Jacinta Pikunas

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Boardman
Hometown:
Youngstown, Ohio

2022-23: Appeared in all 10 tournaments for Akron ... posted a team-best 75.1 stroke average in 30 rounds ... led Akron scoring in 8-of-10 events ... placed in Top 25 eight times, including three Top 10 finishes ... finished third overall at the Cardinal Classic with an even-par 54-hole performance (216, E) and fith overall st Rio Verde Invitational (220, +4) ... posted 10 rounds of par or better with a season-low 71 (-1) twice at Cardinal Classic and Golfweek/AGT ... finished a team-best 13th at MAC Championships (228, +12)

2021-22: Played in 8-of-10 events ... posted a 77.26 stroke average with a 1-2 match play record ... finished in the Top 25 two times including a tournament win at the Falcon Invite ... led the Zips scoring efforts in two tournaments Spring Break Invite 77-72-73 - 222 (+6) and the tournament win 73-73 - 146 (+2) ... Academic All-MAC ... WGCA All-American Scholar

2020-21: Played in all six events ... posted a 77.06 stroke average in 16 rounds ... finished in Top 25 three times including two Top 15 and one Top 10 finishes ... led the Zips scoring at the MAC Challenge with 215 (-1) total and tied for sixth overall ... posted a season-low 69 (-3) ... finished tied for 28^th overall at the MAC Championships 77-79-86 – 242 (+26) ... Academic All-MAC ... WGCA All-American Scholar

Spring 2020: Played in two tournaments ... finished match play 3-0 with 2&1, 3&1 and 3&2 victories... finished third overall at Rio Verde to lead the Zips ... recorded rounds of 73-71-74 en route to a 218 (+2) 54-hole total ... WGCA All-American Scholar ... rest of season canceled due to COVID-19

Fall 2019: Played in four events ... posted a 78.16 stroke average in 12 rounds ... recorded a best-round 73 (+1) ... registered a 229 (+13) best 54-hole round score ... posted one Top 25 finish at 24th overall

2018-2019: Did not compete ... awarded medical redshirt season

Spring 2018: Competed at all seven spring tournaments … led the Zips’ scoring twice … finished tied for seventh overall at MAC Championships … earned runner-up honors at Rio Verde Invitational (220, +4) and the Bradley Spring Invitational (224, +5) … scored par or better three times … posted three Top 5 performances … tallied three rounds of par or better … posted a second-best 75.56 spring stroke average (16 rounds) … finished the season with a team-low 75.59 stroke average (27 rounds) … finished in Top 25 in 9-of-10 tournaments … earned MAC Freshman of the Year … named First Team All-MAC … 2018 Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar

Fall 2017: Led the Zips’ scoring in all four fall events … earned runner-up in collegiate debut at Roseann Schwartz Invitational (151, +7) … recorded her first collegiate win at second tournament, Ball State Cardinal Classic (210, -6) … set the Akron record for lowest 18-hole round score at 66 (-6) … set the Zips 54-hole record at same event with a 210 (-6) total … earned MAC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 21) … made four Top 25 finishes … posted a team-low 73.18 fall stroke average (11 rounds)

at Boardman High School: Was a four-time conference Player of the Year (Federal League 2014; All-American Conference 2017, 2016, 2015) … four-time first team all-league honors … two-time All-Ohio selection (2014 and 2016) … eared runner-up at state championship tournament 2016 … won nine high school tournaments, including three-straight AAC Championships … owns school records for lowest 9-hole score (31, -5) and lowest 18-hole round (67, -5) … National Honors Society … four-year Honor Roll student … tied for highest grade-point average in class

Personal: Born Nov. 12, 1998, in Seoul, Korea … daughter of Michael and Margaret Pikunas … has three siblings Joe, Max and Marianna … MSA program for accounting