photo courtesy West Coast Conference
photo courtesy West Coast Conference
photo courtesy West Coast Conference
photo courtesy West Coast Conference
photo courtesy West Coast Conference
Emily Sumner

Emily Sumner

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tustin, Calif.
  • High School:
    Foothill

VIDEO: Sumner Plays Despite Rare Lung Disease

• 2018-19 First All-WCC
• 2020-21 WCC All-Academic

A four-year member of the program ... appeared in 24 career events with a scoring average of 75.66, the fifth-best mark in school history … has nine top 20 finishes, including five top 10, with eight rounds under-par and four at even-par.

AS A SENIOR (2020-21): Competed in five events … posted a 76.73 scoring average, best on the team … honorable mention WCC All-Academic ... the team’s top finisher at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (April 5-6), carding 9-over 225 (71-79-75) to tie for 28th … had one top-20 finish tying for 18th at the WCC Championship (April 22-24), shooting 17-over 233 (76-79-78).

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): Missed the fall, but returned to compete in two spring events … posted a 78.33 scoring average … carded a 19-over 235 to tie for 36th at the Entrada Classic (March 9-10).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): A first-team All-West Coast Conference choice ... competed in all 10 events ... posted five top 10 finishes … had a 73.97 scoring average, second best on the team … finished as the top individual for the team at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 22-23) ... led the Broncos to a first-place finish in the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational (Oct. 15-16), posting a collegiate-best tie for sixth place with 4-over 220 (74-77-69) ... shot a collegiate-best 68 in the second round of the UC Irvine Invitational (Oct. 29-30) ... finished as the top individual for the Broncos at the BYU at Entrada Classic (March 11-12) … tied for a sixth-place showing at the Fresno State Classic (April 1-2), shooting even-par 216 (75-70-71) ... played only the opening two rounds of the WCC Championship (April 18-20) before withdrawing due to injury ... had rounds of 78 and 79.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played in seven events … ended the season with a 76.50 scoring average, third on the team … finished tied for 11th at the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 28-29) shooting an 11-over 155 … scored a career-low of 71 in the third round of the BYU Entrada Classic (March 12-13), finishing tied for 23rd with 8-over 224 … finished in 22nd at the WCC Championship (April 16-18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Foothill High School in Tustin, California … four-year member of Century/Crestview League Champion team … qualified for third round CIF junior and senior year … made all-conference and was nominated for conference MVP her senior year … a first-team all-county performer as a senior and second-team as a freshman … played club for American Junior Golf Association … finished first at the 2015 Jr. Girl’s Qualifier … in 2016, tied for eighth at the USGA Women’s 4-Ball qualifying in Spring Valley with a score of 72 … also finished first at the 2017 SCGA Indian Wells Tournament … qualified for the 2017 Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) Amateur Championship.

PERSONAL: Born in Orange, California, and now resides in Tustin, California… parents are Scott and Judith Sumner … father is a civil engineer … has a younger sister, Elise … cousin, Walter Sumner, played football for Florida State and then for the Cleveland Browns in the 1970’s … suffered from a rare lung disease at the age of 15, but fought her way back to continue playing golf … was a member of the California Scholarship Federation and the National Honor Society in high school … did a lot of volunteer work in high school, including raising money to teach at-risk youth golf for the Southern California Golf Association and raising money for her lung disease and medical research to go along with it … hopes to one day become a pediatric anesthesiologist … majored in bioengineering ... hobbies include reading, spending time with family, going to the gym and seeing movies.

SUMNER'S COLLEGIATE BESTS

18 Holes 68 UC Irvine Invitational, 2nd Rd. (Oct. 29, 2018)
  69 Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational, 3rd Rd. (Oct. 16, 2018)  
  70 Fresno State Classic, 2nd Rd. (April 1, 2019)
36 Holes
140 (72-68) UC Irvine Invitational (Oct. 29, 2018)
54 Holes
215 (72-68-75) UC Irvine Invitational (Oct. 29-30, 2018)
Finish T-6th (75-70-71-216) Fresno State Classic (April 1-2, 2019)
  T-6th (74-77-69-220) Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2018)