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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Casper, Wyo.
    Hometown
  • Natrona County HS
    High School
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Paul Kanaly
Nate Lake
Caitlyn Skavdahl
Caitlyn Skavdahl
Senior
Class
Casper, Wyo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (Junior): Competed in all seven tournaments during her junior campaign … Turned in a 77.7 season stroke average over 21 rounds, which was tied for second on the team … Had one Top 25 finish at the CSU Ram Fall Classic, where she finished in a tie for 18th … Posted a season-best three round score of 226 (+10) … followed that up with her second best finish of the fall at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate with a 243 (+27) to finish tied for 37th … At the Las Vegas Collegiate, she fired a career-best -2 (70) in the final round … placed in a tie for 41st with a three-day total of 229 (+13) … her best finish of the spring came at the BYU Entrada Classic with a three-day total of 234 (+18) to place 30th … An Academic All-MW and Scholar Athlete selection … Was named an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association for the third year in a row.
 
2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 of the Cowgirls’ tournaments as a redshirt sophomore … Turned in a 78.7 season stroke average over 30 rounds … Recorded her highest finish of the fall with a 42nd-place finish at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate where she fired a 241 (+25) … Posted her highest finish of the season at the NAU Red Rocks Invitational, tying for 35th with a 221 (+8) to help lead the Cowgirls to their lowest tournament score in school history … Also recorded her lowest single-round score to par at the Red Rocks Invitational, with a 72 (+1) in her first round … An Academic All-MW and Scholar Athlete selection … Was named an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association for the second year in a row.
 
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman): She was one of four Cowgirls to play all 11 tournaments of the 2017-18 season ... Made her first collegiate appearance at the CSU Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in the fall, finishing in a tie for 59th at 13-over ... Tied for 32nd at her second collegiate event, with a 239 (+33) at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate ... Posted her best performance at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational with a 5-over 149 to finish in sixth ... At the Mountain West Championship, finished 44th with a 29-over 245 ... Was named an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association ...  Also named Academic All-MW and Scholar-Athlete.

2016-17 (Freshman): Did not compete during her first season.  

High School: Skavdahl joined the Cowgirls after an excellent prep career under high school coach Tim Fauss ... She was a four-time all-state selection and named team captain her senior season at Natrona County High School ... Skavdahl was also the 4A individual state champion during her junior and senior seasons ... She led her team to two high school state championships and was twice a member of the Wyoming Girls’ Junior Americas Cup team ... Skavdahl was named the 2015 Lew Lepore Player of the Year, as well as the Casper Star Tribune Golfer of the Year in 2014 and represented the state of Wyoming in the 2015 USGA State Team Championship ... Skavdahl excelled in the classroom as a member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll and was also a student council representative.

Personal: Born on July 28, 1997 in Casper ... Is the daughter of the Scott and Cidne Skavdahl ... Her father was also a member of the Cowboy football team from 1985-89 ... Recently graduated with a degree in international studies ... Pursuing her master's in public administration.