Haley Nist

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Bishop Kelly HS
Hometown:
Meridian, Idaho

CAREER: Finished her four-year Oregon State career with a scoring average of 75.15, the third best in Oregon State history … Played 65 rounds … Had four top-10 finishes and four sub-par rounds … Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2016 … Best score was a 3-under 69 in the third round of the Rose City Collegiate as a sophomore … Best three-round score was a 2-under 214 at the Rose City Collegiate as a sophomore … Best finish was a tie for third place at the Rose City Collegiate as a sophomore.

SENIOR (2017-18): Played in four tournaments … Had a scoring average of 74.30 in 10 rounds … Best score was a 1-under 70 in the second round of the Coeur d’Alene Invitational … Best finish was a tie for 21st place at the East West Match Play (+5, 149) … Defeated Emily White of Michigan 2 and 1 at the East West Match Play … Best three-round score was a 5-over 218 at the Coeur d’Alene Invitational where she finished in a tie for 31st place … Finished in a tie for 34th place at the Ron Moore Invitational (+6, 222) … Finished in a tie for 40th place at the Pac-12 Preview (+8, 154).

JUNIOR (2016-17): Played in four tournaments … Missed the spring season with an injury; granted a medical hardship and will be a redshirt junior in 2017-18 … Had a scoring average of 74.25 in 12 rounds … Best score was a 1-under 71 in the third round of the Rose City Collegiate … Best finish was a tie for sixth place at the Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational … Best three-round score was a 3-over 219 at the Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational … Finished in a tie for 17th place at the Rose City Collegiate (+7, 223) and the Pac-12 Preview (+5, 224) … Finished 23rd at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic (+9, 225).

SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Played in all eight tournaments … Had a scoring average of 74.43 in 23 rounds, the best single-season scoring average in Oregon State history … Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention … Best score was a 3-under 69 in the third round of the Rose City Collegiate, equaling the second-lowest score in Oregon State history … Shot a 1-under 71 in the second round of the Rose City Collegiate … Best finish was a tie for third place at the Rose City Collegiate … Finished in a tie for sixth place at the Bay Area Intercollegiate (+1, 145) … Best three-round score was a 2-under 214 at the Rose City Collegiate, equaling the third-lowest score in Oregon State history … Finished in a tie for 12^th place at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (+9, 225) … Finished in a tie for 40^th place at the Pac-12 Championship (+7, 223) … Shot a 5-over 77 during stroke-play competition at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic … Defeated Kelli Murphy of Auburn, 2-and-1, during match-play competition at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

FRESHMAN (2014-15): Played in seven tournaments … Had a scoring average of 76.95 in 20 rounds … First collegiate tournament was the Oregon State Invitational where she finished in a tie for ninth place (+5, 221) … Finished in a tie for 31^st place at both the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (+11, 155) and Pac-12 Preview (+11, 230) … Best score was an even-par 72 in the first round of the Oregon State Invitational … Shot a 1-over 73 at the Oregon State Invitational, Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational and Westbrook Spring Invitational (twice) … Best three-round score was a 5-over 221 at the Oregon State Invitational … Best finish was a tie for ninth place at the Oregon State Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Kelly in 2014 … Lettered in golf all four years … Helped her team to three state titles … Won the 2013 and 2014 4A individual state title and two district titles … Earned two letters in cross country … Received academic award in both sports all four years.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Holds two course records – McCall Golf Course (66) and The Club at SpurWing (63) … Qualified for Junior PGA Championship and Big I National Championship … Member of 2013 Junior America’s Cup team and 2013 Mary Cave Cup team … Posted tournament scoring average of 73.2 for summer of 2014.

PERSONAL: Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Daughter of Tom and Andrea Nist … Father is a vice president of sales for Fresca Mexican Foods and mother is a sales rep for Hershey’s … Has two sisters, Emily and Caroline … Favorite athlete is Nick Symmonds … Enjoys running and skiing … Member of National Honor Society, pep club, history club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … High school valedictorian … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “getting a hole in one and shooting a 63 in a tournament round” … Chose Oregon State because “I love the team, campus and atmosphere. Also getting to compete in the Pac-12 is an amazing opportunity” … Contemplated profession is a physical therapist … Majoring in pre-business.