University of Minnesota Athletics
2015-16 Women's Golf Roster
Celia Kuenster
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cretin-Derham Hall
- Hometown:
- Mendota Heights, Minn.
2015-16 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Competed in five tournaments • finished the season third among teammates with a 74.47 stroke average • Opened the season earning medalist honors at the Minnesota Invitational with a score of three-under-par (68-72-73—213) • Tied for 18th at the Mercedes-Benz Championships (74-75-70—219, +6) • Finished tied for 64th at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (79-71-77—227, +11) and T-68th at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (76-70-72—218, +2) • Competed at the UCF Challenge, tying for 88th (82-78-80—240, +24).
2014-15 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Competed in every tournament, a total of 30 rounds • Finished within the Top 10 three times throughout her debut season (Minnesota Invitational [T-6th], Windy City Collegiate Classic [T-6th] and Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown 3rd) • Finished within the Top 20 four times (Minnesota Invitational, Windy City Collegiate Classic, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown and UCF Challenge T-11th) • Posted a 76.10 scoring average, third highest of the team • Tied for 6th in back-to-back tournaments at the Minnesota Invitational (74-75-72--221) and Windy City Collegiate Classic (72-73-72--217) • Shot a season and career best after carding two four-under-par 68's in the second and third rounds of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown • 54-hole total at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown marks school history as second-lowest score by an individual Gopher (76-68-68--212) • Finished third overall and helped make the Gophers tournament co-champions • Named Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Week (10/29) • Shot her best collective spring season score at two-under-par at the UCF Challenge (70-72-72--214), tying for fourth in school history • Tied for 33rd at the Hurricane Invitational (+9, 73-75-74--222) • Finished 75th at the BYU Entrada Classic (+34, 85-77-88--250) • Tied for 73rd at the Web.com Intercollegiate tournament (+16, 79-73-80-232) • Tied for 66th at the Silverado Showdown, shooting 24-over-par (78-77-85--240) • Finished tied at 67th at the Big Ten Championships (+21, 77-79-81--237).
HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR PLAY
A 2014 graduate of the Cretin-Derham Hall • Two-time Minnesota Class 3A state champion, having won back-to-backtournaments in 2011 and 2012 • Additionally, placed third at the state tournament in 2013 and fourth in 2014 • Also won back-to-back Minnesota Junior Girls' state titles in 2011 and 2012 • The first high school golfer in state history to win two Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championships (2011, 2013) • Her first state amateur win in 2011 made her the youngest player ever to win the event at 15 years, four months and 17 days old • Represented the state of Minnesota at the 2013 U.S. Golf Association Women's State Team Championships as selected by the Minnesota Golf Association.
PERSONAL
Ranked 39th nationally in the 2014-15 signing by the American Junior Golf Association.
CAREER BESTS
| Round: | 68 - twice; last at Minnesota Invitational (9/14/15) |
| Finish: | 1st - Minnesota Invitational (9/14/15 - 9/15/15) |
| Tournament Score: | 212 - Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (10/26/14 - 10/28/14) |
| Tour. Score to Par: | -4 - Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (10/26/14 - 10/28/14) |
CAREER STATS
| Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
| 2014-15 | 10 | 30 | 2283 | 76.10 | 68 |
| 2015-16 | 5 | 15 | 1117 | 74.47 | 68 |
| Totals | 15 | 45 | 3400 | 75.56 | 68 |
