Washington State University Athletics

When Kim Welch completed her four-year career at Washington State in 2005, all one had to do was look at the unprecedented numbers she put up to realize she will be remembered as a pre-eminent athlete in school history. As a sophomore, she earned All-America honors after finishing fifth at the 2003 NCAA Championships, becoming the first WSU golfer, man or woman, to earn that honor. She repeated as an All-American the next year after leading the nation with five tournament wins. As a senior, she tied for third at the Pac-10 Championships, the highest finish at the conference championships by any WSU golfer, man or woman. Furthermore, no other female golfer at WSU had ever finished in the top 10 at the Pac-10 Championships; Welch did it twice in her career (ninth-2003). In addition to being a two-time All-American, Welch also earned All-Pac-10 honors four times. In all, Welch completed her WSU career with 11 wins, 31 top-10 finishes and 40 top-25 efforts, all school records. She finished in the top 10 in over 60 percent of events played.