Heather Scholten

Class:
Senior
High School:
Grand Rapids Christian
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.

General: Experienced performer and leader ... Strong competitor with the will to win ... Provides positive energy and skill to the program ... Coaching staff says she is the "glue" of the team ... Possesses a strong work ethic and is a team motivator ... Continues to improve her ball striking ... Capable of top-20 tournament finishes.

2006-07: NU's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Had a career year as the team captain, posting a career-best 77.59 stroke average for the season ... Tied her career-low for a single round when she fired a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the Mountain View Collegiate. Ended the season with the fourth-best stroke average of the team's regular starters ... Led the 'Cats at the Mercedes-Benz Championships with a 30th-place finish ... Earned three top-20 finishes, with her best finish coming at the Mountain View Collegiate (14th).

2005-06: Honored as the Wildcats' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Tied with Brittany Johnston for second-most top-20 finishes on the team with two ... 77.88 scoring average represented an almost one-stroke improvement from her sophomore campaign ... Led the 'Cats at the Northwestern Invitational, firing a 54-hole total of 4-over 220 to finish tied for 14th ... Provided a solid score for the Wildcats in her other top-20 finish, shooting a 14-over 227 to finish in a tie for 12th as the 'Cats claimed the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational team title ... Also led Northwestern in the Lady Northern Invitational, finishing with an 11-over 227 to finish in 21st place ... Ended the year on a positive note, firing a 77 on the final day of the NCAA Central Regional Championships, tying teammate Alice Kim for best Wildcat round of the day.

2004-05: Competed in nine of 11 tournaments ... Strong spring season allowed her to post the team's third-best season stroke average (78.59) ... Top finish came at the Mountain View Collegiate where she placed 8th overall (1-over 217) ... Her 18th-place finish at the Big Ten Championships was team's third-best ... Competed in the NCAA West Regional Championships, posting a 73rd-place finish ... Played in two of four fall tournaments, posting an 81st-place finish at the Lady Northern and an 89th-placing (competed as an individual only at this event) at the Lady Paladin.

2003-04: Competed in seven of 10 tournaments ... Turned in two top-21 finishes, including a career-best 14th-place showing at the Purdue Lady Boilermaker where she shot a second-round 73 ... Placed 21st in the Badger Invitational ... Finished 39th at the Big Ten Championships (83-80-78-81).

High School: Three-time All-State selection ... Four-time Academic All-State ... Won the state championship in 2003 and was runner-up in 2002 ... Four-time all-area and all-conference selection ... Four-time area medalist and three-time regional medalist ... Two-time All-Girls Super Team ... Was undefeated in 2002 before finishing second in the state tournament ... Three-time captain and MVP of her high school team ... Best nine-hole score was a 4-under 33.

Personal: Born Heather Anne Scholten on 12/19/84 ... Daughter of Don and Betsy Scholten ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan and Michigan State ... Communication studies major.

Scholten's Career Statistics

Year          Rounds     Strokes     Average     Low2003-04         21         1708       81.33       732004-05         27         2122       78.59       712005-06         34         2648       77.88       712006-07         32         2483       77.59       71Career         114         8961       78.61       71