2017-18 Merrimack College Women's Golf Roster

Jessica Wagner

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Rancho Bernardo
  • Major Sports Medicine

Biography

Career

  • Four-time NE10 All-Conference selection, including a three-time first team honoree
  • Won the inaugural NE10 Championship held during her freshman season in 2014-15 before three straight fourth-place finishes in the next three seasons
  • Earned NE10 All-Academic Team honors in 2016-17

2017-18

  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team selection
  • Earned one NE10 Golfer of the Week accolade
  • Enjoyed her finest year as a Warrior in her final campaign, setting career-lows with a 79.79 average score, competing in all 19 rounds over the course of the fall and spring
  • Set a career-low with a score of 73 during the fall and earned six top-10 finishes throughout the year, with three of those ranked in the top-five
  • Carded no higher than an 85 all year, indicative of her remarkable consistency each round
  • Nine of those rounds were in the 70s
  • Posted a fourth-place finish at the NE10 Championship, improving by seven strokes in the second round to finish 11-over-par 155 for the tournament
  • Placed second at the Browngolf Intercollegiate, posting a 12-over-par 156 for the tournament thanks to a second-round 75, her best score of the spring (3/16)
  • Posted a career single-round low after a one-over-par 73 in the third and final round of the GolfRank Invitational (10/9-10)

2016-17

  • NE10 All-Conference First Team
  • NE10 All-Academic Team
  • NE10 Golfer of the Week (10/25)
  • Competed in 17 rounds, averaging 81.1 strokes per round
  • Fired 70s in four rounds
  • Shot two career lows of 74 at the Perry Park Spring Fling (3/21) and Saint Rose Classic (4/22)
  • Tied for third at the Southern NH Dual Match (9/3)
  • Placed sixth at the NE-10 Fall Preview (9/4)
  • Placed fourth at the NE-10 Conference Championship (9/26)
  • Tied for seventh at the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Invitational (4/10)
  • Tied for second at the St. Rose Women’s Spring Classic (4/22)

2016: Spring: Competed in four events and nine rounds … One-time NE-10 Golfer of the Week (4/5) … Led squad in three specific rounds and two events … Carded 70s in three rounds … Averaged 81.3 strokes per round, which was the second lowest on the team … At the Cavalier Classic (4/16-17), posted a season-low, two-round match score of 156 and a season-low round of 75 (lowest round by any Warrior in the tournament) on Day 2, while being the team’s top-finisher and placing in a tie for 11th overall … Finished in a tie for 13th overall at the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational (4/10-11) … Carded an 82-82-164 ledger, finished in a tie for 14th overall and was one of the team’s top-finishers at the NC4K Classic (4/3-4) … Tallied an 83-79-77-239 ledger at the Perry Park Spring Fling (3/18-20), as the last-round performance was the best by any Warrior on Day 3. 

2015: Fall: Named to the NE-10 All-Conference First Team … Competed in all 11 rounds as a sophomore … Finished in the top-four overall in three events … Carded 70s in five rounds … Averaged 80.2 strokes per round … Led the team in two-specific rounds … At the Lady Penmen Invitational (9/19-20), tied a season-low round of 75 on Day 1 and finished third overall with a season-low two-round match score of 155 … Fired a 75 on Day 1 of the Michael Corbett Fall Classic (9/13), which was tied for the lowest mark in the opening round by any competitor … Tallied a third-place finish with a 78 at the Southern N.H. Dual (9/5) … Finished fourth overall with an 85-78-163 ledger at the NE-10 Championship (9/25-26) … At the Dan Salisbury Memorial (10/3-4), finished in a tie for 10th overall with an 83-77-160 ledger, with the second-day performance standing as the lowest single round by any Warrior in the event. 

2014-15: NE-10 All-Conference First Team ... Three-time NE-10 Golfer and Rookie of the Week (3/24, 4/21, 4/28) ... NE-10 Tournament Individual Champion ... Broke onto the scene with a tremendous rookie season ... Posted the team's only season average in the 70s, averaging 79.4 strokes per round, the lowest mark on the squad ... Never carded higher than an 87 ... Came alive during the spring semester, during which she led the team in every round/tournament competed ... Posted two top-10 finishes during that stretch ... Fired a semester-low 75 in the second round of the Dartmouth Invitational (9/14) ... Carded a score in the 70s in 8-of-9 spring semester rounds ... Won the NE-10 Tournament with a 76-78--154 ledger.

Before Merrimack: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Rancho Bernardo ... Earned Sportsmanship Award as a sophomore ... Tied school/course record (3-under par) at tryouts as a junior and was a medalist in six matches ... Team captain, medalist at six matches and posted CIF state record with performance at states as a senior ... Featured in the North County Times and San Diego Union Tribune as the Athlete of the Week ... Also recruited by Towson and Central Connecticut State.

Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1996 ... Daughter of Thomas and Kimberly ... Has one sibling, Kyle ... Sports Medicine major at Merrimack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'7"
  • 2017-18Senior