The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2006-07 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Kristin Walla
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Aspen
- Hometown:
- Aspen, Colo.
AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
· played in 10 of Texas[apos] 11 tournaments and posted two top-25 individual finishes
· tied for 68th place with a 19-over 307 at the NCAA Championship and helped Texas to a tie for 17th place
· shot a 17-over 233 to tie for 64th place at the NCAA Central Regional and help UT qualify for the NCAA Championship
· carded a 28-over 244 to tie for 24th place and help UT to third place at the Big 12 Championships
· scored her top individual finish of the season at the Indiana Invitational, where she tied for 17th place with a nine-over 225
· tied for 32nd place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational with a 18-over 162
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
· tied for the team lead by competing in eight of the team[apos]s nine events
· posted a 78.95 per round stroke average, good for the fourth-best mark on the team
· led Texas at three events - the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, the Texas A&M MoMorial Invitational and the Indiana Invitational
· recorded her top finish of the season at the Texas A&M MoMorial Invitational, where she tied for 14th place at 14-over par
· tied for 36th place at the Big 12 Championship at 24-over par
· registered a season-low round of 73 at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
· opened the season by placing 31st at seven-over par at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
· helped Texas to sixth place at the Aloha Purdue Collegiate by tying for 37th place at 27-over par
· led Longhorns with a tie for 14th place at 14-over par at the Texas A&M MoMorial Invitational
· helped Longhorns to a tie for fifth place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational by finishing in 19th place at 16-over par
· added her third top-20 finish of the season at the Indiana Invitational, where she led Texas at nine-over par to finish in a tie for 16th place
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06)
· posted a 81.33 per round average
· overall scoring average of 244.0 per tournament
· opened season with five consecutive starts
· low round of the year was five-over par 77, recorded four times in 2006 (twice at Mason Rudolph Women[apos]s Championship; Lady Tar Heel Invitational and Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational)
· tied for 46th at Mason Rudolph Women[apos]s Championship on Sept. 23-25 for season-best finish
· at the Mason Rudolph Women[apos]s Championship (9/23-25), opened collegiate career shooting back-to-back career-low rounds of 77 ... finished tied for a season-best 46th (87-77-79=243, +27)
HIGH SCHOOL
· four-time Most Valuable Golfer of her high school team Aspen HS
· received all-conference honors four years
· earned all-state honors all four years of high school
· was a two-time high school academic letterwinner
· graduated with honors, having been on the honor roll all eight semesters
NATIONALLY
· finished 29th in the AJGA International Optimist, 2004, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
PERSONAL
Born December 12, 1986, in Aspen, Colo. ... full name is Kristin Elise Walla ... is the youngest of Jeannie and John[apos]s two children ... is a communications major ... her father played for the University of California-Santa Barbara golf team from 1968-71 ... selected to the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006).
