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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2012-13 Women's Golf Roster

Larry Lawson
Richard McEnery

Britney Yada

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hilo, HI
  • Highschool Waiakea

Biography

SCHOOL RECORDS
• Career Scoring Average: 76.10
• Career Rounds Played: 122
• Career Sub-Par Rounds: 15
• Career Sub-Par Tournaments: 3
• Team Scoring Leader, Career: 18 times
• 54-hole Tournament Scoring: 6-under par 210 (also a Big Sky Championship record)
• 18-hole Scoring: 67 (also a Big Sky Championship record)

2012-13 HONORS
• 2nd team All-Big Sky Conference
• Big Sky Championship All-Tournament
• Big Sky Conference Golfer of the Week (Feb. 27)


2011-12 HONORS
• 1st team All-Big Sky Conference
• All-Big Sky Conference Tournament
• Big Sky Conference Golfer of the Week (Feb. 8)

2010-11 HONORS
• 1st team All-Big Sky Conference
• Academic All-Big Sky Conference
• Big Sky Conference Golfer of the Week (Apr. 6)
• Medalist: Wyoming Cowgirl Classic
• Medalist: Big Sky Conference Championship

2009-10 HONORS
• 1st team All-Big Sky Conference
• All-Big Sky Tournament
• Big Sky Conference Golfer of the Week (Mar. 11, Mar. 31)
• Academic All-Big Sky Conference

Mar. 18, 2013 Feature story on Britney Yada


2012-13 • SENIOR SEASON
Started all 10 events giving her 42 straight career starts... her 122 career rounds established a new school record... also finished her career with records of career scoring average (76.10), sub-par rounds (15) and number of times as team scoring leader (18)... has four of the top seven season scoring averages in school history... had a 76.30 scoring average on the season - second-best of her career... was named second team All-Big Sky Conference and became the first Viking to be a four-time All-Conference selection... shot 25 of 30 rounds in the 70, including 17 of 18 in the spring... had three sub-par rounds and one round at par during the season... led the team in scoring three times during the season... tied for 16th at the WSU Cougar Cup where she shot 76-73-75=224... shot 75-74-71=220 to place third at the UCI Invitational... was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time in her career for that performance... finished third at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, shooting 77-71-74=222... ended her career in style with a tie for second at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a one-under par 70-73-72=215... named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team... had four top-fives in her career at the Big Sky Championship... made 51 birdies in 540 holes over the season.

2011-12 • JUNIOR SEASON
Continued her brilliant career, maintaining every major scoring record at Portland State... named first team All-Big Sky Conference for the third straight season... started all 10 events leading the team in scoring at 76.31 for the third straight year - the only Viking ever to accomplish that feat... tied for fifth at the Big Sky Championship, setting a school record and tieing a Big Sky Tournament record with a final-round, five-under par 67... shot one-over 74-76-67=217 to earn All-Big Sky Tournament... it was her third top five of the year... led the team in scoring in three events for the season... has now led in 15 of 32 events for her career... has been in top five in all three Big Sky Championships played, with a win in 2011... best finish of the fall was fourth-place at the Circling Raven Invitational, shooting 73-74-76=223... was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week after posting 75-73-79=227 and tieing for 21st at the Arizona Wildcart Invitational... placed fifth at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic with 77-70-72=219... had five rounds of par or better on the season... posted 23 of 29 rounds in the 60s or 70s... had three sub-par rounds on the season.

2010-11 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Her sophomore season was even better than her record-breaking freshman year... won the Big Sky Conference Championship in record fashion, shooting 72-68-70=210... set school and Big Sky Tournament scoring records as she led the Vikings to a second straight Big Sky title... second-round 68 tied the school record... played all 33 tournament rounds, compiling a 75.51 season scoring average to break her own record... named first team All-Big Sky Conference and was the second-ranked player in the conference... led the team in scoring five times... had eight straight top 10 tournament finishes and two straight tournament titles... was a medalist for the first time at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, shooting 71-70-72=213 to tie the 54-hole school record (since broken)... earned Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors for that effort... tied for fourth in the two tournaments prior... fired a 77-72=149 at the Folino Invitational... shot 69-77-75=221 at the Anteater Invitational... shot a final-round 69 in a 10th-place finish at the Fresno State Lexus Classic... tied for fifth at the Oregon State/Washington Triangle, shooting 77 at Washington National Golf Club... tied for seventh at the Turtle Bay Collegiate where she recorded three straight rounds of 75 for 225... 26 of 33 rounds were 78 or better, including a 68 and two 69s... had 10 rounds of par or better... a solid student, she earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference honors for the second time.

2009-10 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Produced the best freshman season in Portland State golf history, posting a team-leading 76.37 scoring average... that established a new season scoring mark, bettering the previous record of 76.85 by Haley Brown... had a spring scoring average of 74.33 through 18 rounds... the only freshman on the team, Yada was also the only Viking to play all 30 rounds during the season... earned first team All-Big Sky Conference and was named All-Big Sky Tournament after leading the Vikings to their fifth conference title in eight years... tied for third, shooting 71-76-75=222... it was her fourth top 10 in a span of five tournaments... had a season-best second-place finish two weeks prior at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, shooting 72-73-73=218... the 218 score is third-best 54-hole mark in school history... was twice named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week... once came on Mar. 11 following a tie for 30th at the UNLV Spring Invitational... shot 226 for the tournament and a season-low 69 in the opening round... the 69 ties for second-best round in school history... earned Player of the Week on Mar. 31 after tieing for sixth at the Anteater Invitational with 79-71-73=223... was the team scoring leader in eight of 10 events during the season... second-best tournament score of the year was a 74-71-75=220 in the Fresno State Lexus Classic, Mar. 1-2... played in five straight tournaments where she had at least one round of par of better... only three of her 18 spring rounds were higher than 76... had 22 rounds in the 70s and one in the 60s during the season... earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference.

PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Lettered in golf four times at Waiakea High School in Hilo... a three-time Big Island Interscholastic Federal Individual Champion (2007, 2008, 2009)... her school won four straight BIIF titles (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)... was named her high school team Most Valuable Player three times... won placed 13th in the Hawai’i High School state championship as a senior... was the Francis Yapp Scholar Award winner.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Daughter of Harry and Betty Yada... born October 1, 1991... has one brother, Wesley... majoring in Economics... hobbies are hanging out with friends and listening to music.

Year Tourneys Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 36 Low 54
2009-10 10 30 2,291 76.37 69 NA 218
2010-11 12 33 2,492 75.51 68 149 210
2011-12 10 29 2,213 76.31 67 160 217
2012-13 10 30 2,289 76.30 70 NA 215
Career 42 122 9,285 76.10 67 149 210

Career Bests   
18 - 67 - Big Sky Conference Championship, April 24, 2012
36 - 149 - Folino Invitational, Mar. 21-22, 2011
54 - 210 - Big Sky Conference Championship, April 18-20, 2011


Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior

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