University of Richmond Athletics
2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Naomi Mitchell
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Norfolk Academy
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, Va.
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
A-10 Womens Golf Preview
Wednesday, April 15
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
