Central Michigan University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Golf Roster
Elise Fennell
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Caledonia
- High School:
- East Kentwood
Career Average: 74.25
Career Bests:
18 holes: -1 71 (A-Ga-Ming Invitational, Sept. 6, 2026, Kewadin, Mich.)
36 holes: E 144 (71-73, A-Ga-Ming Invitational, Sept. 6, 2026, Kewadin, Mich.)
54 holes: +2 218 (71-73-74, A-Ga-Ming Invitational, Sept. 6, 2026, Kewadin, Mich.).
2026-27 (junior):
• Finished T7 in 81-player field at A-Ga-Ming Invitational, her first event as a Chippewa. Finished 2-over 218 (71-73-74)
• Finished sixth in Rocket Classic, shooting 14-over 228 (76-73-78)
• Placed T4 in Mary Fossum Inv., shooting 5-over 149 (73-76)
2025-26 (sophomore at Illinois State):
• Led team with 74.9 average
• 69 at Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 16, 2025) and Lady Red Wolves Classic, Oct. 14, 2025
• Posted two rounds of 69, matching Dan Grace Schrock for best of the season among Redbirds
• Posted five of the six best rounds – two 69s, three 70s -- among players on the season
• Was Illinois State’s top finisher in 10 of 11 stroke-play tournaments with three top 10s.
• Finished T14 in Missouri Valley Conference Championship
• Reached the semifinals of the Golf Association of Michigan Women’s Amateur for the third consecutive year in 2026
2024-25 (freshman at Illinois State):
• Named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, First Team All-MVC, and to MVC All-Tournament Team
• Posted the two lowest tournament scores by an ISU freshman in program history, and five of the nine lowest tournament scores by a freshman in ISU women's golf history
• Set program freshman season records for rounds at or under par (14) and stroke average (73.85), the fourth lowest in program history regardless of class
• Finished T4 with 4-over 73-72-75 – 220 in helping Illinois State to first place finish at Missouri Valley Championship and NCAA Regional berth
• Had four top-10 finishing including a win at Boilermaker Spring Classic in West Lafayette, Ind.
• 209 total at Boilermaker Spring Classic tied for the second lowest 54-hole score in program history
• Named MVC Golfer of the Week after win at Boilermaker Spring Classic
High School/Junior: 2023 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state champion … also finished second (2022), T7 (2021) and T4 (2020) … two-time regional champion (2021, 2023) … two-time Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association All-State Super Team honoree, two-time First Team All-Stater … four-time OK Red Conference champion … won 53 junior tournaments including three GAM championships … won the 2022 Notah Begay Indiana Regional Championship with a 3-under 141, qualifying for the Girls National Championship where she finished 16th.
Career Bests:
18 holes: -1 71 (A-Ga-Ming Invitational, Sept. 6, 2026, Kewadin, Mich.)
36 holes: E 144 (71-73, A-Ga-Ming Invitational, Sept. 6, 2026, Kewadin, Mich.)
54 holes: +2 218 (71-73-74, A-Ga-Ming Invitational, Sept. 6, 2026, Kewadin, Mich.).
2026-27 (junior):
• Finished T7 in 81-player field at A-Ga-Ming Invitational, her first event as a Chippewa. Finished 2-over 218 (71-73-74)
• Finished sixth in Rocket Classic, shooting 14-over 228 (76-73-78)
• Placed T4 in Mary Fossum Inv., shooting 5-over 149 (73-76)
2025-26 (sophomore at Illinois State):
• Led team with 74.9 average
• 69 at Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 16, 2025) and Lady Red Wolves Classic, Oct. 14, 2025
• Posted two rounds of 69, matching Dan Grace Schrock for best of the season among Redbirds
• Posted five of the six best rounds – two 69s, three 70s -- among players on the season
• Was Illinois State’s top finisher in 10 of 11 stroke-play tournaments with three top 10s.
• Finished T14 in Missouri Valley Conference Championship
• Reached the semifinals of the Golf Association of Michigan Women’s Amateur for the third consecutive year in 2026
2024-25 (freshman at Illinois State):
• Named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, First Team All-MVC, and to MVC All-Tournament Team
• Posted the two lowest tournament scores by an ISU freshman in program history, and five of the nine lowest tournament scores by a freshman in ISU women's golf history
• Set program freshman season records for rounds at or under par (14) and stroke average (73.85), the fourth lowest in program history regardless of class
• Finished T4 with 4-over 73-72-75 – 220 in helping Illinois State to first place finish at Missouri Valley Championship and NCAA Regional berth
• Had four top-10 finishing including a win at Boilermaker Spring Classic in West Lafayette, Ind.
• 209 total at Boilermaker Spring Classic tied for the second lowest 54-hole score in program history
• Named MVC Golfer of the Week after win at Boilermaker Spring Classic
High School/Junior: 2023 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state champion … also finished second (2022), T7 (2021) and T4 (2020) … two-time regional champion (2021, 2023) … two-time Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association All-State Super Team honoree, two-time First Team All-Stater … four-time OK Red Conference champion … won 53 junior tournaments including three GAM championships … won the 2022 Notah Begay Indiana Regional Championship with a 3-under 141, qualifying for the Girls National Championship where she finished 16th.
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