Girls Golf
Mission
Lady Eagles Golf Program Mission Statement
Santa Margarita Catholic High School endeavors to bring the person and teachings of Jesus Christ to this time and place through a holistic and nurturing educational experience. This is reflected in the Lady Eagles Golf Program, which seeks to encourage in its golfers, a positive sense of self-worth, self-discipline, personal responsibility, successful interpersonal relationships, and a commitment to Gospel values. We strive to honor the tradition and integrity of the game of golf and promote the highest standards of personal character and leadership in all areas of competition and life.
Education is a priority over Athletics
Attitude & Effort are everything
God comes first in your life
Loyalty to your teammates
Ethics, Honesty and Integrity
Sportsmanship
Varsity Schedule
2022-2023 Varsity Schedule
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Sunday-Tues | 8/14-8/16-22 | Golf Retreat | San Diego | ALL DAY |
| Wednesday | 8/24/2022 | Aliso Niguel HS | Aliso Viejo CC | 3:30PM |
| Thursday | 8/25/2022 | Aliso Niguel HS | Coto de Caza CC | 3:00AM |
| Monday | 8/29/2022 | So Pasadena Tourn | Alahambra GC | All Day |
| Tuesday | 9/6/2022 | HBHS | The Huntington Club | 3:00AM |
| Thursday | 9/8/2022 | HBHS | Coto de Caza CC | 3:00PM |
| Tuesday | 9/13/2022 | Diamonda Bar HS | Mountain Meadows | 3:00PM |
| Thursday | 9/15/2022 | Diamonda Bar HS | Coto de Caza CC | 3:00PM |
| Monday | 9/19/2022 | SCHS Tourn | San Clemente Municpal GC | All Day |
| Tuesday | 9/20/2022 | Rosary* | Western Hills CC | 3:15PM |
| Thursday | 9/22/2022 | Orange Lutheran* | Coto de Caza CC | 3:00PM |
| Tuesday | 9/27/2022 | JSerra* | Arroyo Trabuco | 3:00PM |
| Wednesday | 9/28/2022 | JSerra* | Tijeras Creek | 4:00PM |
| Monday | 10/3/2022 | Ayala Tournament | Western Hills CC | ALL DAY |
| Tuesday | 10/4/2022 | Orange Lutheran* | Black Gold GC | 2:00PM |
| Thursday | 10/6/2022 | Rosary* | Tijeras Creek | 3:30PM |
| Tuesday | 10/11/2022 | Mater Dei* | Mile Square | 3:00PM |
| Thursday | 10/13/2022 | Mater Dei* | Tijeras Creek | 3:30PM |
| Monday | 10/17/2022 | League Finals | Los Serranos CC - North | 11:00AM |
| Tuesday | 10/18/2022 | League Finals | Los Serranos CC - South | 12:00PM |
| Monday | 10/25/2022 | CIF Individuals | TBA | All Day |
| Monday | 10/31/2022 | CIF Team | TBA | All Day |
| Thursday | 11/3/2022 | Indiv/Team SCGA | TBA | All Day |
| Thursday | 11/10/2022 | CIF/SCGA Champion | Brookside CC | All Day |
| Wednesday | 11/16/2022 | State Championship | San Gabriel CC | All Day |
Junior Varsity Schedule
2022-2023 JV Schedule
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Thursday | 8/25/2022 | HBHS | Tijeras Creek | 4:30 |
| Tuesday | 9/6/2022 | HBHS | Meadowlark | 3:00 |
| Wednesday | 9/7/2022 | Rosary* | Tijeras Creek | 3:15 |
| Wednesday | 9/14/2022 | Mater Dei* | Tijeras Creek | 4:00 |
| Tuesday | 9/20/2022 | Rosary* | Brea Creek | 3:40 PM |
| Tuesday | 9/27/2022 | JSerra* | Arroyo Trabuco | 3:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 9/28/2022 | Orange Lutheran* | Tijeras Creek | 4:00 |
| Tuesday | 10/4/2022 | Orange Lutheran* | Brea Creek | 4:00 |
| Wednesday | 10/5/2022 | JSerra* | Tijeras Creek | 3:00 |
| Wednesday | 10/12/2022 | Troy* | Tijeras Creek | 3:30 |
| Thursday | 10/20/2022 | Troy Tournament | TBA | TBA |
Rosters
Varsity Golf Roster 22-23
| Last Name | First Name | Grade |
| Amiri | Giselle | 10 |
| Bullock | Ryan | 12 |
| Cagle | Taryn | 10 |
| Chien | Leigh | 11 |
| Hu | Qiyue (Jennifer) | 12 |
| Koh | Monica | 11 |
| Lee | Lauren | 10 |
| Liu | Yilin (Angela) | 11 |
| Man | Veronica | 9 |
| Navarro | Zoe | 12 |
| Tao | Angelina | 9 |
Junior Varsity Blue Golf Roster 22-23
| Last Name | First Name | Grade |
| Donchess | Lucy | 11 |
| Keyes | Carolyn | 9 |
| Navarro | Elizabeth | 10 |
| Sison | Andi | 9 |
| Smith | Mallorca | 11 |
| Tavaria | Alicia | 11 |
| Tseng | Jacqueline | 9 |
| Yoo | Madeleine | 9 |
| Zhou | Ruiyu | 11 |
Junior Varsity Gold Golf Roster 22-23
| Last Name | First Name | Grade |
| Conry | Quinn | 10 |
| Donaldson | Katherine | 10 |
| Hoffman | Lauren | 12 |
| Lukanish | Gianna | 10 |
| Mejia | Olivia | 11 |
| Proctor | Lily | 11 |
| Rue | Kaitlin | 12 |
| Sherak | Kelly | 12 |
| Simrell | Jessica | 11 |
| Wagner | Collette | 10 |
Coaches
JILL Daniels-HEGNA - Head Varsity Coach
email: HEGNAJ@smhs.org
Coach Jill Hegna joined the SMCHS Girls and Boys Golf Coaching staffs in 2005/2006. She coached the JV Girls and JV Boys teams for six successful seasons. In 2011, she transitioned to the Varsity Girls Coaching staff. Coach Hegna is currently the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Girls Golf/Head Varsity Coach at SMCHS. Her combined Girls and Boys Coaching record is: 290 - 47 (Overall) and 162 - 29 (League). Under her Coaching leadership the Varsity Team has been CIF contenders every year, has won five Trinity League Championships and has had four undefeated seasons. Coach Hegna graduated from Saint Anthony’s High School in Long Beach, CA. She attended LBCC for a year, then transferred to Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO on a volleyball scholarship. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education K-12 and then attended Kansas University Graduate School. Coach Hegna has taught and coached various sports at the Elementary and Secondary level while living in Colorado, Kansas, Connecticut and California. She has three daughters who played golf and graduated from SMCHS: Megan Hickey-Barbosa ’04; Lauren Hickey ’07; Katy Hickey-Miller ’09. Coach loves spending her spare time with her family-grandchildren, friends and time on the golf course.
Combined Overall and League Record
brooks kern - ASST. Varsity Coach
Bio TBA
Ralph Torres- JV Blue Head Coach
Coach Torres enters his first year with the Santa Margarita golf coaching staff as the JV Blue Girls Golf Head Coach. He has numerous years of coaching youth athletics including baseball, basketball, soccer and softball. Torres played baseball at UCSB before transferring to UC Berkeley where he received his Bachelor’s Degree. He also has an MBA from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. Coach Torres is married with two high schoolers. Zach is a senior at Tesoro and Jillian is a Sophomore at SM where she also plays on the softball team.
Wade Fraser - JV Gold head COACH
Coach Wade Fraser is looking forward to his first year as a member of the coaching staff for the Santa Margarita Girls Golf Team. Coach Fraser joined the Santa Margarita Faculty and Staff in 2008 as the Director/Head Coach of Boys Soccer. During his time at Santa Margarita, he has been a Strength Coach, an Athletic Director and is currently an instructor of Sports Medicine. Coach Fraser attended Southern Methodist University where he played Division 1 soccer and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. In 2010 he earned his master’s degree in exercise science from The University of California Pennsylvania. Coach Fraser currently resides in Foothill Ranch with his wife Jennie and two sons, Bram (Santa Margarita Class of 2023) and Gavin.
Nicole Meigs- JV Coach
Bio TBA
Alumnae
Our alumnae went on to continue their golf careers at universities all across the country. Below is a list of our outstanding student-athletes.
- Arizona State: Kellee Booth ’94
- Indiana University: Megan Mulhaupt ’01
- Princeton: Alexis Etow ’03
- Cal State San Marcos: Christina Austin ’03
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Madison Butler ’04
- Wheaton College: Kristin Torok ’04
- Santa Clara University: Kathy Suarez ’06
- Wofford College: Tarah Taylor ’09
- Chico State: Alex Bush ’09
- San Diego State: Amy Alston ’11
- Cal State Monterey: Kelsey Hummer ’11
- Regis University: Lauren Hundley ’11
- Cal State Monterey: Kelly Dapper ’13
- Palomar College: Deanna Bird ’14
- Dartmouth College: Catharine Roddy ’15
- Amherst College: Morgan Yurosek ’16
- Chapman University: Brooke Leet ’17
- Merrimack College: Justine Cook ’19
- College of the Holy Cross: Bridget Hayden ’20
- Butler University: Gianna Medica ’21
- Sacred Heart University: Maya Robilio ’21
- Chapman University: Nicole Chang '22
- University of Missouri: Jade Zamora '22
History
GIRLS GOLF HISTORY
2020-2021 Undefeated Champions
Santa Margarita Girls Golf finishes off their season with a win over Rosary at Tijeras Creek Golf Course. With the win, the Eagles claim back to back Trinity League champions in Spring 2021. Brenten Kelly for AIM Sports.TV has the coverage.
OUR TEAMS TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Trinity/Serra/Sea View League Champions:
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
Undefeated Championship Seasons:
2003, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021
CIF Championship Finalists:
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
CIF Championship Runner Up:
2000 & 2010
Trinity League Player of the Year
2020 Ryan Bullock
2015 Rylie Edwards
2010 Amy Alston
2009 Amy Alston
Serra League Player of the Year
2005 Kathy Suarez
2004 Kathy Suarez
2003 Madison Butler
2001 Alexis Etow
SCGA Individual Champion
1993 Kellee Booth
1992 Kelle Booth