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2008-09 Women's Golf

Emily Balmert

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown El Cajon, Calif.
  • High School Valhalla
  • House Affiliation Cabot

Biography

2008-09 (Senior)
One of three Harvard golfers to earn All-Ivy League honors whilebecoming Harvard''s first four-time All-Ivy League selection ...Placed fourth overall at the Ivy League Championships.

2007-08 (Junior)
One of three Harvard golfers to earn All-Ivy League honors with asecond place finish at the 2008 championships ... Earned the team''sShort Game Award following the season ... Five top-10 finishes ...Placed second in both par 4 and par 5 scoring and was second in thefield with 10 birdies ... Tied for fourth at the DartmouthInvitational in September ... Placed third at the ECACWomen’s Championships hosted by William & Mary and placedsecond among the 74 golfers with 25 pars ... Won the DartmouthTriangular with Brown by posting the best rounds on both days andleading the field in par 4 scoring and pars ... Posted the bestround of the Roar-ee Invitational hosted by Columbia with a thirdround score of 71 - which was 14 strokes fewer than her first roundeffort. She placed second in the field with 30 pars.

2006-07 (Sophomore)
Set single-season school records for stroke average (77.19) andfinish percentage (92.1 percent) ... Played in all eighttournaments, winning one, placing in the top four in three others,and placing no lower than 10th during the season ... Opened theseason by taking first in a 90-player field to win the DartmouthInvitational, shooting 74-71--145 ... Round of 71 on Day 2 atDartmouth ranks as the second-best 18-hole performance in schoolhistory ... Was sixth (74-79--153) at the Princeton Invitationaland fourth (75-75--150) at the Yale Invitational to close the fallseason ... Began the spring by shooting 77-73-76--226 to takefourth of 70 at the Mid Pines Invitational ... Placed seventh atthe Ivy League championship, earning All-Ivy honors for the secondstraight year.

2005-06 (Freshman)
Became the first Harvard woman to win the Ivy League individualchampionship when she shot 76-39-115 through the 27-hole leaguemeet ... Also became the first individual not from Princeton orYale to win the individual medal at the Ivy League championship ...Averaged 80.06 per 18 holes, good for second on the Crimson’ssingle-season chart ... Placed ahead of 82.5 percent of hercompetition during the season ... Carded a low round of 73 at theWilliam & Mary Tribe Classic.

Background
Four-year letter winner in golf at Valhalla HS...First team allleague MVP for golf in 2004...Valedictorian...Volunteered withGSDSEF.