Grace Na

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Alameda, Calif.
	High School: Alameda HS

	Height: 5-4
	Experience: 1V

05/12/2012

Record-Setting Regional Finish Sends Women's Golf to NCAA Championships

Pepperdine will be making its 11th appearance in 14 years at the NCAA Championships, set for May 22-25 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.

05/11/2012

Women's Golf in Seventh Through Two Rounds at NCAA West Regional

Pepperdine is aiming to make the NCAA Championships for the 11th time in 14 years.

05/10/2012

Women's Golf Opens NCAA West Regional Tied for Seventh

Pepperdine is aiming to make the NCAA Championships for the 11th time in school history.

05/07/2012

Women's Golf Starts NCAA West Regional Play on Thursday

This is the Waves' 14th consecutive trip to an NCAA regional.

04/30/2012

Women's Golf Earns #7 Seed at NCAA West Regional

Pepperdine, making its 14th consecutive trip to regionals, will be aiming for its 11th NCAA Championships berth.

04/18/2012

Women's Golf at WCC Championships (4/16-18/2012)

Photos of the Waves winning their 11th straight WCC title at San Juan Oaks Golf Club in Hollister, Calif.

03/16/2012

Women's Golf at Bruin Wave Invitational (3/5-6/2012)

Jeff Golden and Athletic Communications photos from the Waves' first-place finish.

10/17/2011

Women's Golf at McGuire Invitational (9/25-26/2011)

Photos by Gary Stepic of the Pepperdine women's golf team in Albuquerque, N.M.

03/19/2011

Women's Golf at Bruin Wave Invitational (3/2/2011)

Jeff Golden photos of the third and final round of the Bruin Wave Invitational at Robinson Ranch Golf Club.

02/22/2011

Women's Golf at Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge (2/14/2011)

Jeff Golden's photos of the Waves during the first round of the event played at Palos Verdes Golf Club.

Grace Na Career Statistics

PEPPERDINE 2010-11: Had a tremendous spring after arriving at Pepperdine in January, earning Golfweek All-American honorable mention honors, both WCC Player and Freshman of the Year awards and All-WCC first team notice ... Posted a stroke average of 73.81 in 21 rounds ... In her seven tournaments, finished in the top 20 six times and in the top 10 twice ... Ranked #34 nationally by Golfstat and #39 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Was medalist at the WCC Championships (74-68-75=217) ... Tied for 10th place at the UNLV Spring Invitational with an even-par 216 (72-73-71) ... Tied for 11th place at the Battle at the Rancho Bernardo Inn (78-70-73=221) ... Tied for 14th place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (74-74-75=223) ... Tied for 16th place at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (74-74-76=224) ... Tied for 18th place at the NCAA West Regional (76-69-78=223) ... Had four sub-par rounds, including a 4-under 68 in the second round of the WCC Championships.

AMATEUR/JUNIOR GOLF: Reached the round of 32 at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship ... Competed at the U.S. Junior Girls Championship from 2006-10 ... Played at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championships from 2008-10 ... Played at the U.S. Public Links Championships three times ... Earned AJGA/Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention honors in 2008 ... Rated as high as #4 in the Golfweek/Sagarin junior rankings.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Alameda (Calif.) High School in January 2011 ... Won the 2010 CIF State Championship as an individual ... At the state final, also placed also fifth in 2009, seventh in 2008 and third in 2007 ... Placed second at the 2010 Northern Regional Championships and tied for fourth at the North Coast Section Division I Tournament of Champions ... Named the 2010 East Bay Golfer of the Year by the Oakland Tribune ... Led Alameda to a fourth-place team finish at the state event in 2010, the best in school history, and its first NorCal Division I team title.

PERSONAL: Born in Temple, Texas ... Daughter of Charles and Julie Na ... Has one brother, David ... Chose Pepperdine because "of the the first-class facilities, the great golf program and most importantly to balance my faith. The coaches here are exactly the type of coaches I wanted."

FAVORITES: Enjoys listening to music and physical activities such as swimming and running ... Lists her sports heroes as Annika Sorenstam and Phil Michelson "for their character on the course" ... Favorites include Adam Scott (pro golfer), Bandon Dunes (golf course), Talent Is Not Enough (book), Transformers and The Notebook (movies), Master Chef and Shark Tank (TV shows), Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne (musical artists), Italian, Korean and sushi (food) and swimming, basketball and volleyball (sports other than golf) ... Favorite things about golf are "it's independence, and I have complete responsibility over it, and it's a very precise game that cannot be underestimated."

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