NIL Opportunities
2023-24 (Sophomore): Participated in 10 tournaments and 23 rounds…named a 2023-24 WGCA All-American Scholar…averaged a career-best 80.4 strokes per round with a low round of 72…placed sixth at the YSU Kickoff with a single-round score of 77…finished 37th at the Nittany Lion Invitational with a three-round total of 232 (79-81-72)…placed 18th at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational with a two-round score of 154 (78-76)…finished 12th at the Purple Eagles Invitational with a three-round 243 (79-83-81)…tied for 20th at the Chippewa Invitational with a two-round 157 (79-78)…tied for 32nd at NKU’s The Julie with a two-round total of 158 (80-78)…tied for 14th at the YSU Spring Invitational with a two-round score of 160 (82-78)…earned her second letter.
2022-23 (Freshman): Participated in six tournaments and 10 rounds…averaged 80.9 strokes per round with a low round of 73…tied for 13th in her collegiate debut at the YSU Kickoff with a single-round score of 82…placed eighth at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational with a two-round score of 150 (77-73)…tied for eighth in a dual match vs. Winthrop with a single-round 84…recorded a three-round score of 244 (80-82-82) at the Butler Fall Invitational…carded a two-round 163 (81-82) at NKU’s The Julie…earned her first letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Philadelphia Catholic League overall season point leader and MVP for Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in 2021…Pennsylvania State District 12 champion in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021…posted a nine-hole average of 37 with a low round of 34 during her 2021 high school season…Philadelphia Catholic League individual champion in 2018 and 2020…Pennsylvania state finals qualifier in 2019 and 2021…recorded an 18-hole scoring average of 78.8 for the 2021 season…fired a two-round score of 150 (71-79) at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) Philadelphia Junior Open…shot a two-round 153 (77-76) at the HJGT Summer College Prep series at Penn State…carded a two-round 153 (74-79) at the HJGT Philadelphia Junior Open at Philmont Country Club…ranked in the top four among point leaders for the HJGT Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021.
PERSONAL: Parents are Michael and Lisa...has a sister (Lola)...major is exercise science.
More About Chaela:
The best thing about Coach Miklos is: His communication with his team as a whole and individually.
The best thing about being a Penguin golfer: The team itself.
The best thing about going to school at YSU is: The urban campus.
At 150 yards, I pull out my: 70% effort 7 iron
My favorite club in my bag is my: Driver
My favorite golf course: 5 Ponds Golf Club (Warminster, Pa.)
My favorite golfer: Sophia Popov
My golf superstitions/rituals are: Praying before a tournament.
Person I would love to play a round of golf with: Brooks Koepka
My greatest sports moment: Accomplishing Philadelphia Catholic League Overall Season Point Leader and MVP my senior year.
Best career competitive round: 18 holes: 71 (E), 9 holes: 34 (-1)
Hobbies: Fitness, cooking, baking, drawing.
Post-college plans/ambitions: Make a run towards a professional tour, get my major in PGA Management degree, design my own golf clothing line and create an indoor golfing facility for northern golfers.
