Emily Powers

Class: Senior Hometown: Quincy, Ill. High School: Quincy Notre Dame

As a junior (2009) Led the team with a 76.45 season average... Notched first place in the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, leading the team to a fifth-place finish... Led the team in seven tournaments... Finished the season with six top-20 finishes... Placed third on the team and tied for 34^th overall at the Big 12 Championship with an 82-77-81-240 score... Averaged a 75.07 in 15 rounds of play during the fall... Carried a 77.75 average through 16 rounds in the spring... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 team

As a sophomore (2008) Led the team with a season scoring average of 75.53... Led the team in eight out of 11 events... Recorded five top-10 finishes... Helped propel the Jayhawks to a first-place finish at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational with her 77-73-150 score, which tied for 11^th place... Tied for second place at the Kitahara Invitational with a score of 72-73-145... Qualified for the NCAA West Golf Regional as an individual, where she shot 80-77-71-228... Selected to the 2008 All-Big 12 Women's Golf Team... Was one of only 26 amateurs to qualify for the U.S. Women's Golf Championship... Shot a two-round total of 165 to finish 19-over par and tie for 153^rd place in the U.S. Open... Finished first on the team at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla., with a score of 80-82-85-247... Reached the round of 16 at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in Erin, Wisc.

As a freshman (2007) Posted a 77.65 average for the season... Appeared in all 11 events for the Jayhawks... Finished in the top-three on the team in seven events... Helped lead the team to a third-place finish at the Chip-N Club Invitational, tying for 10th place with an 82-77-77-236 score... Recorded a fourth-place finish with a score of 74-79-72-225 at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational as she led the Jayhawks to a first-place finish... Led the team to a first-place finish at the MountainView Collegiate, following a final-round score of 69, the second-best round in the event's history... Finished 42^nd with a score of 241 at the Big 12 Championships... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.

High School Five-time letterwinner (four: golf; one: soccer) at Quincy Notre Dame... Coached by Chris Hogge... Named Quincy Notre Dame Golf team MVP (2002-05)... Athlete of the Year in golf in 2004... PGA Junior Series Player of the Year (2002-04)... IHSA State Champion (2004-05)... Team finished first in regionals (2003-2005) and fifth in state in 2005... Only female golfer to win the state championship at Quincy Notre Dame two times... Had three regional wins... At the state championship was -1 -- a state record... Shot a 66 in her senior year at state -- a course and state record.... A member of National Honor Society... SAA award winner.

Personal Daughter of Tim and Laura Powers... A communications major.