The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Shannon Fish
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Klein Oak
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
As a Junior (2008-09)
•named team Most Improved Player after dropping her scoring average nearly two strokes from her sophomore season
•competed in all 12 tournaments; ranked second on the team in scoring average (76.37)
•recorded UT[apos]s top individual finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate with a tie for 21st place at 3-over-par 216 (72-71-73)
•notched four top-25 finishes (Windy City Classic - t23rd; Stanford Intercollegiate - t21st; Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown - t20th; Indiana Invitational - t23rd)
•fired a career-low 68 (-4) in the third round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, becoming just the fifth player in Texas history to accomplish the feat
•led UT to a school single-round record 7-under-par 281 in the final round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
•participated in her second-straight NCAA Championship and tied for 96th place
•named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
As a Sophomore (2007-08)
•competed in all 11 tournaments; ranked fifth on the team in scoring average (78.34)
•participated in the NCAA Championship, where she tied for 100th place at 28-over par
•tied with Caney Hines for UT[apos]s top individual finish at the NCAA?Central Regional (tied for 22nd place at 7-over par)
• scored Texas[apos] top individual finish at the Big 12 Championship for a second-consecutive year, tying for sixth place at 19-over par
•opened the season by tying for 31st at the Cougar Classic and helping Texas to its second-lowest 54-hole stroke total in the program[apos]s history
• added a top-25 finish at the Central District Invitational, where she tied for 23rd place at 14-over par
As a Freshman (2006-07)
• enrolled at UT in the spring of 2007 and played in all five spring tournaments
• posted a 79.71 per round stroke average
• led the Longhorns by tying for 11th place at 15-over par at the Big 12 Championship
• finished strong at the Big 12 Championship with a season-low 74 in the final round
• tied for 42nd place at 23-over par at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
High school
•placed fourth at the 2006 Texas State 5A High School Championships
•took fifth place at the 2005 Texas State 5A High School Championships
• 2005 regional and district champion
• won five events during her high school career
Nationally
•qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women[apos]s Amateur in St. Louis, Mo.
•competed in the 2008 U.S. Women[apos]s Amateur in Eugene, Ore., where she qualified for the match-play portion by finishing in the low 64
•finished third at the 2008 Texas Women[apos]s Open
•won the 2007 Texas Women[apos]s Open
•member of the 2003 AJGA Nike All-American Team
•captured the 2006 AJGA Stars of Texas event at the UT Golf Club
•won the consolation bracket at the 2005 Western Junior Girls event
•claimed the 2004 STPGA Westfield Qualifier, the 2004 USGA Junior Girls[apos] Qualifier and the 2003 AJGA Nike event in Ames, Iowa
•nominee for the 2005-06 AJGA Hewlett Packard Scholastic All-America Team
Personal
Daughter of Jim and Yvonne Fish ... recipient of the 2007 UT Women[apos]s Athletics Harvey Penick Endowed Scholarship in Women[apos]s Golf ... majoring in government ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009).
