Black Hills State University Athletics

2024-25 (Freshman): Stavola played in all nine tournaments and 19 rounds of golf this year for the Yellow Jackets…She had a per round stroke average of 88.2…She started her Yellow Jacket career off strong with a career-low 36-hole score of 166 (+22) at the Swan Memorial…She shot 81 (+9) on day one of the tournament, before shooting 85 (+13) on day two…She had her first top 15 finish at the Black Hills State Classic, when she finished 11th after shooting a 170 (+26) with an 84 (+12) on day two of the tournament…The next tournament, she had her first top 10 when she finished 10th at the Marauder’s Tournament…In the final regular season tournament of the year, she finished 11th at the DWU Spring Invite…She matched her career-low 36-hole score by shooting a 166 (+22) and shot her career-low 18-hole score with a 79 (+7) on round one…She ended up in 45th place at the RMAC Championships breaking 90 two of three days.

Prep: Stavola attended Prospect Ridge High School and played four years of varsity golf… She has also played in tournaments under the Colorado Golf Association and the Colorado Junior PGA and has been named an athlete of the month at Prospect every year of her career…In the fall portion of the 2023-24 season, Stavola received the Colorado Golf Association's 'Grace Bruke' award and was named an athlete of the month at Prospect Ridge High, with more to come for the Yellow Jacket prospect in the spring…During her junior season in 2022-23, Stavola secured 9-Top 10 Individual Finishes, played in the Colorado 3A State Qualifier, individually Ranked 16th out of 320 players in the Colorado 3A field, and ranked 12th out of 100 in the Colorado Jr. PGA/ Player Series…In that same season, Stavola raked in a pair of Athlete of the Month awards at Prospect Ridge…The second year of her high school career was highlighted by a fourth place 3A Regionals performance, a Colorado 3A State Team Runner-Up outing and a First Place Gold Crown on a career-best round score of 77…Academically, Stavola received honors from the Colorado Junior Golf Alliance as an Academic All-Star…Stavola made a splash in her first year as a varsity starter during her freshman season as she qualified for the Colorado 3A State tournament as an individual and was given her first Academic All-Star honors from the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado…An all-around athlete, Stavola also competed on the swimming/diving teams and played volleyball for Prospect Ridge.