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2023-24 Golf Roster

Lindsay Madryga, St. Catherine Athletics

Sydney Brown

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Eau Claire, Wis.
  • Highschool Eau Claire North
  • Major Social Work

Biography

2022 Spring Dean's List
2021 Fall Dean's List

2021 Spring Dean's List
2020 Fall Dean's List
2020 Spring Dean's List
2019 Fall Dean's List
2021 WGCA All-American Scholar
2021 MIAC All-Conference
2020 MIAC All-Tournament Team
2020 MIAC All-Conference
2020 WGCA All-American Scholar
2020 WGCA All-Regon
2020 St. Kate's Rookie of the Year
2019 MIAC All-Tournament Team

Chi Alpha Sigma National Honors Society Member

2021-22: Appeared in two rounds as a junior averaging 82.5. 

2020-21: Brown finished her sophomore season with the team's third best average (80.0) after 17 rounds. She claimed the low round in the dual vs. Sewanee April 2-3 to conclude the regular season with one first-place finish and four top-five finishes. Brown was the runner-up at the MIAC Championships carding a three-day round of 224 (+8), the program's best finish at the championships. She finished the season t-52nd at the NCAA Division III National Championship shooting 330 (+42) after 72-holes. 

2019-20: Brown put together an impressive debut season leading the team with a stroke average of 77.9 after eleven rounds. Brown was named the St. Kate's Rookie of the Year at the end of the 2019-20 Academic Year after having the best debut season in program history. She had eight rounds in the 70's as a first-year achieving her career low-round of 72 (E) in just her fourth collegiate round at the Wartburg Fall Invite. Brown led the Wildcats to a second-place finish at the MIAC Championships in the fall where she finished in 4th place shooting 79-76-77 and carding the program's low 54-hole score of 232. She earned MIAC All-Tournament team honors and was named MIAC All-Conference. Brown finished the fall season with the fifth best stroke average in the MIAC and earned WGCA All-Region honors. 

High School:  At Eau Claire North, Brown was an All-State golfer and the Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year her senior season. Brown placed 6th overall at the 2018 Wisconsin State Golf Championship as a senior carding a career-low round of 69 in her final season. She was a 3x All-Conference selection and team MVP her junior year. She also holds both the low 9 and 18 hole round records at Eau Claire North. Off the course, Brown earned the WIAA Girls Golf Academic All-State Award in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She also placed 6th as an individual at DECA Districts, was a DECA National Qualifier and was named Marketing Student of the Year at North. 

Personal: A native of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Brown is studying Social Work with a minor in psychology at St. Kate's. Daughter of Julie and Tony Brown. She is a member of NAMI, SALT, Katie Buddies and assists at the St. Kate's food shelf. 

I chose St. Catherine University because: I chose St. Kate's because the team and coach were super welcoming. I love the idea of being in a small community while also being near the city. The small class sizes help me speak up and feel comfortable in class.

What do you enjoy most about being a student-athlete at St. Kate's?: The balance I get between my sport and my studies. Also meeting new friends!

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First-year

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Fifth Year

    5'3"