Career Notes: Set program records for lowest 18-hole (64), 36-hole (132) and 54-hole performance (208)…owns three of the four lowest and five of the seven lowest single rounds ever recorded by a YSU women's golfer…carded six sub-70 rounds in her career…there were only two such rounds in program history prior…became the first Penguin to ever record multiple rounds of 70 or below in their career…owns the three lowest 54-hole scores in school history…owns the two lowest single-season scoring averages in program history…75.8 career scoring average ranks second in program history…owns the three lowest and five of the six lowest rounds in relation to par in school history…finished her career tied for third in program history with six career wins…one of six players in school history to win at least six career events…finished her career with single-season program records for rounds of par or better (7), birdies (59) and eagles (3)…finished her career with YSU career records for rounds of par or better (13), birdies (156) and eagles (6)…became the fifth player in program history to be named Horizon League Golfer of the Year…one of eight players in program history to earn first-team all-league accolades multiple times…became just the third player in Horizon League history to earn medalist honors at the league meet multiple times…owns the two lowest rounds in Horizon League Championships history.
2020-21 (R-Senior): Participated in eight tournaments and 18 rounds…named Horizon League Golfer of the Year and First-Team All-Horizon League…named Horizon League Women’s Golfer of the Week on April 22…averaged a team-best 74.1 strokes per round with a low round of 67…broke her own school record for single-season scoring average…earned five top-10 finishes and was YSU’s top finisher on a team-best five occasions…tied for fourth with a single-round 77 in a dual match vs. Charleston Southern…recorded a three-round score of 228 (76-76-76) at the Kiawah Island Classic…tied for ninth at the Low Country Intercollegiate with a two-round total of 147 (74-73)…finished fourth at the Nevel Meade Collegiate with a three-round 219 (73-72-74)…tied for 26th at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational with a two-round 156 (78-78)…earned medalist honors with a single-round 70 in a dual match vs. Cleveland State…earned medalist honors at the Horizon League Championships with a school and league record three-round 208 (67-73-68)…broke her own school record of 213 and her own Horizon League Champonships record of 217...first-round 67 (-5) set the Horizon League single-round scoring record…named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team…earned her fourth letter.
2019-20 (Senior): Redshirted.
2018-19 (Junior): Participated in 12 tournaments and 26 rounds...named First-Team All-Horizon League...earned eight top-10 finishes and was YSU's top finisher four times…averaged a then school-record 74.3 strokes per round…earned medalist honors at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational with a two-round 132 (68-64)…finished 12-under par and won by 12 strokes…eight-under-par 64 was the lowest round in school history…came after she broke the program record for lowest round in relation to par with a four-under 68 the day prior…two-round 132 set a new school mark for lowest 36-hole performance…finished third at the Dayton Fall Invitational with a two-round 143 (73-70)…broke her own school record for lowest 54-hole performance with a 213 (74-72-67) to tie for third at the Kiawah Island Spring Classic...finished fourth with a two-round 145 (69-76) at the Indiana State Invitational...tied for medalist honors with an even-par 72 at the YSU Spring Invitational...tied for second at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round 228 (79-75-74)...named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team...set a new single-season school record with seven rounds of par or better including four below 70...also set single-season program records with 59 birdies and three eagles...named Horizon League Female Golfer of the Week on Feb. 27...named the YSU Joseph F. Malmisur Female Student Athlete of the Year...earned her third letter.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Participated in five tournaments and 10 rounds after missing the entire fall slate due to injury...averaged a team-best 78.6 strokes per round...named Horizon League Golfer of the Week on April 18...returned in the spring to earn two top-10 finishes and another in the top 15...was YSU's top finisher in each of its final three events...finished tied for first with a single-round score of 74 at the Sand Ridge Shootout...shared medalist honors with teammate Megan Creager...earned a team-best eighth-place finish at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round 236 (76-87-73)...third-round 73 was her low round of the season...was YSU's top finisher at the league meet for the second straight season...finished tied for 15th at Seminole State Spring Break with a two-round 161 (83-78)...posted a two-round total of 158 (80-78) at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational...earned her second letter.
2016-17 (Freshman): Participated in 10 tournaments and 23 rounds...averaged 77.6 strokes per round...took medalist honors at the Horizon League Championships with a three round score of 217 (73-71-73)...three-round total set a Horizon League Championships and YSU record...named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team...finished tied for 10th at the YSU Kickoff with a two-round score of 155 (73-82)...finished tied for 22nd at the NKU Fall Classic with a three-round 237 (79-83-75)...tied for ninth at the OU Golden Grizzlies Invitational with a two-round 163 (79-84)...finished tied for 10th at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational with a two-round score of 158 (77-81)...tied for sixth at the YSU Spring Kickoff with a single round score of 77...finished 12th at the Navy Spring Invitational with a two-round 161 (83-78)...earned her first letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a first-team Division I All-Ohio selection as a senior...carded a two-round 151 (78-73) in first appearance at the Division I state meet...was named the Eastern District Player of the Year after averaging 75.1 strokes per round in the fall...finished fourth at the Division II Ohio Championships as junior with a two-round 148 (73-75)...Dover won the state championship by nine shots over Cortland Lakeview in 2014...as a sophomore, tied for seventh with a 155 (77-78) as Dover finished second in the team race...was a four-year letterwinner and three-time all-state honoree...coach was Eric Adams.
PERSONAL: Parents are Marcina and Wayne...her sister, Courtney, was a member of the YSU women's golf team from 2014-2018...major is pre-pharmacy...recipient of the 2020-21 Mincey Family Scholarship.
More About Katlyn:
Why I chose YSU: I chose YSU because of how connected the team was and how connected the athletes were as a whole. It doesn’t get any better than having teammates that will be your friends for a lifetime.
The best thing about Coach Miklos is: He cares about his players as if they are his own daughters. He will go above and beyond for you and it truthfully means the world knowing I have a coach that would go to the ends of the earth to make sure we’re all healthy and happy.
The best thing about being a Penguin golfer: The experience itself. Only a handful of people ever get to experience being a college athlete, let alone a Division I athlete. We get to experience so many things and although it is a huge commitment, I wouldn’t change it for the world.
The best thing about going to school at YSU is: The professors care about you as a person, the campus is beautiful, the football games are phenomenal and everyone is so friendly that it just feels like home.
At 150 yards, I pull out my: 7 iron.
My favorite club in my bag is my: Driver. Nothing feels better than the first drive, straight down the middle, to set off a powerful and confident round.
My favorite golf course: Tobacco Road Golf Club (Sanford, North Carolina). We played this on Spring Break my freshman year and it was the most unique course I have ever played and definitely made a big impact on my top five favorite courses.
My favorite golfer: Danielle Kang
My golf superstitions/rituals are: Hairstyle. If I play well the first day, my hairstyle stays the same (bun, ponytail, braid). If I don’t play well, I switch it up.
Person I would love to play a round of golf with: Dustin Johnson, just to watch in person how far he hits it.
My greatest sports moment: When we were playing a tournament in North Carolina, I eagled from about 50 yards out and when I came in from my round I found out that my sister, who was playing directly behind me, had eagled the same hole from almost the same exact spot.
Best career competitive round: 71 on the second day of the Horizon League Championships. It also ended up being my career low tournament as well which is 1+ for three rounds.
Hobbies: Sleeping
Post-college plans/ambitions: Move south or west and become a teaching pro or a pharmacist for a big hospital.
