Mari Nishiura

Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Mililani HS
Hometown:
Mililani, Hawai’i

CAREER: Finished her four-year Oregon State career with a scoring average of 76.59, the 11th best in school history … Played 82 rounds … Shot seven sub-par rounds … Best score was a 3-under 69 in the second round of the Westbrook Spring Invitational as a junior … Best finish was fifth place at the Meadow Club Invitational as a senior … Best three-round score was a 4-under 212 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown as a junior … Best single-season scoring average was a 75.33 as a junior, the 24th best in Oregon State history … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team in 2019 … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and 2021 … Received an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award for her excellence in the classroom, the athletic field and a commitment to community service and student leadership in 2019.

SUPER SENIOR (2020-21): Played in five tournaments … Had a scoring average of 79.60 in 15 rounds … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Best score was a 1-over 73 in the second round of the PING/ASU Invitational … Best finish was a tie for 36th place at the Pac-12 Championship … Best three-round score was a 15-over 228 at the Pac-12 Championship … Finished in a tie for 63rd place at the Silverado Showdown (+23, 239) … Finished in a tie for 70th place at the PING/ASU Invitational (+15, 231) … Finished in a tie for 72nd place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+38, 254) … Finished in 73rd place at the Wildcat Invitational (+26, 242).

SENIOR (2019-20): The 2019-20 season was canceled after two spring tournaments due to COVID-19 … Played in all six tournaments … Had a scoring average of 75.33 in 18 rounds, the 21st best in Oregon State single-season history … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Best score was a 2-under 70 in the first round of the Cougar Cup … Finished in a career-best fifth place at the Meadow Club Invitational … Best three-round score was an even-par 216 at the Meadow Club Invitational … Finished in a tie for 31st place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+14, 230) … Finished in a tie for 33rd place at the Molly Collegiate Invitational (+15, 231) … Finished in a tie for 36th place at the Pac-12 Preview (+8, 227).

JUNIOR (2018-19): Played in 10 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 75.93 in 30 rounds … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … Received an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award for her excellence in the classroom, the athletic field and a commitment to community service and student leadership … Shot five sub-par rounds … Best score was a career-best 3-under 69 in the second round of the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Best finish was a career-best tie for 11th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (-3, 213) … Best three-round score was a 4-under 212 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown where she finished in 15th place … Finished in 54th place at the Pac-12 Championship (+31, 244) … Finished in tie for 69th place at the NCAA Regionals (+12, 228).

SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Played in seven tournaments … Had a scoring average of 76.42 in 19 rounds … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Best score was a 1-over 72 in the second round of the Coeur d’Alene Invitational … Best finish was a tie for 15th place while competing as an individual at the East West Match Play … Claimed the East West Match Play individual title with 1 up wins over Tzu Yu Chou of Iowa State and Kathy Lim of Michigan … Best three-round score was a 9-over 222 at the Coeur d’Alene Invitational … Finished in a tie for 57th place at the NCAA Regionals (+8, 224).

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA: Played in all 11 tournaments during freshman season … Had a scoring average of 74.20, the best in program history … Best score was a 70 in three different rounds … Shot an even-par 144 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown … Best finish was a tie for seventh place at The Gold Rush and the Sacramento State Invitational … Led the team with four top-10 finishes, 72 birdies and 340 pars … Helped lead Nevada to the team title at the Fresno State Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate from Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawai’i in 2016 … Lettered in golf all four years … Selected the Western Division Player of the Year four times … Was a two-time Oahu Interscholastic Association High School Individual Champion … Recorded a top-15 finish in every high school state championship, including two top-five finishes … Helped lead the team to the 2014 Girls OIA team championship … Graduated with a 4.0 GPA … Was the class valedictorian … Earned Career and Technical Education (CTE) honors.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Qualified for U.S. Girls Junior in 2015 … Was a Hawaii Team Member at the 2014-15 Girls Junior Americas Cup … Recorded a top-5 finish at HHSAA Girls Golf State Championship.

PERSONAL: Born in Mililani, Hawai’i … Daughter of Craig and Sharon Nishiura …Father is a city planner and mother is a claims examiner … Has one brother, Scott … Favorite athlete is Jordan Spieth … Hobbies are baking, hiking and watching television … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “receiving medalist honors with a score of 68 at the 2015 U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur Qualifier at the Club at Kukui’ula … Chose Oregon State because “I love how OSU is a college town and the way the community really supports the school. I think OSU women’s golf is a great program that supports a solid team environment” … Contemplated profession is an accountant … Majoring in accounting.