Hall of Fame Inductees
White, Kristen
Kristen White
- Induction:
- 2011
Golf 2002-05
A three-time All-American for the Buckeyes, Kristen White concluded her collegiate career as one of the most decorated players in the women’s golf program’s history. White competed on the course for the Scarlet and Gray from 2002-2005 and finished her career as the only Buckeye to be a two-time Big Ten Player of the Year (2003, 2005) and a four-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree. Her senior season, White captured the Big Ten medalist title and led Ohio State to a conference tournament crown in 2005. While on the team, the Buckeyes won four-consecutive Big Ten titles (2002-2005) and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA tournament all four years. In 2002, she became the fifth Buckeye to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year laurels and in 2003, White led Ohio State to a first-place finish at the Lady Buckeye Invitational as she took medalist honors as a sophomore, shooting a course-record 66 on the Scarlet Course in the second round.Just as she was successful on the course, White was also successful in the classroom. She is the only Buckeye to earn four NGCA Academic All-America honors and is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. White earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2006. The 2005 Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor winner becomes the seventh women’s golfer to be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.
A three-time All-American for the Buckeyes, Kristen White concluded her collegiate career as one of the most decorated players in the women’s golf program’s history. White competed on the course for the Scarlet and Gray from 2002-2005 and finished her career as the only Buckeye to be a two-time Big Ten Player of the Year (2003, 2005) and a four-time First Team All-Big Ten honoree. Her senior season, White captured the Big Ten medalist title and led Ohio State to a conference tournament crown in 2005. While on the team, the Buckeyes won four-consecutive Big Ten titles (2002-2005) and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA tournament all four years. In 2002, she became the fifth Buckeye to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year laurels and in 2003, White led Ohio State to a first-place finish at the Lady Buckeye Invitational as she took medalist honors as a sophomore, shooting a course-record 66 on the Scarlet Course in the second round.Just as she was successful on the course, White was also successful in the classroom. She is the only Buckeye to earn four NGCA Academic All-America honors and is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete. White earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2006. The 2005 Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor winner becomes the seventh women’s golfer to be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.
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