Natasha Kiel - Women's Golf - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Natasha Kiel

Class Sophomore
Hometown New Hope, Pa.
High School Montverde (Fla.) Academy
Major Undeclared
Bio

As a Sophomore (2022-23)

  • SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished fourth at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate (6-under-par)

As a Freshman (2021-22)

  • SEC All-Freshman Team
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10)
  • Closed out the FAU Paradise Invitational with a career-low round of 67 (-5)
  • Tied for 12th lowest 54-hole score in program history: Shot a career-low 208 (-8) to tie for fifth at the FAU Paradise Invitational
  • Season scoring average (12 rounds): 74.42

The Kiel File

  • No. 2-ranked player out of Pennsylvania
  • Ranked 44th nationally
  • In 2018, became first female to win Friends Schools League Golf Championship by shooting a 71 while competing for the George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania
  • Won 2020 Sea Pines Junior Heritage
  • Part of team championship at 2020 Pennsylvania Junior Girls’ Championship
  • Finished third at the Golfweek International Junior Invitational and the 2020 Pennsylvania Junior Boys and Girls State Championship
  • Came in fourth at the 2020 IJGT WAGR Event
  • Won the 2019 HGJT College Prep Series at Penn State and the 2019 AJGA BGGA at Innisbrook Qualifier
  • Placed second in the 2019 Faldo Series US Grand Final, the 2019 Northern Junior Championship and the AJGA Dan Incorporated Junior Open
  • Finished fourth at the 2019 AJGA Judie Oppenheimer Memorial junior and fifth at the 2019 Junior PGA Championship Section Qualifier
  • Took home second at the 2018 AJGA Junior Qualifier
  • Came in third at the 2018 Orlando Junior Open, 2018 New Jersey Spring Junior Open and 2018 HJGT Junior Open at Eagle Creek
  • Is a second-degree black belt