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2006 All-West Coast Conference First Team General Capsule: Returns for her senior season with great potential to help lead the Dons... with confidence can post low scores... has exceptional length off the tee. At USF (2005-2006): Had three top-15 finishes in tournament play for USF... tied for 13th at the Ron Moore Women's Invitational with a one-over 73 in the opening round... carded eight birdies in three rounds at the Price's Give `Em Five Intercollegiate... posted a seventh place finish for USF in the SJSU Spartan Invitational leading the field with 9 birdies (71, 81)... finished in tenth place at the West Coast Conference Championship (77, 83, 75) and received All-WCC First Team selection... 54-hole low: 226 (73, 75, 78) at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate (9/26 - 9/27/05)... single round low: one-under 71 first round at the SJSU Spartan Invitational (3/6/06). At USF (2004-2005): Competed in all but one tournament... posted a ninth place finish at the Bay Area Classic shooting a 155 (75, 80)... was USF's best finisher at the SJSU Spartan Invitational, shooting one under par in the final round with an overall score of 223 (75, 78, 70)... tied for 11th at the 2005 West Coast Conference Championship (80, 78, 81)... 54-hole low: 223 (75, 78, 70) at the SJSU Spartan Invitational (3/8 - 3/9/05)... 36-hole low: 155 (75, 80) at the Bay Area Classic (2/21 - 2/22/05)... single-round low: one-under 70 third round at the SJSU Spartan Invitational (3/9/05). At USF (2003-2004): Competed in four tournaments for USF as a freshman... broke through with a strong showing at the 2004 West Coast Conference Championships, posting an seventh place finish... shot an even par 72 in the opening round of the league tournament. Career Lows: 54-hole career low: 223 (75, 78, 70) at the SJSU Spartan Invitational (3/8 - 3/9/05)... 36-hole career low: 155 (75, 80) at the Bay Area Classic (2/21 - 2/22/05)... single-round career low: one-under 70 third round at the SJSU Spartan Invitational (3/9/05). Amateur/Prep Career: Played four years of golf at Rocklin High School... two-time Sierra Foothill League champion and MVP following junior and senior seasons... runner-up at the sectional playoffs in 2003 and placed fourth in NorCals last year... also played three years of basketball... honors student and a member of the National Honor Society... 4.3 GPA. Personal: Kristin Leah Nichols... goal for the season is to help the team get to Nationals... chose USF for the academics, the quality of the golf program and the lure of a big city... sister Tracy, played two years of golf at Sacramento State... favorite food is frozen yogurt... favorite book is Pillars of the Earth... favorite band is The Fray... would like to be Oprah for a day... plans to attend law school... enjoys exploring San Francisco, watching movies, reading and shopping in her spare time... parents are Alan and Helene Nichols... born April 17, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Cupp on Nichols: "Kristin is one of the longest female players I have seen in women's golf. She is a great athlete and the tools are present for her to play her best golf in her final year with the Dons." |
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