Kate Nakaoka

Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Mililani HS
Hometown:
Mililani, Hawai’i

FRESHMAN (2025-26): Played in all 13 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 73.51 in 39 rounds, the 13th best in Oregon State single-season history … Voted to the 10-member WCC All-Conference Team … Had four Top 10 finishes, tied for the ninth most in Oregon State single-season history … Shot 11 sub-par rounds … First collegiate tournament was the Leadership and Golf Invitational in University Place, Wash., where she finished in 13th place (+2, 218) … Best score was a 4-under 68 in the third round of the PING/ASU Invitational … Best finish was a tie for fourth place at the Molly Collegiate Invitational in Corvallis (+2, 218) … Best three-round score was a 5-under 211 at the PING/ASU Invitational … Finished in sixth place at the WCC Championship (+2, 218) … Finished in a tie for sixth place at the PING/ASU Invitational (-5, 211) … Finished in a tie for 10th place at the Lady Luck Invitational (+4, 220) … Finished in a tie for 11th place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (E, 216) … Finished in 14th place at the NCAA Stanford Regional (E, 213) … Finished in a tie for 17th place at the San Diego State Classic (+3, 219) … Finished in a tie for 22nd place at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (+3, 213) … Finished in a tie for 35th place at the Nanea Invitational (+3, 222) … Finished in a tie for 45th at the Betsy Rawls Invitational (+24, 240) … Finished in a tie for 50th place at the Silverado Showdown (+11, 227) … Finished in tie for 134th place at the NCAA National Championships (+13, 229).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawai’i in 2025 … Participated in golf all four years of high school for head coach Mark DeCastro … Named the Oahu Interscholastic Association West Player of the Year three years in a row … Voted her high school’s Most Valuable Player … Led Mililani High School to second place finishes at the HHSAA State Championships in 2023 and 2024 … Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL: Born in Mililani, Hawai’i … Daughter of Brent and Tatum Nakaoka … Father is a civil engineer and mother is an accountant … Has one sister, Mia … Her favorite hobby is baking … Chose Oregon State because “I think I will fit in well with the team. I really like the campus and the golf facilities, and I will be able to improve my golf game there” … Majoring in Accountancy.