| Laura Cilek |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Iowa City, IA
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| High School:
West
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2008-09 as a Sophomore... competed in nine tournaments, including 29 rounds... season scoring average 81.7... recorded career lows at the Hawkeye Invitational with an 18-hole score of 73, 36-hole score of 152, 56-hole score of 234, and placed T-14... named academic all-Big Ten... Big Ten Sportsmanship Award nominee for the second straight year... letterwinner.
2007-08 as a Freshman... competed in six tournaments, including 19 rounds (81.8 scoring average)... carded a career-low for 18 holes after shooting 78 at the Big Ten Championships... penned a career-low for 36 holes after shooting 160 during the first two rounds at the Indiana Invitational... shot a career-low for 54 holes after scoring a 240 at the Indiana Invitational... finished tied for 28th at the Shamrock Intercollegiate, a career-best... letterwinner.
High School... Iowa state champion her senior season, carding a two-round total of 146... Class 4A co-Player of the Year by the Iowa Coaches Association with teammate Amanda Stahl in 2007... team captain her junior and senior seasons... school record holder in most career pars and birdies and low 9-hole and 18-hole score... became her high school's first individual state champion... 2007 Iowa Player of the Year... three-time state qualifier and all-conference selection... 2005 Regional Champion, Mississippi Valley medalist and Mississippi Valley Athlete of the Year... 2006 CRANDIC medalist... also lettered in basketball and soccer... named her soccer team's Most Valuable Player in 2005 and 2006... member of the National Honor Society... two-time academic all-conference honoree.
Personal... born October 18, 1988... daughter of Nick and Toni Cilek... Communications major... competed for City High School her freshman through junior years and West High School her senior year... high school coach (2006-07) was Mary Goodfellow... sisters Emily and Kate played tennis for Western Illinois... father and mother are University of Iowa alumni.
Cilek's Career Averages
| Year | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round (Tournament) |
| Fall `07 | 6 | 504 | 84.0 | 79 (Lady Northern Invitational) |
| Spr. `08 | 13 | 1051 | 80.8 | 78 (Big Ten Championships) |
| '07-'08 | 19 | 1555 | 81.8 | 78 (Big Ten Championships) |
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| Fall '08 | 15 | 1209 | 80.6 | 73 (Hawkeye Invitational) |
| Spr. '09 | 14 | 1161 | 83 | 78 (Baylor Spring Invitational) |
| '08-'09 | 29 | 2370 | 81.7 | 73 (Hawkeye Invitational) |
| Totals | 67 | 5480 | 81.8 | 73 (Hawkeye Invitational) |
THE CILEK FILE
LOW 18-HOLE SCORE: 73, 2008 Hawkeye Invitational
LOW 36-HOLE SCORE: 152, 2008 Hawkeye Invitational
LOW 54-HOLE SCORE: 234, 2008 Hawkeye Invitational
WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG?
Driver: Ping Rapture
Woods: Ping G5
Irons: Ping G5
Ball: Pro V1
Glove: Foot Joy
Favorite Club: 60 degree wedge
Favorite Course: Finkbine
Superstitions: The golf towel my grandpa gave me
