field at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic, sharing the lead at 65 after the opening round, then finishing with rounds of 68 to come in at -15 (65-68-68=201), five strokes ahead of the field (Sept. 26-27) ... Birdied her final hole at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational to force her way into a three-way playoff, then birdied the first hole of the playoff to win the title ... Finished the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational at -3 (72-71-70=213) ... Played two bogey-free rounds at The Clash at Boulder Creek, including a final-round 67 that put her atop the leaderboard for a two-stroke win, at -9 (70-70-67=207) … Opened up the Spring season with a T-12 finish at The Show at Spanish Trail (Feb. 20-21) after finishing the 54-hole event at even par (73-70-73 = 216) … Earned her fourth top-five finish of the season at the Fresno State Classic (March 27-28) where she finished tied for fifth after completing the event at three shots above par (72-74-73 = 219) …. Completed the Silicon Valley Showcase (Apr. 10-11) tied for 7th overall after finishing three shots over par (71-73-75 = 219) … Became just the second golfer in program history to earn four career top-10 finishes at the Conference Championships after finishing T-6 at the 2023 Mountain West Championships (April 18-20) with a score of 213 (-3) … Earned her second consecutive at-large berth in the NCAA Regional Round, making her just the second golfer in program history to reach the Regional Round twice in her career … Completed her career with the Pack with a T-41 finish (80-72-76 = 228) at the NCAA San Antonio Regional (May 8-10) ... Set the program record for single-season stroke average (71.64) throughout her final season.
SENIOR (2021-22) -- Named to All-Mountain West Second Team for the third time in her career... Qualified for the NCAA Stanford Regional and finished tied for 30th (+7) after rounds of 75-71-74=220... It marked the first NCAA Championship appearance of her career... Finished with second-lowest scoring average (73.39) in program history after setting the lowest scoring average last season... Shot 68 in the third round of the Mountain West Championships marking the lowest single-round score at a MW Championship in program history... The 68 tied the lowest single-round score at a conference championship in program history (Erin Long, 68, 2004, 1st Round; WAC Championship)... Led the program to the lowest scoring average in Nevada women's golf history (297.50)... Finished third at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic after rounds of 71-75-70= (216) marking her best finish of the season... Made 82 birdies which is the second-most in a single-season in program history behind teammate Leah John (88, 2021-22)... Made three eagles which are the most in a single-season in program history.
JUNIOR (2020-21) -- Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar ... Named to the All-Mountain West second team for the second time in her career … Set the single season program record with a scoring average of 73.06, breaking the previous record of 73.47 which she set during her freshman season … Won the first individual event of her career at the BYU Spring Classic finishing the event at 4-under par … Was named the Mountain West Golfer of the Week (March 18) after her win at the BYU Spring Classic … Led the team with 42 birdies and 210 pars on the season … Shot eight of her 17 rounds at par or better, including tying her career-low round of 68 at the BYU Spring Classic … Recorded at least one round at par or better in all six events … Played the six-event season at 18-over par … Notched four top 15 finishes, all in the last four tournaments of the season … Letter winner.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20 - Season shorted due to COVID-19) -- Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar … Competed in all seven events during her sophomore season … Posted a scoring average of 74.47, which ranked second on the team and seventh in a single season in program history … Totaled 39 birdies, including a season-high eight in the season-opening Dick McGuire Invitational, and added 256 pars to lead the team … Played the season at 55-over par in her 21 rounds … Posted a season-best finish of third place at the Harbottle Invitational where she finished at 2-under par and shot all but one of her rounds under par … Had four rounds at par or better … Recorded two top 15 finishes on the year … Shot her season-low round of 70 three times, once at the Dick McGuire Invitational and twice at the Harbottle Invitational … Letter winner … Academic All-Mountain West selection and was named a MW Scholar-Athlete.
FRESHMAN (2018-19) -- Second team All-Mountain West selection (Nevada’s first since joining the Mountain West) … Mountain West Scholar-Athlete and part of the MW All-Academic team … Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar … Set the single season program record by compiling a scoring average of 73.47, which has since been broken … Played in all 10 events during her rookie season … Had 11 of her 30 rounds played at par or better, which also set the single season record … Shot a season-low round of 68 at the Battle at the Rock where she recorded a top five … Notched six top 15 finishes, five top 10s and three top fives … Led the team with 70 birdies, including a season-high 10 at the Mountain West Championship, where she finished fifth … Added a team-best 361 pars and played the year at 47-over par … Her season-best tournament to par score was even par at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown … Letter winner.
HIGH SCHOOL -- Graduate of Tigard High School in Oregon where she is a four-time letter winner in golf … Racked up a slew of accolades during her high school years including three first team All-Three Rivers League honors and three first team all-state selections … Twice named the Three Rivers League Player of the Year and earned district medalist honors in 2015 and 2016 … Twice represented the state of Oregon in the Junior America's Cup, placing in the top five in 2017 … Also represented Oregon in the 2016 and 2017 Pacific Northwest Junior Ladies team matches … In 2016 she was the Oregon Junior Golf stroke play champion.
PERSONAL -- Daughter of Alice Gailey-Renner and John Gailey … Her aunt, Linda Gill, played college golf at Oregon State … Chemistry major … Also recruited by Oregon, Wyoming, Oregon State, Portland State and Weber State … Lists Rory McIlroy as her sports hero … The most memorable moment of her pre-college career was the Girls Junior America’s Cup in 2017 because it was a fun tournament representing Team Oregon and was her best three-round tournament score … Enjoys playing bass guitar, spending time with friends, attending school events and volunteering in her free time … Quote on why she chose Nevada, “When I went and visited I fell in love with the campus. They have great athletics and academics. I also have heard nothing but great things about the school and the program.”
Statistics/Records
Best Career Stroke Average in Program History (73.17, 2018-23)
Best Single-Season Stroke Average in Program History (71.64, 2022-23)
All-Time Leader in career tournaments and rounds played (44 Tournaments, 129 Rounds)
Career Low Round: 65, 2022 Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic
Career Low Tournament Score (to par): -15, 2022 Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, 4x, 2021 BYU Spring Classic, 2022 Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic, 2022 Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational, 2022 The Clash at Boulder Creek.
