Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women's Golf Inks Two for the 2020-21 Campaign
11/22/2019 9:51:00 AM | Women's Golf
Anna Watson and Paige Zolciak will join the Eastern Michigan women's golf team
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University Head Women's Golf Coach Stephanie Jennings announced today, Nov. 22, that Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) and Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) will be joining the Eagles for the 2020-21 season.
"Our team is thrilled to add Anna and Paige to our 2020 roster," said Jennings. "Along with being fantastic golfers, they are true athletes with tremendous drive to reach their full potential. Both have experienced great improvements in their games over the last year and much of that growth is attributed to their determination and commitment. With the resources available to them here at EMU, I'm confident that they will excel in both their academic and athletic careers as Eagle golfers."
A two-time all-state selection, Watson collected second team All-Ohio honors as a senior following a ninth-place showing at the 2019 state championships with a 146 (76-70). A three-time qualifier to the state championships, she tied for 15th as a sophomore in 2017 with a 152 and finished tied for eighth as a junior with a 148. At Ashland, Watson help set the school's 18-hole sectional team record, 18-hole district team record, and the 36-hole state team record. She also holds the team's 18-hole scoring record with a 66 as she finished her senior season with an average of 73.2.
Watson and the Arrows earned their latest trip to state by capturing the Division I District Championship with a team score of 335, which was 16 shots better than runner-up St. Ursula Academy (351). She was also the medalist with a three-under par 70 at the Lexington Invitational
During her junior campaign, Watson finished as medalist in three tournaments, including Ashland's 21st Annual George Valentine Invitational with a 68. She was also medalist with a four-under-par 69 at the Warren JFK Lady Eagle Invitational at Trumbull Country Club.
Watson joins her brother, Max, as a part of the Eastern Michigan family. Max is a freshman on the EMU men's golf team under Ashland alum and EMU Head Coach Bruce Cunningham.
Zolciak was the 2019 Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) Player of Year as well as a first team all-district and all-conference selection. With a scoring average of 79 as a senior, she helped St. Ursula Academy advance past the Division I District at Stone Ridge after shooting an 83. The medalist at the 2019 TRAC Girls Golf Championships, Zolciak shot a 76 as the team also won the league title by five strokes.
Currently ranked fourth by the Toledo Junior Golf Association, Zolciak won the South Toledo Junior event (June 13, 2019) with a 75 and tied for first at the Legacy Junior (June 27, 2019) with a 77 on the Legacy Golf Club. She also finished second at the Highland Meadows Junior (June 24, 2019) with an 82 on the same course that hosts the LPGA's annual Marathon Classic.
"Our team is thrilled to add Anna and Paige to our 2020 roster," said Jennings. "Along with being fantastic golfers, they are true athletes with tremendous drive to reach their full potential. Both have experienced great improvements in their games over the last year and much of that growth is attributed to their determination and commitment. With the resources available to them here at EMU, I'm confident that they will excel in both their academic and athletic careers as Eagle golfers."
A two-time all-state selection, Watson collected second team All-Ohio honors as a senior following a ninth-place showing at the 2019 state championships with a 146 (76-70). A three-time qualifier to the state championships, she tied for 15th as a sophomore in 2017 with a 152 and finished tied for eighth as a junior with a 148. At Ashland, Watson help set the school's 18-hole sectional team record, 18-hole district team record, and the 36-hole state team record. She also holds the team's 18-hole scoring record with a 66 as she finished her senior season with an average of 73.2.
Watson and the Arrows earned their latest trip to state by capturing the Division I District Championship with a team score of 335, which was 16 shots better than runner-up St. Ursula Academy (351). She was also the medalist with a three-under par 70 at the Lexington Invitational
During her junior campaign, Watson finished as medalist in three tournaments, including Ashland's 21st Annual George Valentine Invitational with a 68. She was also medalist with a four-under-par 69 at the Warren JFK Lady Eagle Invitational at Trumbull Country Club.
Watson joins her brother, Max, as a part of the Eastern Michigan family. Max is a freshman on the EMU men's golf team under Ashland alum and EMU Head Coach Bruce Cunningham.
Zolciak was the 2019 Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) Player of Year as well as a first team all-district and all-conference selection. With a scoring average of 79 as a senior, she helped St. Ursula Academy advance past the Division I District at Stone Ridge after shooting an 83. The medalist at the 2019 TRAC Girls Golf Championships, Zolciak shot a 76 as the team also won the league title by five strokes.
Currently ranked fourth by the Toledo Junior Golf Association, Zolciak won the South Toledo Junior event (June 13, 2019) with a 75 and tied for first at the Legacy Junior (June 27, 2019) with a 77 on the Legacy Golf Club. She also finished second at the Highland Meadows Junior (June 24, 2019) with an 82 on the same course that hosts the LPGA's annual Marathon Classic.
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