The University of Akron Athletics
2011-12 Women's Golf

Kristen Hill
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cypress Bay
- Hometown:
- Weston, Fla.
Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Rd. | Top-25 |
Spring 2011 | 6 | 15 | 1,118 | 74.53 | 70 | 6 |
Fall 2010 | 5 | 13 | 988 | 76.00 | 70 | 5 |
Spring 2010 | 6 | 17 | 1,287 | 75.71 | 70 | 4 |
Fall 2009 | 5 | 15 | 1,137 | 75.80 | 73 | 5 |
Spring 2009 | 6 | 18 | 1,425 | 79.17 | 75 | 5 |
Fall 2008 | 5 | 11 | 831 | 75.55 | 70 | 5 |
Career | 33 | 89 | 6,786 | 76.27 | 70 | 30 |
as a Junior (Spring 2011): Competed in all six events in the spring and lead the squad with five top-five finishes and a scoring average of 74.53 (15 rounds), the lowest season average in school history ... earned First-Team All-MAC honors for the second time in her career (2009-2010) ... named MAC Golfer of the Week twice (Feb. 24 and March 9) ... tied her career-low round of 70 during the third round of the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 16) ... helped the Zips break the school record for a single-round team score (293) and three-round team score (891) at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam (March 14-16) ... extended her streak of rounds in the 70s to 25, the longest of her career, after carding all 15 rounds under 80 in the spring ... had four rounds at par or better ... did not finish outside the top-15 at any event ... posted three of the top-four individual three-round scores in school history ... has finished in the top-five in seven of the last eight events dating back to the fall ... opened the spring with a tie for fifth at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic (Feb. 20-22) with a score of 3-over 219 ... followed that up with a tie for second place at the Rio Verde Invitational (March 4-6) with a three-round score of 6-over 222 ... tied for third place at the Lumberjack Shootout at Wigwam with an even-par 216 ... finished in a tie for 14th place at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) with a tally of 11-over 155 ... carded a round of 78 to finish fourth at the weather-shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) ... closed the season with a personal and school-best finish at the MAC Championships, finishing tied for fifth place (231, +15) to earn all-tournament team honors.
as a Junior (Fall 2010): Appeared in all five events, leading the team with a 76.00 scoring average (13 rounds) ... extended her streak of rounds in the 70s to 13-straight before posting an 84 during the first round of the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20) ... posted five top-25 finishes and 12 rounds in the 70s ... closed the season with a streak of 10-consecutive rounds in the 70s, the second-longest streak of her career ... posted a second-place finish at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 2-3), helping the Zips to their first team title in program history (227, 79-73-75) ... closed out the season with a third-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Preview (Oct. 18-19), carding identical rounds of 76 (152) ... opened the fall slate with a tie for 11th place at the Chip-N Club Invitational with a total of 151 (75-76) ... at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 20-21), recorded a three-round score of 228 (84-70-74) to finish in a tie for 13th place ... her round of 70 (second round) at the Cincinnati event tied her career low round ... finished in a 21st-place tie at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) with a score of 230 (74-78-78).
as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll (2009-10) ... competed in all six events on the spring schedule, posting a team-best scoring average of 75.71 (17 rounds) ... named first-team All-MAC ... earned MAC Golfer of the Week on two occasions (March 19 and April 8) ... closed out the schedule with 11-consecutive rounds in the 70s, including a career-low-tying round of 70 at the Canes and Cardinals Classic (April 5) ... had 14 total rounds in the 70s ... posted two of her three career victories during the Spring slate, capturing the individual titles at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate (March 14-15) and the Canes and Cardinals Classic (April 5-6) ... posted the first under par tournament score in the program's brief history, finishing with a 1-under 215 (73-70-72) at the Canes and Cardinals Classic ... earned the individual title at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate after carding a three-round score of 223 (74-77-72) ... finished in a fourth-place tie at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 19-20) after posting rounds of 77 and 72 (149) ... closed out the schedule with a tie for 13th place at the MAC Championship event (April 23-25), firing rounds of 76, 75 and 77 (228).
as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in all five events, posting a scoring average of 75.80 over 15 rounds ... named MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 29) ... recorded four top-five finishes ... finished fourth at the Cincinnati Fall Classic (Sept. 28-29) after carding a 228 (74-78-76) ... also took fourth at the MAC Preview (Oct. 12-13) with 227 strokes (74-75-78) and the Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27) with 225 strokes (74-76-75) ... captured fifth place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 5-6) after carding a 232 (73-77-82) ... first-round score of 73 was a low for the season.
as a Freshman (Spring 2009): All-MAC Second Team honoree ... competed in six events, posting a 79.17 scoring average over 18 rounds ... placed in the top-25 in all but one event ... finished seventh at the Tina Barrett Longwood Invite (March 30-31) with a 242 (80-84-78) ... captured 11th place at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate (March 21-22) after carding 155 strokes (78-77) over two rounds ... also tallied a pair of 17th-place finishes at the Eastern Kentucky Spring Invitational (80-78-76 - 234) on April 11-12 and MAC Championship (81-85-79-82 - 327) on April 24-26.
as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with a 75.55 scoring average over 11 rounds ... named MAC Golfer of the Week on Sept. 26th ... led the Zips in scoring four times, including each of the program's first four events and culminating with a top finish at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) ... fired a two-under 70 in the final round to finish with a two-day score of 144 strokes to claim her first individual title among the 74-player field ... logged another top-five finish by taking fifth place at the Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a three-round score of 232 (78-73-81) to lead the Zips to their second-straight second-place finish ... tied for 11th place individually in her first collegiate event, carding a two-round score of 146 (71-75) at the Great Smokies Collegiate (Sept. 15-16).
at Cypress Bay High School: Ranked 44th in the nation by Golfweek among the 2008 class ... fifteen American Junior Gold Association finishes ... recorded two top-10 finishes at events held by the AJGA during the summer of 2007 ... finished 10th at the AJGA Taylor Woodrow Jr. after shooting 78-72-77 ... placed ninth at the AJGA Birks and Mayors Jr. with a 75-71-75 ... also finished fourth with a four-day total of 299 (78-75-74) at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship ... awarded the South Florida PGA Junior Tour Low Stroke Average Award in 2006 with a 73.25 average ... also recorded three South Florida PGA Junior tour victories, including the Tour Championship - shooting a 73-73 to win ... recorded two top-20 finishes at AJGA events in 2006 and finished second at the Optimist International Tournament of Champions, shooting 80-74 ... was the runner-up at the Nike Golf Junior Championship in 2005 and 2004 ... presented the South Florida PGA Junior Tour Ed Ficker Sportsmanship Award in 2006 ... graduated with honors and maintained a 3.9 GPA throughout her four years.
Personal: Parents are David and Julie Hill ... has a sister, Amanda (17) ... great-grandfather competed on the rowing team at Harvard from 1912-13 ... majoring in communications ... named to the Dean's List for the 2010 spring and fall semesters.