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Natalie Kinney

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Oak Ridge HS
  • Hometown Cameron Park

Biography

2020–21 Highlights:
Earned two CCAA All-Academic honors…Received her third Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award.
 
2019–20 Highlights:
Appeared in all six tournaments for the Wildcats in 2019–20, averaging 82.9 strokes per round…Notched a pair of top 30 tourney finishes…Posted five sub-80 rounds…Wrapped up the season shooting 78-78-156 to finish 22nd March 9–10 at the Cal State San Marcos Fujikura Invitational…Earned two CCAA All-Academic Awards…2019–20 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award winner…Named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team…Received the Council Foundation Scholarship (one of only 50 awarded nationwide) from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers…Member of the Chico State Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
2018–19 Highlights:
Ranked third on the Wildcats with a 79.7 strokes-per-round average…Appeared in nine events, notching three top 20 finishes including a pair of top 10 performances…Tied for 10th place (78-76-154) April 8–9 at the Sonoma State Spring Invitational…Earned a share of 10th place (75-76-76-227) April 15–17 at the CCAA Championships…Posted 10 sub-80 rounds on the season, including a career-low 75 April 15 at the CCAA Championships…Received two CCAA All-Academic Awards…Named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team…Recipient of the Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award.
 
2017–18 Highlights:
Appeared in nine events as a true freshman…Posted one Top 20 finish while averaging 83.7 strokes per round…Earned a share of 13th place with an 81-81-162 February 12–13 at the Mikuni Sushi Shootout…CCAA All-Academic Award winner…Named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team.
 
Pre-Chico Highlights:
Earned three letters in golf at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills…All-Delta River League selection as a freshman…Helped lead Trojans to Sac-Joaquin Section Division I North and Sac-Joaquin Section Masters titles in 2014–15…Also lettered in track, competing in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles…Helped set a new school record in the freshman/sophomore girls sprint medley relay in 2014…Earned track team’s Coaches Award in 2014.
 
Personal:
Born July 29, 1999, in Folsom…Daughter of Dean and Victoria…Has one younger sister, Chloé…Her parents are her heroes (“They have both sacrificed and overcome so much, and I look up to them every day”)…The person she most admires in the sports world is track & field sprinter Allyson Felix (“for her success as the most decorated track athlete in Olympic history, and her advocacy for women’s maternity protections and maternity healthcare”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Leadership in the Workplace, taught by Alyssa Schager…Why she chose to attend Chico State: “The small town feel, beautiful campus and great athletic program”…Her greatest sports moment is getting to play Cypress Point Golf Club on the Monterey Peninsula with her dad…The most interesting thing she’s ever done is snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef…The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is graduating with academic honors and being accepted into the master’s program at Chico State…Has learned by playing golf that “the two things you can completely control are your attitude and your effort”…Enjoys watching shows, crafting, and spending time with friends…Her biggest talent outside of golf is cooking and baking (“and making lots of dad jokes”)…Claims that unlike most golfers, she’s not superstitious…At the top of her bucket list: Traveling to every U.S. National Park…Best advice ever received came from her parents: “Trust your gut”…Currently working towards a master’s degree in business administration…Exploring a potential teaching career or working in higher education.
 
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