2014-15 Women's Golf Roster
Natalie Goodson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Ohio
- High School:
- Hudson
2014-15 SENIOR SEASON
• 2015 Second Team All-MAC
• Named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete
2013-14 JUNIOR SEASON
• 2014 All-Tournament Team
• 2014 Second Team All-MAC
• 2014 MAC Runner-Up Medalist
• Had a 76.4 scoring average in 31 rounds
• Finished second at the MAC Championships (75-74-74=223)
• Had best finish and best tournament of her career at the SunTrust Gator Women's Invitational, ending in second place (74-67-74=215), earning Kent State Student-Athlete of the Week honors
• Shot a career best round of 67 at the same tournament, the 4th-lowest round in Kent State history
2012-13 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Participated in all 11 events and 33 rounds on the season
• Shot a season-low 73 in the second round at MAC Championship and second round of Central District Invitational
• Had a pair of top 20 finishes
• Posted a season stroke average of 79.3, which fifth on the team
2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Participated as an individual in Kent State's season opener at the Mary Fossum Invitational Sept. 17-18, tying for 42nd place
• Shot a season-low 76 in the final round at Mary Fossum, the team's third-best score of the final round
• Also played as an individual at Lady Buckeye Invitational April 21-22, finishing in 63rd place
• Posted a season stroke average of 82.2 in six rounds played
AMATEUR
• Won the 2013 Ohio Women's Amateur
• Made it to the round of 32 of the Women's Western Golf Amateur
• Named Girls Golfer of the Year by Akron Touchdown Club
• Captured the Twinsburg Division I Sectional title
• Helped Hudson High School place ninth at the 2010 OHSAA State tournament
• Her eighth-place finish at the state championship earned second-team All-Ohio accolades
• Named 2010 Northern Ohio PGA Player of the Year after capturing four summer tournament titles
• Finished second overall at the 2011 Kenny Novak Championship at Walden Golf & Country Club
• Four-year scholar-athlete at Hudson High School, graduating with distinction
• Three-time Ray Hyser Award honoree
• Three-time team MVP, also named team captain
PERSONAL
• Daughter of John and Tina Goodson
• Siblings are J.T., Nicole and Julia
• Father played basketball and golf at Youngstown State (1980-83)
• Majoring in early childhood education
