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Samantha Yao
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Berwyn, Pa.
- High School:
- Conestoga
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
Class of 1948 Scholar-Athlete Award (2022 athletic department award)
Academic All-Ivy (2022)
2x WGCA All-American Scholar (2020, ’22)
JUNIOR (2021-22)
Chosen one of the two Class of 1948 Scholar-Athlete Award winners for the Dartmouth athletics department … Named to Academic All-Ivy team and a WGCA All-American Scholar for the second time in her career … not only was her 75.53 stroke average second on the team, but it was also the second-lowest by any Big Green women’s golfer previously … set a school record in relation to par with a 3-under 69 in the opening round of the Bama Beach Bash on March 20 … went on to win the tournament by three strokes with a 1-over 217, besting the field of 99 golfers … other top-five finish came in the final tournament of the fall with a 6-over 150 at Sacred Heart, tying for fifth out of 69 … finished in the top 20 of each of her four other tournaments … qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship the summer prior to the season.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Third on the team with a stroke average of 76.5 … named a WGCA All-American Scholar for having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 … made collegiate debut at the Dartmouth Invitational in the fall, tying for 31st of 79 thanks to a second-round 74 (+2) … dazzled the following week with the lowest round by any Big Green golfer over the season with a 2-under 70 in the first of two rounds at the Princeton Invitational … eventually tied for fifth out of 80 golfers at even par, becoming the first Dartmouth golfer to shoot even par at any tournament … included in her second tour was a hole-in-one … tied for 30th out of 81 in the spring opener at the FAU Winter Warmup, but the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner in golf … 2016 Daily Local News Girl’s Golfer of the Year … four-time first-team All-Central League … two-time Esmark All-American … US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete as a senior.
PERSONAL
Has one brother … interested in finance, speech and debate, and outdoor clubs.
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