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2024-25 Women's Golf Roster

Nalinda Wanikpun

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Major Psychology (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Bangkok, Thailand
  • High School Loomis Chaffee School

Biography

2024-25
  • Competed in four tournaments, playing eight rounds
  • Compiled a scoring average of 75.2
  • Won the Jack Leaman Invitational, shooting a season-best 70 (4/13)
  • Placed fourth at the Liberty League Championship (4/26-27)
  • Finished the season ranked fifth in the region
  • UAA Athlete of the Week and Liberty League Performer of the Week (4/4)
  • All-Liberty League First Team
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • UAA Spring All-Academic
  • Liberty League All-Academic
2023-24
  • Competed in 11 tournaments, playing 22 rounds
  • Martin and Wallace Invitational Champion (4/14/24)
  • All-Liberty League First Team
  • Liberty League Performer of the Week (4/15/24)
  • Posted a 76.1 scoring average
  • Placed second at the Liberty League Championship (4/27-28) and fifth at the Jack Leaman Invitational (4/20-21)
  • UAA Spring All-Academic   
  • CSC Academic All-District   
2022-23
  • Competed in six events with an average score of 77.58 and +5.78 vs. par
  • Tied for 19th (236) with two other golfers in the NCAA Division III Championship
  • UAA Spring Sport All-Academic
  • UAA All-Tournament Team
  • Second Team All-Liberty League
  • Liberty League All-Academic
  • CSC Academic All-District At-Large
2021-22
  • WGCA All-East Region
  • Liberty League Player of the Year
  • Liberty League Rookie of the Year
  • First Team All-Liberty League
  • Second Team All-UAA
  • Three-time Liberty League Performer of the Week (9/20, 10/4, 4/25)
  • Two-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week (4/18, 5/22)
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (4/25)
  • Competed in nine events and earned five top-five finishes
  • Tied for first after 36 holes at the George Phinney Classic (9/18-19) but lost in a playoff
  • Tied for first at the Jack Leaman Invitational (4/23-24) and won on a scorecard playoff
  • Finished third (season-low 143) at the St. Lawrence Invitational (9/4-5)
  • Placed third (151) at the Liberty League Championship (4/30-5/1)
  • Tied for fourth (148) at the Williams College Invitational (10/2-3)
Personal
  • Four-year team member in high school
  • Played basketball and ran cross country in high school
  • Plans to attend medical school
Wanikpun on NYU
  • Chose NYU for its "community, connections and people"

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'2"
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'2"