***Honors & Awards***
2018 First Team All-Big Ten
2016 Second Team All-Big Ten
2016 WGCA All-American Scholar
2016 Shoal Creek NCAA Regional champion
2018-19: Contributed to a 4th place finish for the 'Cats at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Oct.1-2) … Boasted the field’s lowest scoring average on Par-5 holes and earned a top-15 finish at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept.10-11) ... Contributed to a third-place team finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct 19-21) and a team first place finish at the Silverado Showdown (April 7-9). She also placed tied for 13th, her best finish of the season, at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
2018-19 Results:
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite • 72-70-75=217 (+1) (T15th)
Annika Invitational • 76-73-72=221 (+5) (T40th)
Windy City Collegiate Classic • 74-74-77=225 (+9) (T37th)
Stanford Intercollegiate 72-70-72=214 (+1) (T13)
Lady Puerto Rico Classic 75-78-71=224 (+8) (T34)
Bruin Wave Invitational 72-81-76=229 (+13) (T23)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 76-76-73=225 (+12) (T46)
PING/ASU Invitational 79-69-74=222 (+6) (T38)
Silverado Showdown 79-75-71=225 (+9) (T29)
Big Ten Championships 76-75=151 (+7) (T42)
2017-2018: Advanced to match play at the 2018 U.S. Amateur Championship … Named WGCA All-American Scholar for third-straight year … Helped lead team to a fourth-straight Top-10 finish in NCAA Championships … Helped lead team to No. 4 seed at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year … Received First Team All-Big Ten honors … Finished top-4 at Big Ten Championships … Led team to a 12th place finish at the NorthropGrumman Regional Challenge … Finished tied for individual championship of 2018 East Lake Cup … Secured Top-5 finish at UNM Championship Course
2017-2018 Results:
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite • 75-69-70=214 (-2) (5th)
Mason Rudolph Championship • 72-71-70=213 (-3) (22nd)
Windy City Collegiate Classic • 76-69-78=223 (+10) (39th)
Stanford Intercollegiate • 80-68-75=223 (+10) (28th)
East Lake Cup • 71=71 (-1) (2nd)
NorthropGrumman Challenge • 74-73-75=222 (+9) (23rd)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate • 79-74-74=227 (+14) (46th)
SDSU March Mayhem • 82 (+10) (55th)
Silverado Showdown • 78-74-69=221 (+5) (28th)
Big Ten Championships • 74-72-66=212 (-4) (4th)
NCAA Madison Regional • 77-74-79=230 (+14) (73rd)
2016-17: Contributed to a Top-3 result for the Wildcats at the Mason Rudolph Championship … Advanced to match play at 2016 United States Women’s Amateur Championship at Rolling Green (PA) Golf Club.
2016-17 Results:
*Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite • 77-73-74=224 (+8) (59th)
Mason Rudolph Championship • 70-79-73=222 (+6) (30th)
Windy City Collegiate Classic • 74-76-78=228 (+12) (61st)
*denotes played as individual
2015-16: Second Team All-Big Ten … WGCA All-American Scholar … Earned her first collegiate win with medalist honors at the Shoal Creek NCAA Regional, firing a 4-over 220 to lead Northwestern to its first-ever Regional victory … Finished 12th at the Big Ten Championships, carding a 2-under 214 that included a final-round 69, her best round of the season … Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 14-16) ... Participated in the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-20) as an individual ... Shot an even 71 twice in the tournament ... Shot a 1-over 217 (73-70-74) in the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Oct. 5-6) as an individual.
2015-16 Results:
*Windy City Collegiate Classic • 73-70-74=217 (+1) (28th)
*Stanford Intercollegiate • 77-71-71=219 (+6) (30th)
Lady Puerto Rico Classic • 79-79-78=236 (+20) (73rd)
*Hurricane Invitational • 75-77-75=227 (+14) (66th)
*PING/ASU Invitational • 71-73-77=221 (+5) (22nd)
2016 Big Ten Championships • 71-74-69=214 (-2) (12th)
Shoal Creek NCAA Regional • 74-74-72=220 (+4) (1st)
NCAA Championships • 73-73-75-73=294 (+6) (49th)
*denotes played as individual
Junior Career: One of 12 girls named an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) HP Scholastic All-American in 2014 ... With a breakout summer of 2014, jumped into a top-100 ranking among all junior players and is 44th in her class according to Junior Golf Scoreboard ... Finished in the top-20 in each of her final four tournaments in 2014 against strong fields, beginning with a fifth-place effort at the E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship presented by TaylorMade-Adidas Golf ... Was 17th at the USGA Girls Junior Championship, 16th at the Junior PGA Championship and ended the summer with a 13th-place finish at the AJGA Girls Championship ... Qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship ... Had five top-20 results in the summer of 2013 including a third-place result at the AJGA Junior at Tedesco and a T20 at the AJGA Girls Championship.
Personal: Born Janet Jia-ning Mao ... Majoring in neuroscience, minoring in business institutions and certificate in integrated marketing.
2018 First Team All-Big Ten
2016 Second Team All-Big Ten
2016 WGCA All-American Scholar
2016 Shoal Creek NCAA Regional champion
2018-19: Contributed to a 4th place finish for the 'Cats at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Oct.1-2) … Boasted the field’s lowest scoring average on Par-5 holes and earned a top-15 finish at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept.10-11) ... Contributed to a third-place team finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct 19-21) and a team first place finish at the Silverado Showdown (April 7-9). She also placed tied for 13th, her best finish of the season, at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
2018-19 Results:
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite • 72-70-75=217 (+1) (T15th)
Annika Invitational • 76-73-72=221 (+5) (T40th)
Windy City Collegiate Classic • 74-74-77=225 (+9) (T37th)
Stanford Intercollegiate 72-70-72=214 (+1) (T13)
Lady Puerto Rico Classic 75-78-71=224 (+8) (T34)
Bruin Wave Invitational 72-81-76=229 (+13) (T23)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 76-76-73=225 (+12) (T46)
PING/ASU Invitational 79-69-74=222 (+6) (T38)
Silverado Showdown 79-75-71=225 (+9) (T29)
Big Ten Championships 76-75=151 (+7) (T42)
2017-2018: Advanced to match play at the 2018 U.S. Amateur Championship … Named WGCA All-American Scholar for third-straight year … Helped lead team to a fourth-straight Top-10 finish in NCAA Championships … Helped lead team to No. 4 seed at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year … Received First Team All-Big Ten honors … Finished top-4 at Big Ten Championships … Led team to a 12th place finish at the NorthropGrumman Regional Challenge … Finished tied for individual championship of 2018 East Lake Cup … Secured Top-5 finish at UNM Championship Course
2017-2018 Results:
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite • 75-69-70=214 (-2) (5th)
Mason Rudolph Championship • 72-71-70=213 (-3) (22nd)
Windy City Collegiate Classic • 76-69-78=223 (+10) (39th)
Stanford Intercollegiate • 80-68-75=223 (+10) (28th)
East Lake Cup • 71=71 (-1) (2nd)
NorthropGrumman Challenge • 74-73-75=222 (+9) (23rd)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate • 79-74-74=227 (+14) (46th)
SDSU March Mayhem • 82 (+10) (55th)
Silverado Showdown • 78-74-69=221 (+5) (28th)
Big Ten Championships • 74-72-66=212 (-4) (4th)
NCAA Madison Regional • 77-74-79=230 (+14) (73rd)
2016-17: Contributed to a Top-3 result for the Wildcats at the Mason Rudolph Championship … Advanced to match play at 2016 United States Women’s Amateur Championship at Rolling Green (PA) Golf Club.
2016-17 Results:
*Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invite • 77-73-74=224 (+8) (59th)
Mason Rudolph Championship • 70-79-73=222 (+6) (30th)
Windy City Collegiate Classic • 74-76-78=228 (+12) (61st)
*denotes played as individual
2015-16: Second Team All-Big Ten … WGCA All-American Scholar … Earned her first collegiate win with medalist honors at the Shoal Creek NCAA Regional, firing a 4-over 220 to lead Northwestern to its first-ever Regional victory … Finished 12th at the Big Ten Championships, carding a 2-under 214 that included a final-round 69, her best round of the season … Helped the 'Cats to a fifth-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 14-16) ... Participated in the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 18-20) as an individual ... Shot an even 71 twice in the tournament ... Shot a 1-over 217 (73-70-74) in the Windy City Collegiate Classic (Oct. 5-6) as an individual.
2015-16 Results:
*Windy City Collegiate Classic • 73-70-74=217 (+1) (28th)
*Stanford Intercollegiate • 77-71-71=219 (+6) (30th)
Lady Puerto Rico Classic • 79-79-78=236 (+20) (73rd)
*Hurricane Invitational • 75-77-75=227 (+14) (66th)
*PING/ASU Invitational • 71-73-77=221 (+5) (22nd)
2016 Big Ten Championships • 71-74-69=214 (-2) (12th)
Shoal Creek NCAA Regional • 74-74-72=220 (+4) (1st)
NCAA Championships • 73-73-75-73=294 (+6) (49th)
*denotes played as individual
Junior Career: One of 12 girls named an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) HP Scholastic All-American in 2014 ... With a breakout summer of 2014, jumped into a top-100 ranking among all junior players and is 44th in her class according to Junior Golf Scoreboard ... Finished in the top-20 in each of her final four tournaments in 2014 against strong fields, beginning with a fifth-place effort at the E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship presented by TaylorMade-Adidas Golf ... Was 17th at the USGA Girls Junior Championship, 16th at the Junior PGA Championship and ended the summer with a 13th-place finish at the AJGA Girls Championship ... Qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship ... Had five top-20 results in the summer of 2013 including a third-place result at the AJGA Junior at Tedesco and a T20 at the AJGA Girls Championship.
Personal: Born Janet Jia-ning Mao ... Majoring in neuroscience, minoring in business institutions and certificate in integrated marketing.