Kathryn Carson

Photo by: Jovon Hodge

Class:
Senior
High School:
Lake Norman
Hometown:
Mooresville
Major:
Psychology

As a Graduate Student (2021-22)
Competed in all 11 events and compiled the third-lowest scoring average (74.52) on the team ... Tallied four top 10 finishes including tying for second at the Chattanooga Classic with a final card of 4-under par 212, leading to being named AAC Player of the Week on Mar. 31 ... Named to the 2022 All-AAC Team and to the AAC All-Academic Team ... Named the 2021-22 AAC Women's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year, becoming the fourth Pirate women's golfer to receive that honor.

As a Senior (2020-21)
Competed in six events during the season, which was restricted to the spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Finished the season with a 77.22 scoring average … Shot par or better in three rounds ... Carded a season-low 3-under-par 69 in the third round of the River Landing Classic … Top finish of the year was 21^st at the River Landing Classic ... Named to The American All-Academic Team.

As a Junior (2019-20)
Played in seven events before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Compiled the third-lowest scoring average (75.40) on the team … Lowest round of the season was 4-under 68 during the final round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic … Tied for the team lead at the Cardinal Cup at 6-over 222 … Posted two Top 20 finishes, tying for 19th at the Pirate Collegiate Classic and Cardinal Cup ... Named to The American All-Academic Team.

As a Sophomore (2018-19)
Earned All-American Athletic Conference honors … Played in 11 events as a sophomore … Owned a team second-best 74.24 stroke average, which currently ranks 11th on ECU’s single-season charts … Recorded one Top 10, two Top 15 and five Top 25 finishes … Best finish came at Briar’s Creek Invitational where she claimed a share of 10th place with an even score of 216 … Finished tied for 15th at the Cardinal Cup shooting 223 (7-over) … At the AAC Championships, she finished tied for 19th with a score of 223 (7-over) … Posted a season-low score of 215 (5-over) which included an opening round of 68 that tied her career-best 18-hole score … Also added a pair of 22nd place finishes (Minnesota Invitational and Florida Gator Invitational) for a total of five Top 25 placements on the year … Shot 72 or lower 11 times on the year … Closed out the season ranked 276th by Golfweek with a 501-338-42 record … Earned Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Scholar All-America honor (2019) ... Named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2019).

As a Freshman (2017-18)
Named American Athletic Conference Freshman-of-the-Year ... Participated in 12 events during her rookie season with the Pirates ... Posted a 74.31 seasonal stroke average, which ranked fourth on the team and 13th on the Pirates single-season charts ... Recipient of the 2018 Kristi Overton Female Scholar-Athlete Award at the Annual Breakfast of Champions, which recognizes an outstanding female student-athlete from North Carolina that has excelled as a freshman ... Posted 10 rounds of par or better with a career-low of 68 coming at the UCF Challenge during third round action - tied for 20th on ECU’s all-time charts ... Shot 69 or better four times ... Made collegiate debut at Minnesota Invitational where she finished tied for 10th with a personal-best 54-hole score of 211 (5-under) - tied for ninth all-time at ECU ... Followed that with a share of 11th at the Pirates Collegiate Classic (221/5-over) ... Best finish came at the UCF Challenge (t7th) with a score of 217 (1-over) ... Also added Top 20 finishes at Charleston Invitational (t20th) and American Championships (t14th) … Recorded six Top 20 finishes and placed in the Top 22 in nine of 12 events ... Tallied three Top 10 placements ... Closed out season ranked 284th by Golfweek with a 652-266-37 record … Earned Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Scholar All-America honor (2018) ... Named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2018).

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Lake Norman High School under coach Martin Kirby … Three-time team captain (2015-17) … Four-time North Piedmont 4A/3A All-Conference selection … Three-time NCHSAA 4A All-State selection (2014-16) … Three-time Carolina Golfer's Association All-State pick (2014-16) … Named 2016 North Piedmont Conference Player-of-the-Year … Two-time Western NCHSAA 4A Regional champions (2015-16) … Claimed individual medalist honors at the 2016 PKBGT Open with rounds of 75, 72 and 73 … Runner-up finishes at the 2015 NCHSAA 4A State Championship (78-73), 2016 Twin States Championship (76-79) and three times at the PKBGT PGC Junior Girls Championship (2014-16) … Recorded six Top 5 finishes in 2016 (North & South Junior Championship, North Carolina Junior Girls Championship, CGA Vicki DiSantis Championship, Carolina Junior Girls Championship, Joe Cheves and Dogwood State Championship) … Member of the National Honor Society (2015-17) … Four-time Honor Roll student … Four-time NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete … Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA north of 4.5 … Received CAN Certification (Nurse Aid I) at Iredell Statesville Schools Career Academy (2017) … Interned at Ortho Carolina Physical Therapy Office (2016-17).

Personal
Owns a bachelor's degree in psychology from East Carolina University and is currently pursing a master's degree in the same field ... Eight-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2017 – present) ... Daughter of Karen and Tom Carson … Has one sibling (Meredith) … Four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection and two-time WGCA Division I Scholar All-American.