University of Richmond Athletics
2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Mitchell, Naomi
Naomi Mitchell
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Norfolk Academy
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, Va.
Bio
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 77.85 career stroke average was tied for ninth-lowest in program history at time of her graduation
• 7 career top-20 finishes
• 2-time individual medalist (2022 Independence Classic, 2021 match vs William & Mary)
• 3-time Patriot League Golfer of the Week
Senior (2021-22)
- 77.45 stroke average was 15th-lowest in a season in program history at end of 2021-22 season
- Tied for 15th at Patriot League Championship, shooting 78-81-83/242 (+26)
- Did not play in the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate or at the ECU Easter Invitational due to a back injury
- Tied for 46th at a second straight event with a 240 (+24) at Low Country Intercollegiate
- Tied for 46th at River Landing Classic after shooting 72-77-79/228 (+12)
- Shot 71-73/144 (E) to win medalist honors at the Independence Classic, helping Richmond to a win vs Seton Hall & St. John's ... Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week on March 2 for her performance
- Recorded her first top-20 finish of the season at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational, tying for 16th in the field of 72 ... Shot 76-73-78/227 (+11)
- Shot 80-81/161 (+17) at Navy Fall Invitational and tied for 36th ... 81 in final round was Richmond's fifth-highest individual score of Round 2 and allowed the Spiders to win the championship tiebreaker over Sacred Heart, whose fifth-highest individual score in the final round was an 82 ... The win was the Spiders first since the 2019 Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate and their first win in a full-field event since the 2017 Bill Berg Invitational
- Tied for 38th at Bryan National, shooting 72-77-79/228 (+12) ... 72 (E) in the first round matched the second-lowest round of her career
- Shot 75-79-80/234 (+18) at season-opening Kingsmill Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 57th
Junior (2020-21)
- Posted a stroke average of 77.69 over 13 rounds, third-lowest on the team
- Finished in the top 30 in all three of her full-field events, including two top-20 finishes
- Career stroke average of 78.00 was seventh-best in Spiders history at end of season (minimum 15 career events)
- Tied for 17th at the Patriot League Championship after shooting 247 (+31)
- Tied for 20th at the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate, shooting 241 (+25)
- Won her second Patriot League Women's Golfer of the Week award in three weeks on March 24 for her performance during the Spiders match vs William & Mary
- Shot rounds of 75 (+3) and 74 (+2) during Richmond's home match vs William & Mary, tied for the best of any golfer in the field of 13
- Named Patriot League Women's Golfer on the Week on March 10 for her performances at the River Landing Classic and Match at Spring Creek
- Tied for 29th at River Landing Classic with a career-best 220 (+4) ... Tied for ninth-lowest 54-hole score in program history ... Shot her first career round under par with a 70 (-2) in Round 2 ... 142 (-2) total through the first 2 rounds was the third-best 36-hole score in program history
- Tied for eighth in the field and first among Spiders with a 76 (+4) at The Match at Spring Creek
- Shot 77 (+5) to finish first at Richmond's season-opening match at William & Mary
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Finished season with a stroke average of 77.11, second on the team and first among golfers to appear in at least three events
- Stroke average was 1.6 shots better than her freshman season (77.1 from 78.7)
- Career stroke average of 78.09 was seventh-best in Spiders history at end of season (minimum 15 career events)
- Led all Spiders with a 228 (+12) at the River Landing Classic, tying for 30th
- Placed 30th in her spring debut at the Old Friends Invitational, shooting 242 (+26)
- Led Spiders with a 76.50 stroke average in the fall season
- Tied for 61st at the Cardinal Cup, shooting 233 (+17) with all three rounds in the 70s
- Led all Spiders with a 226 (+10) at the Lady Paladin Invitational, her lowest career score in a 54-hole event ... Finished tied for 32nd ... Shot 72 (E) in the second round, mathcing the lowest round of her career
- Shot 231 (+21) and finished tied for 22nd at the Bucknell Invitational
- Recorded a top-20 finish (T-19th) at the Kingsmill Invitational after shooting 228 (+12), the best 54-hole score of her career
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Freshman (2018-19)
- Recorded a pair of top-20 finishes
- Finished 15th in field of 35 at Patriot League Championship with 54-hole total of 234 (+18) ... Shot 77 in each of final two rounds after opening with an 80
- Placed 7th (152, +8) at Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate in March, helping Richmond to a share of the team title
- Shot 145 (+1) in Richmond's 36-hole match vs Columbia, tying for second in the 15-golfer field ... Shot a career-low 72 (E) in the first round ... Shot 73 in the second round, contributing to Richmond's team total of 287 (-1), the lowest 18-hole team score in program history
- Shot 234 (+18) at Kingsmill Intercollegiate in her college debut, finishing tied for 30th
• 77.85 career stroke average was tied for ninth-lowest in program history at time of her graduation
• 7 career top-20 finishes
• 2-time individual medalist (2022 Independence Classic, 2021 match vs William & Mary)
• 3-time Patriot League Golfer of the Week
Senior (2021-22)
- 77.45 stroke average was 15th-lowest in a season in program history at end of 2021-22 season
- Tied for 15th at Patriot League Championship, shooting 78-81-83/242 (+26)
- Did not play in the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate or at the ECU Easter Invitational due to a back injury
- Tied for 46th at a second straight event with a 240 (+24) at Low Country Intercollegiate
- Tied for 46th at River Landing Classic after shooting 72-77-79/228 (+12)
- Shot 71-73/144 (E) to win medalist honors at the Independence Classic, helping Richmond to a win vs Seton Hall & St. John's ... Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week on March 2 for her performance
- Recorded her first top-20 finish of the season at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational, tying for 16th in the field of 72 ... Shot 76-73-78/227 (+11)
- Shot 80-81/161 (+17) at Navy Fall Invitational and tied for 36th ... 81 in final round was Richmond's fifth-highest individual score of Round 2 and allowed the Spiders to win the championship tiebreaker over Sacred Heart, whose fifth-highest individual score in the final round was an 82 ... The win was the Spiders first since the 2019 Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate and their first win in a full-field event since the 2017 Bill Berg Invitational
- Tied for 38th at Bryan National, shooting 72-77-79/228 (+12) ... 72 (E) in the first round matched the second-lowest round of her career
- Shot 75-79-80/234 (+18) at season-opening Kingsmill Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 57th
Junior (2020-21)
- Posted a stroke average of 77.69 over 13 rounds, third-lowest on the team
- Finished in the top 30 in all three of her full-field events, including two top-20 finishes
- Career stroke average of 78.00 was seventh-best in Spiders history at end of season (minimum 15 career events)
- Tied for 17th at the Patriot League Championship after shooting 247 (+31)
- Tied for 20th at the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate, shooting 241 (+25)
- Won her second Patriot League Women's Golfer of the Week award in three weeks on March 24 for her performance during the Spiders match vs William & Mary
- Shot rounds of 75 (+3) and 74 (+2) during Richmond's home match vs William & Mary, tied for the best of any golfer in the field of 13
- Named Patriot League Women's Golfer on the Week on March 10 for her performances at the River Landing Classic and Match at Spring Creek
- Tied for 29th at River Landing Classic with a career-best 220 (+4) ... Tied for ninth-lowest 54-hole score in program history ... Shot her first career round under par with a 70 (-2) in Round 2 ... 142 (-2) total through the first 2 rounds was the third-best 36-hole score in program history
- Tied for eighth in the field and first among Spiders with a 76 (+4) at The Match at Spring Creek
- Shot 77 (+5) to finish first at Richmond's season-opening match at William & Mary
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Finished season with a stroke average of 77.11, second on the team and first among golfers to appear in at least three events
- Stroke average was 1.6 shots better than her freshman season (77.1 from 78.7)
- Career stroke average of 78.09 was seventh-best in Spiders history at end of season (minimum 15 career events)
- Led all Spiders with a 228 (+12) at the River Landing Classic, tying for 30th
- Placed 30th in her spring debut at the Old Friends Invitational, shooting 242 (+26)
- Led Spiders with a 76.50 stroke average in the fall season
- Tied for 61st at the Cardinal Cup, shooting 233 (+17) with all three rounds in the 70s
- Led all Spiders with a 226 (+10) at the Lady Paladin Invitational, her lowest career score in a 54-hole event ... Finished tied for 32nd ... Shot 72 (E) in the second round, mathcing the lowest round of her career
- Shot 231 (+21) and finished tied for 22nd at the Bucknell Invitational
- Recorded a top-20 finish (T-19th) at the Kingsmill Invitational after shooting 228 (+12), the best 54-hole score of her career
- Named to Patriot League's Academic Honor Roll
Freshman (2018-19)
- Recorded a pair of top-20 finishes
- Finished 15th in field of 35 at Patriot League Championship with 54-hole total of 234 (+18) ... Shot 77 in each of final two rounds after opening with an 80
- Placed 7th (152, +8) at Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate in March, helping Richmond to a share of the team title
- Shot 145 (+1) in Richmond's 36-hole match vs Columbia, tying for second in the 15-golfer field ... Shot a career-low 72 (E) in the first round ... Shot 73 in the second round, contributing to Richmond's team total of 287 (-1), the lowest 18-hole team score in program history
- Shot 234 (+18) at Kingsmill Intercollegiate in her college debut, finishing tied for 30th
WGOLF WINS AT KINGSMILL
Tuesday, September 09
Women's Golf Receives NCAA Bid
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Golf Headed to Charlottesville Regional
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Golf Ready For A10 Tournament
Tuesday, April 15
