As a Senior (2015-16)
2016 WGCA All-American and WGCA Scholar All-American...2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award nomiee...DII Honda Athlete of the Year nominee...2016 GLIAC Commissioner’s Award Winner...Four-time All-GLIAC First Team selection...four-time GLIAC Golfer of the Week recipient...appeared in 13 tournaments, amassing a 73.45 average through 29 rounds of play...notched four victories, eleven top-five finishes and was the 2016 NCAA Division II National Champion, winning the event with a score of 73-70-70-69-282...finished fifth at the Mary Fossum Invitational (9/13) with a 73-74-74-221 score...notched a 74-76-150 score to take third place at the Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invite (9/27)...won the Big Beall Classic (10/12) with a 75-74-149 score...came in fourth at the Dan Salisbury Memorial Event (10/4) with a 81-75-156...took second at the Dayton Fall Invitational (10/20) after carding a 72-75-147 score...won the Battle of Belmont tournament (10/26) with a 74-79-153 score...took second in the Perry Park Invite (3/20) with a 75-71-73-219 and the NC4K Classic (4/4) with a 72-78-150...took first at the Cavalier Classic (4/17) by carding a 71-70-141 score...finished fourth at the GLIAC Championship (4/24) by shooting a 74-76-73-223 and fourth at the NCAA Division II East Regional (5/4) by notching a 70-76-75-221....sank a crucial putt on the 18th hole to finish a low round of 69 at the NCAA Division II National Championship, finishing at 73-70-70-69-282.
As a Junior (2014-15)
Earned a WGCA All-America First Team laurel, just the sixth in program history ... named the GLIAC Women's Golf "Athlete of the Year", becoming the fifth different Laker to win the award ... All-GLIAC First Team honoree ... ranked eighth in Division II with a 74.82 scoring average, the second-lowest mark, and lowest scoring average versus par (+2.91), in program history ... made 71 birdies, the fourth-most in Division II, tying the single-season school record ... tallied five wins--tied for the second-most by any Laker in a campaign--and finished third or higher in eight of the team's 12 tournaments ... recorded 10 par-or-better rounds, breaking the single-season school record ... set program records for par-5 scoring (5.01) and par-4 scoring (4.18) ... broke GVSU's 36-hole scoring record with a 3-under-par 141 (70-71) at the Merrimack Invitational (Oct. 5-6) ... set the school's 54-hole scoring record with an even-par 216 (72-72-72) at the GLIAC Championship (April 24-26) ... helped the Lakers set the 54-hole scoring record (893, +37) with a 5-over-par 219 (72-74-73) at the Perry Park Spring Fling (March 21-22) ... part of the five-player lineup for all six of GVSU's wins, including its eighth consecutive GLIAC Championship ... took second place against Division I competition with a 6-over-par 222 (72-74-76) at the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sep. 13-14) ... finished second out of 132 players with a 7-over-par 151 (76-75) at the NCAA Division II National Preview (Sep. 27-28) ... won the Pioneer Invitational (Oct. 18-19) with a 1-over-par 145 (73-72) ... tied for third with a 2-over-par 146 (74-72) at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (March 2-3) ... won the Perry Park Spring Fling ... fired a 14-over-par 158 (81-77) to tie for sixth at the NC4K Classic (March 29-30) ... recorded a 16-over-par 160 (76-84) to tie for fifth place at the Tiffin Invitational (April 12-13) ... won the Cav Classic (April 18-19) with a 4-over-par 148 (75-73) ... medalist at the GLIAC Championship ... competed in the NCAA Division II East Super Regional (May 3-5), tying for 13th place with a 17-over-par 233 (83-72-78).
As a Sophomore (2013-14)
Earned her second straight All-GLIAC First Team plaudit ... had the team's second-lowest scoring average (77.55) over 29 rounds ... recorded two first-place, eight top-10 and 11 top-25 finishes ... helped GVSU win its seventh consecutive GLIAC Championship and seventh all-time NCAA Division II East Super Regional title ... part of a team that won the second-most tournaments (7) in GVSU history ... participated in all 13 tournaments ... turned in a 19-over par 163 (82-81) at the University of Indianapolis Fall Invite (Sept. 22-23) ... tied for fifth place with a 12-over par 156 (77-79) at the Gilda's Club Laker Invite (Sept. 28-29) ... fired a 15-over par 159 (78-81) to tie for sixth place at the Ashland Invitational (Oct. 6-7) ... tied for third place at the Ferris State Bulldog Invitational (Oct. 12-13) with an eight-over par 152 (75-77) ... took 15th place at the Rock Barn Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 28-29) with an eight-over par 150 (76-74) ... tied for fourth place with a 12-over par 156 (76-80) at the Armstrong Pirate Women's Invitational (March 3-4) ... tied for first place at the Perry Park Spring Fling (March 22-23) with a trio of three-over par 75s ... shot a 10-over par 82 at the Bellarmine Spring Invitational (March 24) ... tied for first place at the NC4K Classic (March 31) with an even-par 72 ... tallied a 10-over par 154 (77-73) to take fourth place at the JBMF Cavalier Classic (April 14-15) ... finished seventh at the GLIAC Championship (April 25-27) with a 25-over par 241 (84-78-79) ... tied for 11th place with a 20-over par 236 (75-77-84) at the NCAA Division II East Super Regional (May 4-6) ... finished in a tie for 23rd place with a 72-hole score of 303 (+19; 75-74-73-71) at the NCAA Division II National Championship (May 14-17) ... earned GLIAC Academic Excellence honors.
As a Freshman (2012-13)
Earned All-GLIAC First Team honors ... shot 233 (+17) over 54 holes to take third place at the GLIAC Women's Golf Championship (April 26-28) and help the Lakers win their sixth straight conference title ... competed in all 11 tournaments ... recorded nine top-20 finishes, including six top-10s ... tied for 19th place at the NCAA Division II Super Region #1 (May 5-7) with a three-round score of 244 (+28) ... finished tied for fourth at the Concordia University Invitational (Sept. 16-17) with rounds of 76 (+4) and 78 (+6) ... tied for seventh place at the Northwood Invite (April 20-21) with a score of 77 (+5) ... came in seventh place at the Las Vegas Classic (March 3-4) and helped GVSU win the event with a 36-hole total of 161 (+17) ... carded a season-low 75 (+3) at the NC4K College Classic (April 7-8) ... guided the Lakers to a victory and finished 10th individually at the Triton Spring Invitational (April 14-15) with rounds of 82 (+12) and 79 (+9) ... tied for 29th place against Division I competition at the Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 22-23) with a 54-hole score of 242 (+29).
High School
Prepped at Hastings High School under head coach Bruce Krueger ... named All-Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold Division and team MVP all four seasons ... earned MHSAA Division 3 All-State honors all four years ... claimed medalist honors at the MHSAA Division 3 State Championship as a senior (2011) ... finished in the top five at the MHSAA Division 3 State Championship as a sophomore and junior (2009-10) ... finished in the top 10 at the MHSAA Division 3 State Championship as a freshman (2008) ... helped lead team to the MHSAA Division 3 State Championship in her final three seasons (2008-11).
Personal
Daughter of Todd and Laurie Shipley ... enjoys hunting, swimming and shopping.
