Kristina Merkle Class: Senior Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii High School: Moanalua Height: 5-4 Experience: 3L

Tulsa - A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in all 30 tournaments . . . has finished among the top-10 in 23 career tournaments . . . also has finished among the top-10 in 15 career events . . . has earned first-team all-conference accolades in her first three seasons.

2011-12 - Played in all 10 tournaments . . . was named the 2012 C-USA Golfer of the Year . . . earned first-team all-conference honors . . . placed fifth at the C-USA Championship to earn all-tournament team accolades . . . was named the Conference USA Golfer of the Week three times in the fall campaign . . . placed among the top-6 in eight of 10 tournaments . . . had a season-best second place finish at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge and placed third at the Dale McNamara Invitational . . . tallied fourth place performances at the Windy City Collegiate and the Clover Cup . . . also had two 5th place and 6th place performances. . . had a 73.0 stroke average in 30 rounds.

2010-11 - Played in all 10 tournaments . . . placed among the top-5 at three events . . . was a first-team all-Conference USA selection . . . finished among the top-15 in seven tournaments . . . had a second-place finish at both the ORU Shootout and the Dale McNamara Invitational . . . had a team-best 75.4 stroke average . . . placed ninth at the 2011 C-USA Championships.

2009-10 - Played in all 10 tournaments . . . was named the 2010 C-USA Freshman of the Year . . . earned all-Conference USA first team accolades . . . had a team-best 74.1 stroke average . . . placed among the top-10 in seven of 10 tournaments, and in 11th place at an eighth, as a true freshman . . . captured her first career medalist title at the Johnie Imes Invitational . . . also had a second-place finish at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational . . . also had two third-place performances at her first collegiate tournament, the Texas A&M "Mo" Morial, and the Texas A&M-CC Classic . . . placed fifth at the Turtle Bay Resort Collegiate and at the C-USA Championship.

Other - Qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur . . . played in the 2010 LPGA Safeway Classic ... won the Safeway Classic Amateur Open to earn a sponsor's exemption to the LPGA event . . . "Had a club in my crib when I was a baby" ... favorite professional golfer is Tiger Woods ... parents are Louis and Chaok Ku Merkle.

MERKLE'S CAREER RESULTS
2009-10 RESULTS
Texas A&M "Mo" Morial	        72-pp-pp=72 (t3rd)
Marilynn Smith/Sunflower	78-66-70=214 (2nd)
Johnie Imes Invitational	69-74-79=222 (1st)
Turtle Bay Resort Collegiate	72-74-70=216 (t5th)
TAMUCC Classic	                75-75-75=225 (t3rd)
UNLV Spring Inv.	        77-70-73=220 (t10th)
Betsy Rawls Longhorn	        79-79-75=233 (t39th)
Ping/ASU Invitational	        68-69-77=214 (t11th)
C-USA Championships	        71-74-72=217 (5th)
NCAA Central Regional	        83-81-74=238 (t45th)
2010-11 RESULTS
Susie Maxwell Berning	        72-73-74=219 (T4th)
ORU Shootout	                 76-72-78=226 (2nd)
Dale McNamara Invitational	68-73-75=216 (2nd)
Alamo Invitational	         74-77-78=229 (T35th)
Claud Jacobs Intercoll.	        83-81-76=240 (T38th)
UNLV Spring Invitational        77-70-70=217 (T12th)
BYU Entrada Classic	        80-71-75=226 (T6th)
Ole Miss Rebel Intercoll.	78-71-74=223 (T12th)
C-USA Championships	        77-76-73=226 (9th)
NCAA West Regional	        81-77-81=239 (T89th)
2011-12 RESULTS
Dale McNamara Invitational	77-70-68=215 (3rd)
GolfWeek Challenge	       79-70-71=220 (T2nd)
Windy City Collegiate	        71-71-74=216 (T4th)
Betsy Rawls Intercollegiate	70-74-74=218 (T6th)
Allstate Sugar Bowl	       77-72-74=223 (T21st)
UND Clover Cup	                68-70-79=217 (T4th)
UALR Women's Golf Classic	73-71-75=219 (5th)
Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate  75-73-71=219 (T6th)
C-USA Championships	        78-73-73=222 (5th)
NCAA West Regional 	        75-73-73=221 (T26th)