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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Allison Olberding

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown West Des Moines, Iowa
  • High School Dowling Catholic

Biography

COLLEGIATE CAREER BESTS: 69 (-3), 145 (+1), 223 (+7)

2020-21/SENIOR 
Competed in all 12 rounds and ranked third on the team with a 80.25 stroke average … Tied for the best score in the dual match at Richmond, carding a 149 (+5) … Lowest score of the season came during the opening round when she shot a 74 (+2) … Placed second on the team and tied for 24th overall with a 240 (+24) at the CAA Championships … Posted the team’s third-best score, 240 (+24), at the Kiawah Island Classic … Placed ninth in the season opener against Richmond with an 82 (+10) … Tied for 40th at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate with a 252 (+36) … Earned the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award … Garnered the W&M Provost Award for academic excellence …

2019-20/SENIOR 

Started all 17 rounds for the Tribe during her senior year … Averaged a 75.88 stroke per round score during her senior season, which is good for eighth in single-season history … Finished the year with a 364-159 record, a .696 winning percentage and three top-10 finishes … Opened her season with a 224 (+8), including a first-round 73 (+1) in the William & Mary Invitational (9/8-9/9) … Led the Tribe and placed seventh in the Starmount Fall Classic as she shot a 224 (+8) in the Starmount Classic (9/30-10/1) … Her second-round 69 (-3) was a career-best and is tied for the fourth-best round in W&M history … Placed sixth in the Hound Ears Intercollegiate (10/14-15) with a 152 (+8) … Finished the Kiawah Island Classic (3/1-3) with a final round 73 (+1) to shoot a 226 (+10) … Carded a 74 (+2) in the second round of the River Landing Classic (3/9-10) … Finished her Tribe career with a 77.04 stroke per round score, playing 85 career rounds … Her 77.04 career average is good for fourth in W&M history.


2018-19/JUNIOR
Earned a spot on the CAA All-Tournament Team … Appeared in 20 rounds during her junior season for the Tribe … Finished the season with a 77.00 stroke per round score, which is tied for ninth in school history … Finished the season with a 427-227 (.653) record and a medalist, top-five, and three top-10 finishes during the year … Opened the season in the scoring lineup at the William & Mary Invitational (9/9-10) … Fired a 229 (+13) at the Pinehurst Challenge (10/8-9) … Won the Hound Ears Intercollegiate (10/22-23) as she fired a 150 (+6) over the 36-hole event … Shot a 227 (+11), including a 73 (+1) in the final round, at the Kiawah Island Spring Classic (2/24-26) … Placed sixth at the William & Mary Intercollegiate (3/18-19) with a 230 (+14) … Carded a 228 (+12), including a 72 (E) in the second round, of the CAA Championship (4/12-14) to place fifth.

2017-18/SOPHOMORE
Was one of four players that saw action in all 27 rounds during her sophomore season, which is tied for 12th most in single-season school history … Finished the season with a 76.07 stroke per round score, a 583-231 (.716) win-loss record, and three top 10 finishes … Her 76.07 stroke per round score is the seventh-best in school history … Ranks tied for third with five rounds at par, or better, this season … Opened the season by placing eighth in the William & Mary Invitational (9/10-11) with a 224 (+8), including a second round at even par (72) … Placed ninth at the Starmount Classic (10/2-3) carding a career-best 223 (+7) for the tournament, including an opening round 71 (-1) in the opening round … Fired a 227 (+11) in the Pinehurst Challenge (10/9-10) … Carded a career-best 69 (-3) in the first as she fired a 223 (+7) in the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic (2/25-27) … The 69 (-3) was the fourth-best round in W&M history … Paced the Tribe with a 10th place finish at the William & Mary Invitational (3/19-20) with a 230 (+14) … Recorded a 225 (+9) at the Charleston Invitational (4/2-3) … Placed 14th in the 2018 CAA Championship (4/13-15) with 234 (+18).

2016-17/FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 21 rounds during her freshman season with the Tribe … Averaged a 79.24 stroke per round score … Made her collegiate debut in the W&M Invitational (9/11-12) … Placed second on the team at the Pinehurst Challenge (10/10-11) … Shot a season-low three round score of 230 (+14), including a low-round of 73 (+1), in the Kingsmill Intercollegiate (3/27-28) … Made her CAA Championship (4/14-16) debut at Ford’s Colony in Williamsburg.

PREP
Iowa State bronze-medalist as a senior ... Won the conference title in 2016 as well ... Named first-team all-tournament and all-state as a senior, after earning second-team honors as a junior ... Qualified for the 2016 PGA Junior Championships ... Presidential Honor Roll all four years of high school ... Named to the league All-Academic team ... Member of Peer Tutors and Angels for a Day.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Drs. Lisa Holst and Peter Olberding ... Twin sister, Erica, plays golf at Drake ... Enjoys reading, swimming, and watching college sports ... Graduated in 2020 with her degree in accounting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Graduate Student