Sarah Thead Class: Sophomore Hometown: Poway, Calif. High School: Poway

NGCA All-American Scholar

Freshman (2007-08)
Named to NGCA All-American Scholar Team ... Finished the year with a 77.57 stroke average ... Tied for 75th at the NCAA Championship (75-78-75-80--308) ... Tied for 55th at the NCAA East Regional (77-75-79--231) ... Tied for 67th at the Wildcat Invitational, tied for 50th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic and finished 55th at the Bryan National Collegiate ... Finished fall play with a 76.17 stroke average ... Competed in five tournaments, two as an individual ... Turned in a season low 227 at the UA-Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate where she finished 27th (71-80-76) ... Also played at the UT Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (t-72nd), Margaret Moses Branch Fall Preview (t-51st) and Mason Rudolph Championship (t-66th).

Prior to Auburn:Won AJGA Mindmatters Junior Championship in 2005 ... AJGA Rolex All-American in 2005 ... Second in AJGA Nationwide Insurance Tournament(2006) ... Second in AJGA Defense for America Classic (2007) ... Two-time AJGA Scholastic All-American and AJGA Rolex Honorable Mention All-American ... Eight top-10 finishes in AJGA events ... Qualified for 2005 U.S. Girls Junior and 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur.

High School:Two-time Golfer of the Year and MVP ... Led high school team to three league titles, two San Diego section titles and a California state title ... Three-time first team All-San Diego ... San Diego Tribune All-Academic First Team (2005, 2006).

Personal: Full name is Sarah Elizabeth Thead ... Parents are William and Mary Thead ... Has two brothers, Byron and Nathan and one sister, Julia.