Hanna Ek

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Falu Frigymnasium
Hometown:
Falun, Sweden

Season	Events	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	Low Rd.	Top-25
Spring 2012	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fall 2011	–	–	–	–	–	–
Spring 2011	6	15	1,154	76.93	71	3
Fall 2010	3	8	627	78.38	71	2
Spring 2010	6	17	1,337	78.65	70	3
Fall 2009	4	12	947	78.92	72	2
Spring 2009	7	21	1,678	79.90	73	3
Fall 2008	5	11	853	77.55	73	3
Career	31	84	6,596	78.52	70	16

as a Senior (Spring 2012): Utilized her redshirt season.

as a Senior (Fall 2011): Utilized her redshirt season.

as a Junior (Spring 2011): Competed in all six events in the spring, finishing second on the team with a 76.93 scoring average (15 rounds) - the best of her career ... closed the season with three-consecutive top-10 finishes, including a personal-best finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships ... currently riding a streak of nine-straight rounds in the 70s ... carded two rounds at par or better and 13 of 15 rounds in the 70s ... 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) ... finished in third place at the weather shortened BGSU Falcon Invitational (April 16-17) with a score of 77 (+5) ... battling rain, cold temperatures and wind, she posted a tie for sixth place at the Indiana Invitational (April 4-5) with a two-round score of 7-over 151 ... closed out the spring tied for tenth place at the MAC Championships, posting a three-round score of 18-over 234.

as a Junior (Fall 2010): Appeared in the final three events of the fall schedule, one as an individual, posting the second-best scoring average on the squad (78.38, eight rounds) ... named Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week on Oct. 21 after capturing the Mid-American Conference Preview individual title ... had four rounds in the 70s, including a round of 71 at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18), the second-lowest round of her career ... earned her first-career victory at the MAC Preview (Oct. 18-19), carding a score of 149 (71-78) ... finished in a tie for 24th place at the Third-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 11-12) after posting rounds of 80-80-87 (247) ... competed at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Oct. 2-3) as an individual, finishing tied for 26th place with a three-round tally of 231 (81-75-75).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2010): NGCA Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season (2009-10) ... named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll (2009-10) and MAC Commissioner's Award (2009-10) ... appeared in all six events during the spring schedule, recording a scoring average of 78.65 (17 rounds) ... carded 10-of-17 round in the 70s, including a career-low round of 2-under 70 during the first round of the Canes and Cardinal Classic (April 5) ... posted a then-personal best finish of third place at the Canes and Cardinal Classic (April 5-6) after carding rounds of 70, 82 and 73 (225) ... her total of 225 (+9) is her best three-round score so far at Akron ... added two top-25 finishes to her top-three placing, including a tie for 18th place at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate (March 14-15) with a three-round score of 236 (82-74-80) ... finished alone in 21st place at the MAC Championship (April 23-25), carding a three-round tally of 235 (79-78-78).

as a Sophomore (Fall 2009): Competed in four-of-five events, averaging 78.92 strokes over 12 rounds ... notched a then-personal-low single-round score of 72 strokes (83-72-77) en route to a 13th place finish at the Ross Resorts Invitational (Oct. 26-27) ... captured 13th place at the Second-Annual Zippy Invitational (Oct. 5-6) with 239 strokes (82-81-76) while matching a then-career-high with five birdies.

as a Freshman (Spring 2009): Earned NGCA Academic All-America status (2008-09) ... competed in all seven events, averaging 79.90 strokes over 21 rounds ... fired a 1-over-par 73 at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (March 8) ... finished a three-round score of 237 (79-79-79) in the Morehead State Spring Kickoff (Feb. 22-24) to finish in the top-10 to start the spring season ... scored 12 pars in the final round of the MAC Championship (April 24-26), helping to guide Akron to a third-place finish.

as a Freshman (Fall 2008): Competed in all five events, finishing with 853 strokes over 11 rounds for a 77.55 scoring average ... led the team with a final-round scoring average of 76.20 strokes ... was the top UA scorer at the APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21), carding 156 strokes and tying for 11th place ... helped guide the Zips to a second-place finish at the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 22-23) with 151 strokes over two rounds for an 11th-place finish behind a one-over par-73 final round ... cracked the top-10 for the first time with a 10th-place finish at the Inaugural Zippy Invitational (Sept. 29-30) after shooting a three-round score of 238 (80-78-80).

at Falu Frigymnasium: Ranked 84th on the Swedish Golf Federation ranking system ... recorded five top-10 finishes in 11 events during the summer prior to her senior season ... shot a three-day total of 221 (75-73-73) and placed fourth at the 2007 Junior Masters Invitational Finals ... shot 79-78 to place second at the Ben Hogan Cup and was the runner-up at the Skandia Tour Regional in Dalarna.

Personal: Parents are Anders Ek and Maria Lindholm ... has two sisters, Carina Ek-Petrini (38) and Michelle Ek (36) ... has been golfing for 11 years and has been boxing for four years ... is a certified boxing instructor ... father was a wax technician for the Canadian cross country ski team from 1983-98 ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... named to the Dean's List for the 2010 Spring and Fall semesters.