Missouri State

2016-17: Earned WGCA All-American Scholar recognition … Named a MVC Honorable Mention … Earned MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll for 2016-17 … Kicked off the season with a 16th place finish in the Payne Stewart Memorial (Sept. 12-13), shooting three rounds of 76 for a season low 228 …During the ORU/SFA Spring Break Invite (Mar. 13-15), shot 75-78-78--231, to tie for 21st … Contributed to the MVC Championship team that went on to the NCAA regionals … Tied for 11th in the MVC tournament (Apr. 16-18) with rounds of 79-80-76--235 for her highest finish on the season … Averaged 79.09 on the season.

2015-16: The only Freshman to compete in all 10 tournaments … Started the season with her best finish, a tie for 10th, in the Diane Thomason Invitational (Sept. 12-13) … Shot 75-79-72--226 in the Little Rock Classic (Nov. 1-3) for her lowest round of the season leading to her lowest game score … Was second on the team at the Lady Eagle Invitational (Mar. 7-8), firing off 73-85-80--238 … Finished the season with a 79.40 average.

Background: Played four years of golf for coach Leah Clark at Mount Vernon High School ... Won the individual Class 1 state championship at Springfield's Rivercut Golf Course as a senior ... A senior captain of the Mt'Neers, Childers also was a district and sectional champion ... Named an Ozarks Sports O-Zone and Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Athlete of the Week ... Team won the district championship for the fourth consecutive season and was runner up at the sectional tournament in 2014 ... Second individually at the state championship as a junior and was named the O-Zone Best Girls Golfer, leading her team to second at sectionals and fifth at state ... She won her first Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Athlete of the Week award as a sophomore and was named to the all-district, all-sectional and all-state teams. Personal: Born Oct. 22, 1996, in Joplin, Mo. ... Daughter of Ruth Childers ... Has one brother, Clarence, and one sister, Erin ... Won "Outstanding Student" honors at all four years at Mount Vernon in in science, math, English, history and Spanish ... Was also an honor roll student ... Plans to major in business logistics st Missouri State.