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2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
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Rauch, Makena
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Makena Rauch
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Moscow HS
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Idaho
Bio
2021-22 (Junior)
2022 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in a career-best eight events … Played in 24 total rounds ... Finished season with an 80.13 season stroke average … Recorded 29 total birdies for the season … Was team’s top finisher two times … Led Herd tied for 10th at Pirate Collegiate Classic (Sept. 20-21) in helping team finish fourth overall (75+72+77) and scored a career-best even par 72 in the second round, as well as a season-best three-round score of 224, recorded a season and team-best 10 birdies with five in the second round … Improved score by five strokes in the third round (74+80+75) of the Butler Fall Invitational (Oct. 4-5) … Jumped up 22 places on the leaderboard after dropping score by 11 strokes (78+83+72) and tying career-best with an even par 72 in the final round of the Olde Stone Intercollegiate (Oct. 25-26) was Herd’s top finisher, tallied five total birdies … Tallied six birdies and an eagle on the par 5 No. 18 in the third round at the Grandover Fall Classic (Nov. 1-2) … Rebounded from a tough second round at the Golfweek Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate (March 28-30) to improve score by 13 strokes in the third round (74+90+77) … Tied for 25th overall at the Colonel Classic (April 4-5), tallied five birdies … Competed at the Conference USA Championships (April 18-20) … In Herd career has competed in 15 total events, 44 total rounds, with one top 10 finish.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
2021 WGCA All-American Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in all five events in shortened 2020-21 season … Played 14 rounds … Showed improvement throughout sophomore season … Finished with a season stroke average of 83.00 … Lowered score by 11 strokes in wet conditions in final round of Strutter Gus Invitational (Feb. 21-22) to open the season … Improved by 10 strokes in the third round of the River Landing Classic (March 8-9) … Saw improvement again in final round of the Conference USA Championships (April 19-21) dropping score by six strokes … In Herd career so far has competed in seven events.
2019-20 (Freshman)
2020 Conference USA Academic Medal: GPA 3.75 or better
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in two events in rookie campaign, six rounds, one in the fall and one in the spring … Made collegiate debut at the Princess Anne Invitational (Oct. 4-6) and finished third on the team, scored a season low 77 in the second round … Also competed at the Texas State Invitational (Feb. 10-11), saw a nine-stroke improvement from the second to the third round.
High School: Attended Moscow High School … Graduated Summa Cum Laude … Played for coach Mike Parsons … Was named the Moscow High School Athlete of the Year … Honored as the 2018 and 2019 North Idaho Hall of Fame Golfer of the Year … 4-time Inland Empire League District Champion … 3-time Idaho 4A State runner-up … Named the Idaho Junior Golf Association Player of the Year in 2016 and 2018 … Was the Idaho Junior Golf Association State Champion in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018 … Lists sinking on putt on the 18th green to force a playoff for one of the most prestigious high school golf tournaments in the Northwest, she went on to win the playoff … Also lettered in basketball (3 years) and cross country (one year) … Involved in National Honors Society, Business Professionals of America, Spanish Club, Environmental Club and Associate Student Body … Came in First Place in Small Business Management for State Business Professional of America Conference.
Personal: Born August 8, 2001 … Daughter of John and Traci Rauch … Has one younger sibling, Makai, who attends Moscow Middle School … Chose Marshall because, “When I visited I realized that Marshall treats their students like family. When I am at Marshall, I am over 2,000 miles from where I grew up, but here I feel like it’s my new home.” … Plans to major in criminal justice.
2022 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in a career-best eight events … Played in 24 total rounds ... Finished season with an 80.13 season stroke average … Recorded 29 total birdies for the season … Was team’s top finisher two times … Led Herd tied for 10th at Pirate Collegiate Classic (Sept. 20-21) in helping team finish fourth overall (75+72+77) and scored a career-best even par 72 in the second round, as well as a season-best three-round score of 224, recorded a season and team-best 10 birdies with five in the second round … Improved score by five strokes in the third round (74+80+75) of the Butler Fall Invitational (Oct. 4-5) … Jumped up 22 places on the leaderboard after dropping score by 11 strokes (78+83+72) and tying career-best with an even par 72 in the final round of the Olde Stone Intercollegiate (Oct. 25-26) was Herd’s top finisher, tallied five total birdies … Tallied six birdies and an eagle on the par 5 No. 18 in the third round at the Grandover Fall Classic (Nov. 1-2) … Rebounded from a tough second round at the Golfweek Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate (March 28-30) to improve score by 13 strokes in the third round (74+90+77) … Tied for 25th overall at the Colonel Classic (April 4-5), tallied five birdies … Competed at the Conference USA Championships (April 18-20) … In Herd career has competed in 15 total events, 44 total rounds, with one top 10 finish.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
2021 WGCA All-American Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in all five events in shortened 2020-21 season … Played 14 rounds … Showed improvement throughout sophomore season … Finished with a season stroke average of 83.00 … Lowered score by 11 strokes in wet conditions in final round of Strutter Gus Invitational (Feb. 21-22) to open the season … Improved by 10 strokes in the third round of the River Landing Classic (March 8-9) … Saw improvement again in final round of the Conference USA Championships (April 19-21) dropping score by six strokes … In Herd career so far has competed in seven events.
2019-20 (Freshman)
2020 Conference USA Academic Medal: GPA 3.75 or better
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in two events in rookie campaign, six rounds, one in the fall and one in the spring … Made collegiate debut at the Princess Anne Invitational (Oct. 4-6) and finished third on the team, scored a season low 77 in the second round … Also competed at the Texas State Invitational (Feb. 10-11), saw a nine-stroke improvement from the second to the third round.
High School: Attended Moscow High School … Graduated Summa Cum Laude … Played for coach Mike Parsons … Was named the Moscow High School Athlete of the Year … Honored as the 2018 and 2019 North Idaho Hall of Fame Golfer of the Year … 4-time Inland Empire League District Champion … 3-time Idaho 4A State runner-up … Named the Idaho Junior Golf Association Player of the Year in 2016 and 2018 … Was the Idaho Junior Golf Association State Champion in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018 … Lists sinking on putt on the 18th green to force a playoff for one of the most prestigious high school golf tournaments in the Northwest, she went on to win the playoff … Also lettered in basketball (3 years) and cross country (one year) … Involved in National Honors Society, Business Professionals of America, Spanish Club, Environmental Club and Associate Student Body … Came in First Place in Small Business Management for State Business Professional of America Conference.
Personal: Born August 8, 2001 … Daughter of John and Traci Rauch … Has one younger sibling, Makai, who attends Moscow Middle School … Chose Marshall because, “When I visited I realized that Marshall treats their students like family. When I am at Marshall, I am over 2,000 miles from where I grew up, but here I feel like it’s my new home.” … Plans to major in criminal justice.
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