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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Logansport, Ind.
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- High School:
- Logansport
Bio
2021-22 - Named first team all-American by the WGCA... Selected as the G-MAC's All-Sport Female Athlete of the Year... Named University of Findlay's Sharon G. Milligan Female Athlete of the Year... Voted all-East Region... Named G-MAC Player of the Year... Earned G-MAC all-conference honors... Had a 73.89 scoring average, the lowest seaason average in program history... Won the SVSU Spring Invite with a 146... Won the Findlay Spring Invite with a 217... Won the Great Midwest Championship with a 220... Came in second at the NC4K College Classic with a 145... Came in second at the Cav Classic with a 148... Tied for third at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with a 147... Came in fourth at the LeeAnn Noble Memorial with a 212, the second best 54-hole score in program history... Tied for fifth at the William Beall Fall Classic with a 223... Came in fifth at the NCAA DII East Regional with a 218... Came in 14th at the NCAA DII National Championship with a 223... Went undefeated in medal-match play at the NCAA DII National Championship...Nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award...Earned Academic All-American from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
2020-21 - Earned first team all-conference honors...Her 77.14 scoring average ranked 74th in NCAA DII...Finished as the runner-up at the G-MAC Championship with a 225...Tied for fifth at the Cav Classic with a 150...Took fifth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with a 224.
2019-20 - Earned honorable mention all-American honors from the Women's Golf Coaches Association...Was named all-East Region...Her 74.36 scoring average ranked 30th in NCAA DII...Won the G-MAC Fall Preview with a 142 (-2)...Finished third at the Gilda's Club Laker Invite with a 74...Tied for eighth at the Indianapolis Fall Invitational with a 219.
2018-19 - Earned all-East Region honors...Was named first team all-conference...Finished eighth at the regional with a 226...Took tenth at the G-MAC Championship with a 242...Placed 22nd at the National Championship with a 234...Won the G-MAC Fall Invitational with a 214...Set a school record with a 5-under par 67 at the G-MAC Fall Invitational.
2017-18 - Was named the G-MAC Freshman of the Year...Earned first team all-conference honors...Placed fourth at the G-MAC Championship with a 158...Took fourth at the G-MAC Fall Invite with a 27-hole score of 115...Finished fifth at the Illinois-Springfield Spring Invite with a 149...Took ninth at the Dayton Fall Invite with a 148.
News Mentions
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Top-10 Individual Performances | #1 Kristina Kniesly
August 1, 2022
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Kniesly Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
July 19, 2022
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Six Earn WGCA All-American Scholar Honors
July 5, 2022
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Oilers Cruise to NCAA DII East Regional Title
May 4, 2022
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Oilers Continue to Lead NCAA DII East Regional
May 3, 2022
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Oilers Hold 5 of top 6 Spots | Lead G-MAC Championship by 34
April 18, 2022
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Oilers Sweep Spring Season | M. Mulcahy Takes Title
April 12, 2022
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Oilers Win Four in a Row | Woods Takes Title
April 5, 2022
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Kniesly Named G-MAC Athlete of the Week
March 28, 2022
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Oilers Ranked 7th in National Poll
March 25, 2022
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Oilers Win 3rd Straight | Kniesly Wins Another
March 22, 2022
Kniesly | Oilers Leading SVSU Invitational
March 19, 2022
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Oilers Lead Bobby Nichols After Day 1
March 14, 2022
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Record Breaking Day for the Oilers at the LeeAnn Noble Memorial
October 11, 2021
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Oilers Finish Second at Lady Bulldog Fall Invite
September 27, 2021
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Oilers In Second at Lady Bulldog Fall Invite
September 26, 2021
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Oilers Finish Sixth at UIndy Fall Invitational
September 14, 2021
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Oilers Open Season | Findlay in Fifth After Day One
September 13, 2021