2008-09 W Golf Roster

Amanda Kaler

Amanda Kaler

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fargo, N.D.
  • Highschool:
    Fargo North High School

Summary

Biography

Spring 2009 (Senior): Competed in four events and a total of ten rounds ... Averaged 85.7 strokes ... Finished 22nd in the Great West Conference Championship (April 19-21) where she was +42 (85-86-87=258) in the three round event ... She tied for 33rd in the Jacksonville University Invitational (Feb. 23-24) where she was +28 (86-86=172) in the two round event ... She tied for 52nd in the Hiddenbrooke Intercollegiate (March 14-16) where she was +46 (95-85-82=262) in the three round event ... She tied for 20th in the Sacramento State Invitational (March 23-24) where she was +21 (85-80=165) in the two round event.

Fall 2008 (Senior): Competed in five events and a total of 11 rounds ... Averaged 80.8 strokes ... Lowest finish came at the Red River Invitational, in eighth place with a +18 (78-84=162) ... She shot a 78 twice at both the RRI and the Aztec Fall Classic which were her lowest of the season.

Spring 2008 (Junior): Named to National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division II All-American Scholar Team ... Named to second straight Academic All-North Central Conference At-Large team ... Competed in all four spring events ... Placed 20th at the NCAA Division II North Central Region Championship (May 5-7) with a 241 (83-80-78) .. Tied for 19th at the Okoboji Invitational (Apr. 26-27) with a 172 (89-83) ... Earned third letter.

Fall 2007 (Junior): Named to the All-NCC first team after placing third at the conference tournament (Oct. 6-8) with a 234 (78-80-76) ... Named to NCC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll ... Received UND's Dakota Award ... Best outing prior to the NCC Championship was a 13th-place tie in the season-opening Maverick Roundup (Sep. 1-2), where she shot a 172 (85-87) ... Tied for 19th at the Cobber Invite (Sep. 7) with a 90 ... Tied for 15th at the Sioux Invitational (Sep. 30-Oct. 1) and placed 17th at the Concordia Invite (Sep. 16-17).

Spring 2007 (Sophomore): Named to NCC Academic At-Large team ... Helped lead UND to a sixth-place finish in the 2007 NCAA DII Women's Golf Championship ... Was UND's second-highest individual finisher at nationals, tying for 27th with a 79-79-77-80--315 ... Member of UND's North Region championship team, tying for 18th with an 86-84-84--254 ... Opened the spring season by tying for second with a 75 at the Augustana Spring Invitational (Mar. 30-31) ... Followed with a third-place tie with a 79 at the USD Spring Invite (Apr. 1-2) ... Tied for 25th at the Maverick Invitational (Apr. 21-22) with an 85-89--174 ... Tied for 12th with an 85 at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic (Apr. 15-16) ... Earned second letter.

Fall 2006 (Sophomore): All-NCC Second Team selection ... Tied for seventh at the conference tournament with an 81-84-81--247 ... Enjoyed three other top-10 finishes during the fall season ... Was the runner-up at the Cobber Open (Sep. 8) with a 77 ... Opened the season by tying for sixth at the Maverick Round-Up (Sep. 2-3) with a 79-83--162 ... Also placed sixth at the UND Invitational (Sep. 30-Oct. 1) with a 79-81--160 ... Competed in three other events during the fall season.

Spring 2006 (Freshman): Shot a 162 (82-80) and finished in 12th place at Southwest Minnesota State Invitational ... Tied teammate Natalie Ruppert for 20th place at Ironwood Classic in Omaha, Neb., shooting a 175 ... Finished with a 167 (85-82) at Maverick Invitational in Mankato, Minn. ... Earned first letter.

Fall 2005 (Freshman): Competed in all seven events for the Sioux with her best finish coming at the Concordia Invitational where she tied for 10th shooting an 83 and 79 for a two day total of 162 ... Placed 18th at the NCC Championships with a three day total of 259 ... Tied for third at the UND Invitational after shooting rounds of 81 and 80 for total of 161 ... Fall scoring average was 83.99.

Before UND: A 2005 graduate of Fargo North High School ... Lettered five times in golf as a prep ... Captured Eastern Dakota Conference championship ... Was state runner-up ... A three-time all-region, all-state and all-conference selection as a senior ... Served as team captain for three years and was named team's most valuable player

Personal: Pursuing a master's degree in public administration ... Daughter of Kip and Nancy Kaler ... Older sister, Liz, was a member of the UND's women's golf team from 2002-06.

 

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