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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

AJ Powell

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Appleton North
  • Hometown Appleton, Wis.

Biography

Sophomore (2024-25)
  • 2025 NCAA Division II East Regional qualifier - finished in a tie for 52nd with rounds of 81 (+9), 82 (+10), and 78 (+6) at The Meadows in Allendale, Michigan
  • Competed in all nine events in her 2024-2025 sophomore season, including the GLIAC Championship in April
  • Scoring average of 79.9 after 21 rounds - best finish was a 2nd place finish at the Flyers Spring Invitational (74, 78)
  • Shot 15 rounds of 80 or better in the regular season, finishing with 4 top-10 finishes
Freshman (2023-24)
  • 2024 NCAA Division II Midwest Region qualifier.
  • GLIAC Freshman of the Year and All-GLIAC Honorable Mention
  • Had two wins (Flyer Intercollegiate, Windy City Challenge)
  • Had three top five finishes and five top ten finishes
  • Had a season average of 78.4 strokes
  • Shot a season best 72 in the third round of the UMSL Spring Invitational
High School
  • Was a three-time All-Conference golfer
  • Three-time FVA Conference Tournament Champion
  • Regional Tournament Champion in 2021, Regional runner-up in 2019 and 2022
  • Sectional Tournament Champion in 2022, Sectional runner-up in 2019 and 2021
  • WIAA D1 State Championship runner up in 2021. 13th place state finish in 2022
  • Three-time All-State Golfer (2021 second team, 2022 third team, 2019 honorable mention)
  • Was part of the 2019 Conference Championship winning team
  • Was part of the 2019 Regional Championship winning team
  • Helped lead the team to the WIAA State Tournament in 2021 for the first time since 1999
  • Academic All-State 2021 and 2022
  • Top academic student of 2019 freshman class.
Personal
  • Daughter of Read and Lyn Powell
  • Started competitive golf at age 8, competing in Louisiana and North Texas, moving to Northeast Wisconsin from Louisiana as a 7th grader in 2018.  
  • National Drive, Chip, and Putt Qualifier 2019 at Augusta National 2021 (Pandemic Delayed)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior