2008-09 Women's Golf Roster

Sara Wikstrom

  • Position Player
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jonkoping, Sweden

Biography

2007-08: Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Golf Central Region Championship for the second-straight season ... Named All-Sun Belt Conference for the third-consecutive time after finishing sixth in the league with a 74.67 average ... Recorded six top-five finishes, highlighted by a seven-over par 220 (72-71-77) second-place finish at the Chip-N Club Invitational (Sept. 10-11) ... Received another second place finish at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (Oct. 1-2) where she posted an even-par 144 (74-70) in the field of 76 ... Recorded a pair of top-three finishes with one coming at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (March 7-9) and the other at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (April 6-7) ... Recorded her season-low of 70 in the final round of the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Championship giving her a six-over par 222 and a sixth place finish ... Earned All-American Scholar honors by the National Golf Coaches Association for the third-straight year ... Earned a spot on the Sun Belt Conference Commisioner's List by acheiving a grade point average of 3.5 or above. 

 

2006-07: Earned an at-large invitation to the 2007 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Central Region ... Named All-Sun Belt for the second-consecutive season after ranking second in the conference with a team-best 73.78 scoring average ... Won three tournaments on the year, and had six top-5 finishes in 11 events ... Opened the year by claiming medalist honors at the Jeannine McHaney Invitational (Sept. 18-19) with a school-record nine-under par 207 total (69-71-67) ... Her record-breaking total included a school-record 67 in the final round, helping her to a four-stroke win over the 87-player field ... Opened the year with five-straight sub par rounds ... Picked up her second victory at the ASU Lady Indian Classic with an even-par 216 total (69-72-75) ... Third victory came at the 36-hole Pinehurst Challenge, where she carded a 149 total (75-74) ... Placed second at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (March 9-11) and tied for fifth at the Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate (Sept. 25-26), carding a one-under par 215 total at each event ... Tied for 52nd place at the NCAA Central Region, finishing with a 230 total (72-78-80) ... Played in eleven events on the year, totaling 2,361 strokes over 32 rounds ... Named an All-American Scholar by the National Golf Coaches Association for the second-straight year ... Earned a spot on the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List by achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

 

2005-06: Earned All-Sun Belt honors by tying for fourth place at the 2006 Sun Belt Championships ... Led the Trojans and ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference with a 75.97 scoring average as a true freshman ... Won back-to-back events during the spring season, claiming medalist honors at the North Texas/UALR Golf Classic (March 27-28) and the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial (April 3-4) ... Had seven top-15 and five top-5 finishes during the year, including four top-5 finishes in six spring events ... Carded a season-best 218 total (70-76-72) at the Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate (Sept. 26-27) to earn a share of third place ... Fired a season-low 69 in the first round of the Ed Hicks Nissan Islander Classic en route to a third-place finish ... Her 220 total at the Islander Classic helped the Trojans to their first team championship under head coach Bridgett Norwood ... Her wins at North Texas (75-72-73) and Missouri State (80-72-72) helped UALR to two more team titles ... Ended the year by tying for fourth place at the Sun Belt Championships with a 225 total (74-74-77) ... Named Sun Belt Golfer of the Month for March ... Earned a spot on the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List by achieving a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 ... Named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.

 

Personal: Graduated from Sandagymnasiet in 2005 ... Daughter of Benny and Elisabeth Wikstrom ... Born July 26, 1986 in Jonkoping ... Has two brothers, Linus and Max ... Pursuing a history major with a minor in French.

 

 

 

Date

Tournament (Host)

Score

Finish

2005-06

 

 

 

Sept. 11-12, 2005

Wisconsin Badger Inv. (Wisconsin)

77-76-74 - 227

T-14

Sept.  26-27, 2005

Ron Moore Int.  (Denver)

70-76-72 - 218

T-3

Oct. 3-5, 2005

Oral Roberts' Shootout

75-78-79 - 232

T-13

Oct. 10-11, 2005

Marrilynn Smith Sunflower Inv. (KSU)

77-74-85 - 236

T-37

Oct. 17-18, 2005

Price's Give Em Five Int. (NMSU)

77-82-78 - 237

T-70

Feb. 20-21, 2006

Ed Hicks Nissan Islander Classic (TA&MCC)

69-75-76 - 220

T-3

March 2-4, 2006

Rio Verde Classic (WMU)

78-77-78 - 233

T-31

March 27-28, 2006

UNT/ UALR Golf Classic

75-72-73 - 220

1

April 3-4, 2006

Payne Stewart Memorial (MSU)

80-72-72 - 224

1

April 9-10, 2006

Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (OU)

72-85-78 - 235

T-53

April 17-19, 2006

Sun Belt Championship

74-74-77 - 225

T-4

2006-07

 

 

 

Sept. 18-19, 2006

Jeannine McHaney Inv. (TT)

69-71-67 - 207

1

Sept. 25-26, 2006

Ron Moore Women’s Int. (Denver)

71-68-76 - 215

T-5

Oct. 2-3, 2006

Marilynn Smith Sunflower Inv. (KU)

75-75-74 - 224

3

Oct. 9-10, 2006

ASU Lady Indian Classic (ASU)

69-72-75 - 216

1

Oct. 30-31, 2006

Edwin Watts/Palmetto Int. (C of C)

75-78-74 - 227

T-27

March 5-6, 2007

Pinehurst Challenge (C of C)

75-74 - 149

T-1

March 9-11, 2007

Rio Verde Collegiate Inv. (WMU)

73-70-72 - 215

2

March 26-27, 2007

UALR/UNT Women’s Golf Classic

76-74-73 - 223

T-9

April 8-9, 2007

Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (OU)

74-76-76 - 226

T-40

April 16-18, 2007

Sun Belt Championship

79-75-75 - 229

T-15

May 10-12, 2007

NCAA Women’s Central Regional

72-78-80 - 230

T-52

2007-08

 

 

 

Sept. 10-11, 2007

Chip-N Club Invitational (Nebraska)

72-71-77 ? 220

T-2

Sept. 17-18, 2007

Ron Moore Women’s Int. (Denver)

76-71-78 ? 225

T-22

Oct. 1-2, 2007

Marilynn Smith Sunflower Inv. (KSU)

74-70 ? 144

2

Oct. 8-9, 2007

Jeannine McHaney Inv. (TT)

74-75-76 ? 225

T-4

Nov. 5-6, 2007

UAB Beach Bash (UAB)

74-78 ? 152

T-11

March 7-9, 2008

Rio Verde Collegiate Inv. (WMU)

71-74-74 ? 219

T-3

March 24-25, 2008

UALR Women’s Golf Classic

71-78-75 ? 224

T-4

Mar 31 ? Apr 1, 2008

John Kirk/Lady Panther Int. (GSU)

81-77 ? 158

T-31

Apr. 6-7, 2008

Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (OU)

72-70-76 ? 218

T-3

Apr. 21-23, 2008

Sun Belt Championship

75-77-70 ? 222

6

May 8-10, 2008

NCAA Central Regional

77-78-78 ? 233

T-64

 

 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

    Player
    5'6"
  • 2006-07Sophomore

    Player
    5'6"
  • 2007-08Junior

    Player
    5'6"
  • 2008-09Senior

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    5'6"