Jung Named TU's Female Athlete of the Year
UPLAND, Ind. – Fifth-year senior, Nicole Jung, added another honor to her already lengthy resume on Wednesday, being named the Taylor Female Athlete of the Year.
The award is designed to recognize TU's top female student-athlete among freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors based on athletic accomplishments throughout the current year. Athletes are nominated for the award by their head coach and voted on by members of the TU Athletics Department.
"Nicole is the most decorated player in Taylor women's golf history and her exploits on the course are incredible, but what we all love about Nicole is the spirit with which she has competed," said head women's golf coach Cameron Andry. "Nicole exudes a quiet confidence combined with true humility. She has always desired to honor the Lord with her play and she is an amazing teammate. We are all proud of her and excited for her to be honored as the TU Female Athlete of the Year!"
Jung earned a third-straight NAIA First-Team All-American honor following the 2021-2022 season and was named the Crossroads League Player of the Year for a third-straight time, after winning four tournaments and finishing inside the top-four in 11-of-12 events during her final collegiate campaign.
Jung was remarkably consistent throughout the season, posting a 75.1 scoring average over 29 rounds and finishing third overall at the NAIA National Championships. Jung set TU's record for the best three-round score during her run at Nationals, carding rounds of 72-67-69 at the event for a score of 208, which was eight-under par.
Jung closed her career at Taylor as the only four-time NAIA All-American in the history of the TU women's golf program and with 17 career tournament victories.