Emily Sumner
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Tustin, Calif.
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- 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
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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) |