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1991-92 Women's Golf Roster
Sparks, Stephanie
Stephanie Sparks
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wheeling, W.Va.
Bio
1995-96:
Participated in five tournaments during the season where she placed in the top-20 twice … finished tied for 25th at the NCAA Championship
1994-95:
Missed the entire 1994-95 season due to an elbow injury that required surgery twice … Curtis Cup Team member during summer of 1994.
1993-94:
Earned second-team All-America, All-ACC and Team MVP honors for her performance … saw action in all 11 tournaments … led the team with nine top-10 finishes, while she placed in the top-20 in each of the 11 team events … led the squad with a 75.3 stroke average … was the team leader in percentage of rounds counted (.939), average strokes off the leader (2.64) and even or under par rounds (7 )… tallied a personal and team season-low 68 in the third round of the Lady Gamecock Classic … earned medalist honors at the Furman Lady Paladin after firing a 75-70-71=216 to finish first … also finished second at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic and the Lady Gamecock Classic, while she tied for second at the Lady Tar Heel … finished seventh at the ACC Championship, third at the NCAA East Regional and tied for 10th at the NCAA Championship … led the team in eight of the 11 tournaments.
1992-93:
First-team All-America selection … All-ACC … finished among top-10 in nine of the team’s 10 tournaments … led the team in stroke average at 74.3 … collected a season-low 68 in the ACC Championship … blistered the Lady Seminole field with a tournament record, seven-under-par, 209 … collected back-to-back 69s and a 71 final day score, to earn her first career medalist honors … followed it up in the next tournament by recording medalist accolades at the Duke Fall Invitational, shooting a two-day, two-under-par 146 … finished second at the ACC Championship and tied for 48th at the NCAA East Regional … led the team in eight tournaments, all in a row, where she finished no lower than tied for fourth in any of the events.
1991-92:
Played in all 10 of the team’s tournaments, collecting a 76.9 stroke average to rank fourth on the squad … had four top-10 and eight top-20 finishes … collected a season-low 71 in the second round of her first collegiate tournament at the Lady Tar Heel … matched that score in the second round the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate … tied for fourth at the Woodbridge Invitational, which was her best finish … tied for seventh at the ACC Championship and finished tied for 47th at the NCAA Championship … led the team in two tournaments as a freshman.
High School/Prep:
Three-year letterwinner and 1991 captain at Wheeling Park High School …1991 West Virginia Women’s Amateur Champion … 1991 Ohio Girls Invitational Champion … twice champion at Great Lakes Buick Open … two-year letterwinner and volleyball co-captain.
Personal:
Born July 18, 1973…daughter of Robert and Jane Sparks.
Sparks By the Numbers:
1995-96
Conquistadores Arizona Invitational (75-76-73=224, T19th)
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic (78-75-WD=WD)
Duke Spring Invitational (74-75-87=236, T16th)
NCAA East Regional (78-79-78=235, T40th)
NCAA Championship (81-77-79-78=315, T25th)
1993-94
Lady Tar Heel (71-79-73=223, T2nd)
Oregon Fall Preview (81-80=161, T13th)
Furman Lady Paladin (75-70-71=216, 1st)
Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate (73-71-73=217, 4th)
Conquistadores/Chris Johnson Arizona Invitational (77-76-75=226, T17th)
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic (77-76-75=228, 2nd)
Lady Gamecock (75-77-68=220, 2nd)
Lexel Golf/USF Invitational (80-81-75=236, T10th)
ACC Championship (82-77-74=233, 7th)
NCAA East Regional (73-74-75=222, 3rd)
NCAA Championship (71-76-75-80=302, T10th)
1992-93
Lady Tar Heel (78-75-75=226, T8th)
Lady Seminole Invitational (69-69-71=209, 1st)
Duke Fall Invitational (74-72=146, 1st)
Furman Lady Paladin (79-72-73=223, 4th)
Golf World-Palmetto Dunes (74-76-71=221, 3rd)
LSU Fairwood Invitational (74-77=151, T4th)
Lady Gamecock Classic (73-78-70=221, T3rd)
Woodbridge Collegiate Invitational (79-74-71=224, T4th)
ACC Championship (68-74-79=221, 2nd)
NCAA East Regional (83-80-73=236, T48th)
1991-92
Lady Tar Heel (77-71-74=222, 6th)
Lady Seminole Invitational (75-78-78=231, T12th)
Duke Fall Invitational (75-82-76=233, T11th)
Furman Lady Paladin (82-80-77=239, T41st)
Golf World-Palmetto Dunes Collegiate (79-71-83=233, T18th)
Sports Unlimited/UCF Intercollegiate Golf Classic (73-78-78=229, T5th)
South Carolina Women’s Invitational (75-82-77=234, T13th)
Woodbridge Invitational (77-74-73=224, T4th)
ACC Championship (75-79-80=234, T7th)
NCAA Championship (78-76-77-75=306, T47th)
Participated in five tournaments during the season where she placed in the top-20 twice … finished tied for 25th at the NCAA Championship
1994-95:
Missed the entire 1994-95 season due to an elbow injury that required surgery twice … Curtis Cup Team member during summer of 1994.
1993-94:
Earned second-team All-America, All-ACC and Team MVP honors for her performance … saw action in all 11 tournaments … led the team with nine top-10 finishes, while she placed in the top-20 in each of the 11 team events … led the squad with a 75.3 stroke average … was the team leader in percentage of rounds counted (.939), average strokes off the leader (2.64) and even or under par rounds (7 )… tallied a personal and team season-low 68 in the third round of the Lady Gamecock Classic … earned medalist honors at the Furman Lady Paladin after firing a 75-70-71=216 to finish first … also finished second at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic and the Lady Gamecock Classic, while she tied for second at the Lady Tar Heel … finished seventh at the ACC Championship, third at the NCAA East Regional and tied for 10th at the NCAA Championship … led the team in eight of the 11 tournaments.
1992-93:
First-team All-America selection … All-ACC … finished among top-10 in nine of the team’s 10 tournaments … led the team in stroke average at 74.3 … collected a season-low 68 in the ACC Championship … blistered the Lady Seminole field with a tournament record, seven-under-par, 209 … collected back-to-back 69s and a 71 final day score, to earn her first career medalist honors … followed it up in the next tournament by recording medalist accolades at the Duke Fall Invitational, shooting a two-day, two-under-par 146 … finished second at the ACC Championship and tied for 48th at the NCAA East Regional … led the team in eight tournaments, all in a row, where she finished no lower than tied for fourth in any of the events.
1991-92:
Played in all 10 of the team’s tournaments, collecting a 76.9 stroke average to rank fourth on the squad … had four top-10 and eight top-20 finishes … collected a season-low 71 in the second round of her first collegiate tournament at the Lady Tar Heel … matched that score in the second round the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate … tied for fourth at the Woodbridge Invitational, which was her best finish … tied for seventh at the ACC Championship and finished tied for 47th at the NCAA Championship … led the team in two tournaments as a freshman.
High School/Prep:
Three-year letterwinner and 1991 captain at Wheeling Park High School …1991 West Virginia Women’s Amateur Champion … 1991 Ohio Girls Invitational Champion … twice champion at Great Lakes Buick Open … two-year letterwinner and volleyball co-captain.
Personal:
Born July 18, 1973…daughter of Robert and Jane Sparks.
Sparks By the Numbers:
1995-96
Conquistadores Arizona Invitational (75-76-73=224, T19th)
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic (78-75-WD=WD)
Duke Spring Invitational (74-75-87=236, T16th)
NCAA East Regional (78-79-78=235, T40th)
NCAA Championship (81-77-79-78=315, T25th)
1993-94
Lady Tar Heel (71-79-73=223, T2nd)
Oregon Fall Preview (81-80=161, T13th)
Furman Lady Paladin (75-70-71=216, 1st)
Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate (73-71-73=217, 4th)
Conquistadores/Chris Johnson Arizona Invitational (77-76-75=226, T17th)
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic (77-76-75=228, 2nd)
Lady Gamecock (75-77-68=220, 2nd)
Lexel Golf/USF Invitational (80-81-75=236, T10th)
ACC Championship (82-77-74=233, 7th)
NCAA East Regional (73-74-75=222, 3rd)
NCAA Championship (71-76-75-80=302, T10th)
1992-93
Lady Tar Heel (78-75-75=226, T8th)
Lady Seminole Invitational (69-69-71=209, 1st)
Duke Fall Invitational (74-72=146, 1st)
Furman Lady Paladin (79-72-73=223, 4th)
Golf World-Palmetto Dunes (74-76-71=221, 3rd)
LSU Fairwood Invitational (74-77=151, T4th)
Lady Gamecock Classic (73-78-70=221, T3rd)
Woodbridge Collegiate Invitational (79-74-71=224, T4th)
ACC Championship (68-74-79=221, 2nd)
NCAA East Regional (83-80-73=236, T48th)
1991-92
Lady Tar Heel (77-71-74=222, 6th)
Lady Seminole Invitational (75-78-78=231, T12th)
Duke Fall Invitational (75-82-76=233, T11th)
Furman Lady Paladin (82-80-77=239, T41st)
Golf World-Palmetto Dunes Collegiate (79-71-83=233, T18th)
Sports Unlimited/UCF Intercollegiate Golf Classic (73-78-78=229, T5th)
South Carolina Women’s Invitational (75-82-77=234, T13th)
Woodbridge Invitational (77-74-73=224, T4th)
ACC Championship (75-79-80=234, T7th)
NCAA Championship (78-76-77-75=306, T47th)
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