Kendall Nicholson
Kendall Nicholson
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Bellevue, Wash.
High School: Bellevue
Major: Media and Visual Culture

2022-23 (Fifth season)


WGCA Second Team All-America

WGCA All-West Region

All-SCIAC First Team

Tied the program record for the lowest single round score of 64 at the CA State Intercollegiate (Sept. 12), overall, she shot a 137 (64-73) across two rounds for the second lowest two-round score ... Shot a 70 at the NCAA Fall Preview (Sept. 19), the 14th lowest in program history ... Recorded a pair of 71s at the Claremont Challenge (Sept. 24) and the  George Fox Westbrook Invite (March 12), the 28th lowest rounds.

 

2021-22 (Senior)


All-SCIAC First Team

Posted the ninth lowest single-round average of 76.50 ... At the SCIAC #1 (Feb. 26-27), Nicholson came in fifth with a 149 two-round score ... T-9th at the Bulldog Classic (Mar. 26-27) as she a 150 tw0-round score with a 74 second round total ... At the SCIAC Championships (Apr. 24-26) she posted a top-10 finish, coming in ninth-place and helping the Bulldogs qualify for the NCAA Championships with a second-place team finish ... Shot a four-round, 300 at the NCAA DIII Women's Golf Championships (May 10-13), Nicholson used a final round 72 to help the Bulldogs to their highest ever team finish as the national runners-up.

 

2020-21 (Junior | COVID-19 season)


All-SCIAC 

WGCA All-West Region

WGCA Honorable Mention All-American

Posted the 15th lowest single-round average of 78.13 ... Returned to competition with a fifth-place finish at the SCIAC #1 (Feb. 27-28) ... Helped the Bulldogs win the CLU Regals Invitational (Mar. 15-16) with a runner-up finish which included a second round 70 (T-10th lowest single-round score in program history) ... Tied for fifth at the Bulldog Classic (Mar. 27-28) ... Again posted a runner-up finish, this time it helped lead the Bulldogs to a championship at the SCIAC Championships (Apr. 25-27) ... At the NCAA DIII Women's Golf Championships (May 11-14), Nicholson came in a tie for 18th-place.

 

2019-20 (Sophomore | COVID-19 season)


20th lowest single-round average of 78.90

  • Largely contributed to the team’s back-to-back historic wins that resulted in a new school record for a two-round team total of 587 and the second-best tally of 590. Individually shot a 156 and 145.
  • Helped the team to a No. 1 ranking on Golfstat’s preseason rankings.

 

2018-19 (First-Year)


All-SCIAC First Team

SCIAC Athlete of the Year

SCIAC Newcomer of the Year

16th lowest single-round average of 78.32

  • Signed her scorecard with an impressive tally of 151 to win medalist honors at the SCIAC No. 1. Led the tournament in par-three scoring with a minus-one 2.88. Paced the event with 25 pars while also tapping in three birdies.
  • Placed second at the CLU Regals Invitational with a 159 including 18 pars and 3 birdies
  • Tied-for-second at SCIAC No. 2 with a 147 total
  • Took fourth place overall at the SCIAC Championship Tournament with a final tally of 231
  • Tied-for-47th at the NCAA Championship Tournament with a 72-hole score of 319
  • SCIAC First-Team
  • SCIAC Player of the Year
  • SCIAC Newcomer of the Year
  • WGCA All-American

 

Accomplishments


  • All-SCIAC First Team (2019, 2022, 2023)
  • WGCA Second Team All-America (2023)
  • WGCA Honorable Mention All America (2021)
  • WGCA All-West Region (2021)
  • All-SCIAC (2021)
  • SCIAC Athlete of the Year (2019)
  • SCIAC Newcomer of the Year (2019)

 

Quick facts


  • Planned Major of Study: Media visual culture
  • Postgraduate plans: Live in Hawaii.
  • Favorite Professional Athlete: Nelly Korda
  • Favorite Food: Sushi