Ellie Slama

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
South Salem HS
Hometown:
Salem, Ore.

CAREER: Finished her five-year Oregon State career with a scoring average of 72.95, the best in Oregon State history … Played 127 rounds, the sixth most in Oregon State history … Had 14 Top 10 finishes, the second most in Oregon State history … Won three individual titles (Ron Moore Invitational as a freshman, Trinity Forest Invitational as a sophomore and Silverado Showdown as a senior) … Became the first golfer in Oregon State history to be named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month (October 2018) … Holds the Oregon State records for career scoring average (72.95), top-10 finishes in a season (7), lowest single-round score (6-under 66), lowest three-round score (11-under 205) and sub-par scores (46) … Also holds the Oregon State records for single-season scoring average as a freshman (72.79), sophomore (72.43), junior (72.72) and senior (73.19) … On Oregon State’s single-season scoring list, she is first (72.43, 2018-29), second (72.72, 2019-20), third (72.79, 2017-18), fifth (73.19, 2021-22) and 11th (74.11, 2020-21) … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team in 2019 … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team in 2021 … Earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention recognition in 2022 … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) in 2021 and 2022 … Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2019 … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

SUPER SENIOR (2021-22): Played in nine tournaments … Had a scoring average of 73.19 in 27 rounds, the fifth best in Oregon State single-season history … Selected Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Had two Top 10 finishes … Shot eight sub-par rounds … Best score was a 5-under 67 in the third round of the Silverado Showdown … Best finish was a tie for sixth place at the Dick McGuire Invitational … Best three-round score was a 2-under 214 at the Dick McGuire Invitational … Finished in a tie for 10th place at the Silverado Showdown (+1, 217) … Finished in a tie for 13th place at the Pac-12 Championship (+5, 221) … Finished in a tie for 14th place at the Molly Collegiate Invitational (+8, 224) … Finished in a tie for 17th place at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview (+4, 223) … Finished in a tie for 19th place at the Stanford Intercollegiate (+1, 214) … Finished in a tie for 27th place at NCAA Regionals (+4, 220) … Finished in a tie for 33rd place at the Meadow Club Invitational (+8, 224) and PING/ASU Invitational (+3, 219).

SENIOR (2020-21): Played in all six tournaments … Had a scoring average of 74.11 in 18 rounds, the eighth best in Oregon State single-season history … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Shot four sub-par rounds … Won the individual title at the Silverado Showdown (-8, 208) … Best score was a 5-under 67 in the first round of the Silverado Showdown … Best three-round score was an 8-under 208 at the Silverado Showdown … Finished in a tie for 13th place at the Wildcat Invitational (E, 216) and the PING/ASU Invitational (E, 216) … Finished in a tie for 33rd place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+24, 240) and the Pac-12 Championship (+13, 226) … Finished in a tie for 34th place at the Sun Devil Winter Classic (+12, 228) … Competed at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur that was held in Augusta, Ga.

JUNIOR (2019-20): The 2019-20 season was canceled after two spring tournaments due to COVID-19 … Played in all six tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.72 in 18 rounds, the second best in Oregon State single-season history … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Shot eight sub-par rounds … Best score was a 4-under 68 in the first round of the Cougar Cup … Best finish was second place at the Cougar Cup … Best three-round score was an 8-under 208 at the Cougar Cup … Finished in ninth place at the Pac-12 Preview (-3, 216) … Finished in a tie for 11th place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+6, 222) … Finished in a tie for 13th place at the Molly Collegiate Invitational (+8, 224) and Meadow Club Invitational (+5, 221) … Finished in a tie for 32nd place at the Stanford Intercollegiate (+5, 218)

SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Played in all 11 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.43 in 35 rounds, the best single-season scoring average in Oregon State history … Selected to the All-Pac-12 First Team … Named Pac-12 Golfer of the Month for October … Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention … Set the Oregon State single-season record with seven top-10 finishes … Shot 18 sub-par rounds … Won the individual title at the Trinity Forest Invitational (-2, 214) … Best score was a 6-under 66 in the second round of NCAA Regionals, equaling the lowest score in Oregon State history … Best three-round score was a 10-under 206 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown … Finished in a tie for second place at the East West Match Play (-2, 142) … Went 2-0 at the East West Match Play with a 5 and 3 win over the Nikilotte Schroeder of Ohio State and a 1 and 3 win over Chayanit Wangmahaporn of Iowa State … Finished in a tie for third place at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (-10, 206) … Finished in sixth place at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational (+1, 217) … Finished in seventh place at the Bryan National Collegiate (-2, 214) … Finished in a tie for eighth place at the Pac-12 Championship (+4, 217) … Finished in a tie for 10th place at the MountainView Collegiate (-3, 213) … Finished in a tie for 11th place at NCAA Regionals (-3, 213) … Became the fifth Oregon State golfer in history to advance to NCAA National Championships as an individual … Finished in a tie for 103rd place at NCAA National Championships (+22, 241) … Was one of 72 of the best golfers in the world invited to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur that was held in Augusta, Ga.

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Played in all 11 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.79 in 29 rounds, the best single-season scoring average in Oregon State history … Shot 10 sub-par rounds … First collegiate tournament was the East West Match Play where she finished in a tie for 21st place (+5, 149) … Best score was a 5-under 67 in the first and third rounds at the Ron Moore Invitational … Won the individual title at the Ron Moore Invitational with an Oregon State three-round record score of 11-under 205 … Finished in a tie for fifth place at the Entrada Classic (E, 216) … Finished in a tie for 11th place at the Pac-12 Preview (+1, 147) … Finished in a tie for 13th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (-4, 212) … Finished in a tie for 18th place at the Meadow Club Intercollegiate (+3, 147) and the Anuenue Spring Break Classic (+8, 224) … Defeated Madison Wood of UC Davis 3 and 1 at the East West Match Play … Finished in a tie for 27th place at the Pac-12 Championship (+8, 224) … Finished in a tie for 30th place at the NCAA Regionals (+2, 218).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Salem High School in Salem, Ore., in 2017 … Lettered all four years in golf … Won every league tournament as a sophomore, junior and senior … Ranked 20th in the world by Golf Week … Posted the lowest scoring average in school history … Was the OSAA 6A Girls’ Golf State Champion in 2016 and 2017 … Set the OSAA scoring record for lowest round (64) … Set the state record for largest margin of victory over 36 holes at state championship (19 strokes) … Named the Girls’ Prep Golfer of the Year by the Oregon Sports Awards and Mid-Valley Sports Awards in 2016 and 2017 … Named the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Girls’ Junior Golfer of the Year and Oregon Golf Association Girls’ Junior Golfer of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Selected to the OSAA All-State First Team all four years … Named a Wendy’s High School Heisman school winner and state finalist in 2016 … Was a three-time Greater Valley Conference champion … Named Statesman Journal Mid-Valley Golfer of the Year four times … Selected to the All Mid Valley Team/All State Tournament Team four times … Lettered four years in swimming and two years in cross country … Named team captain of the swimming and cross country teams in 2016 … Graduated with a 3.78 GPA … Member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Was the top American finisher (tie for seventh place) at the 2016 IMG Junior Worlds … Was the medalist and match play champion at the 2016 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Girls Junior Amateur … Was the medalist and match play champion at the 2015 and 2017 Oregon Junior Amateur … Was the medalist at the 2016 Oregon Junior Amateur … Was the Pacific Northwest PGA Sectional champion in 2016 and 2017 … Selected to play in the Annika Invitational in 2017, the Scott Robertson Memorial in 2016, and the North-South Junior and Joanne Winter Silver Belle Championship in 2015 … Finished fourth at the Scott Robertson Memorial … Finished in a tie for fourth at the Joanne Winter Silver Belle Championship.

PERSONAL: Born in Salem, Ore. … Daughter of Doug and Leilani Slama … Father is a veterinarian and mother is the vice president of Community Engagement … Has one brother, Tim … Both parents graduated from Oregon State and brother is currently attending Oregon State … Hobbies are swimming, hiking, running and photography … Chose Oregon State because “I love the campus, team and coaches, as well as the academics. Both of my parents attended OSU and loved it, so I look forward to being there and doing the same” … Contemplated profession is a physical therapist … Majoring in kinesiology.