Kayla Krueger

Kayla Krueger

Yr. Sr.
Hometown Spring Lake, Mich.
High School (Prev. School) Spring Lake

2019-20 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention

2019-20: Ranked second in program history in single-season scoring average at 78.07 while golfing in all 14 rounds over six events… Finished the season with the best career scoring average in program history at 81.21… Led the team in four out of six tournaments… Started the season by setting the program record for 54-hole score in relation to par with a +9 at the Loyola Fall Invitational (Sept. 16-17), finishing third in a 53-player field… Her performance at Loyola included a +2 in Round 2, her season low and the best round in relation to par by a Valpo player in 2019-20… Led the team with a 242 at the MVC Fall Preview (Sept. 24)… Had another memorable outing at the APSU Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1), when she turned in a 230 (77-75-78, +14) to secure a top-10 finish and lead the team. That score tied for seventh in program history in 54-hole tournament low and ranked fifth all-time in relation to par… Enjoyed her third top-10 finish in her sixth and ultimately final event of the season on March 9-10 at the Benbow Intercollegiate, tying for 10th with a 36-hole score of 154 (+12).

2018-19: Led the team in season scoring average with an 81.53… Enters her senior year ranked fifth in program history in career scoring average at 82.13… Finished second on the team at the MVC Championship with a 54-hole score of 239… Carded a season-low 76 in the opening round of the Indiana State Invite on April 7. That tied for the best round by a Valpo golfer this season.

2017-18: Competed in 17 rounds over seven events… Improved her season scoring average to 82.06 as a sophomore… Enters her junior season with a career scoring average of 82.45 that ranks sixth in program history… Highlight of her year came in the first round of the MVC Championship on April 15, when she became the first player in program history to be tied for first after one round of the conference championship… Carded a 75, the best first-round score in a conference championship by any player in program history… Was two strokes better than her previous career low of 77 and marked the lowest 18-hole score by any Crusader all season.

2016-17: Competed in 14 rounds over six events... Compiled an 82.93 scoring average... Made her collegiate debut with an 83 (t-11th/20) at the Chi-Town Classic on Aug. 28... Shot a season-best 77 in the second round of the Golfweek Program Challenge on Sept. 12.