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Jess Wild
Jess Wild
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Flemington, N.J.
  • High School:
    Hunterdon Central Regional HS
  • Major:
    Criminology/Cybersecurity

Bio

As a Senior: WGCA All-America Scholar...Received D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award...Finished 53rd at the Sunshine State Conference Tournament...Competed in ten events for the Spartans...Averaged 81.00 per round...Appeared in 26 rounds...Shot a season-low round of 72 at the NSU GolfRank Invitational.

As a Junior: Earned the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award...Finished 41st at Sunshine State Conference Tournament... Participated in seven events and 18 rounds... Averaged 80.33 per round... Carded a season-low round of 79 on five separate occasions.

As a Sophomore: Participated in seven events...Averaged 82.47 per round...Appeared in 17 rounds...Made her season debut at the Lady Falcon Invitational (9/19-20)...Shot a low round of 77 at the Flagler Fall Slam (10/26-27)...Appeared in the SSC Championship.

As a Freshman: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll with perfect 4.0 GPA...Compete in eight events… Averaged 82.90 per round… Appeared in 20 rounds… Made Spartans debut at the Guy Harvey Invitational (10/6-7)… Shot a low round of 75 at the World Golf Invitational (2/8-9)… Appeared in SSC Championship (4/12-14). 

High School: Attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School, where she played for coaches Robert Nicolson (high school) and Karen Noble (swing coach)…Gale McNally Athletic Scholarship, Peter Famiano Golf Scholarship, Junior Year of High School…Second Team All-State, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-Area…Senior Year of High School named third Team All-State, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-Area…Finished in top-10 in the state of N.J…Shot 78 junior year at Tournament of Champions…Shot 79 senior at Tournament of Champions…First girl at my high school to break 80 at the Tournament of Champions…Finished 4th place senior year in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Championship with a 75…MVP Junior and Senior year…Varsity Club Award Sophomore and Junior Year…Maureen Orcut Trophy Championship…Tied for second with 77…NJSGA Girls Junior Championship…12th place with a score of 158…NJPGA University Open…Second Place with 159…Rutgers Girls Junior Open, was first Place with 152…Hunterdon County Championship, was first Place with 152. 

Personal: Member of Army ROTC and National Honor Society...Recipient of Presidential Scholarship and Readington PBA Scholarship…Daughter of John and Melinda Wild…Has a younger brother, Bryan…Criminology and cybersecurity major, history and political science minor…Born March 29.

News Mentions

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UT Places Eighth at SSC Championships

Spartans rise one spot in final round to complete league tournament.

April 17, 2018

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Regular Season Complete Following Matchup at Harvard Invite

Women's golf now turns its attention to the 2018 SSC Championships.

April 8, 2018

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Spartans Meet Nation's Best at Barry Invite

All-American Kiira Riihijarvi leads UT effort.

March 27, 2018

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UT Places 11th at Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational

Spartans continue improvement as season enters stretch run.

March 6, 2018

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Spartans Meet Up With SSC Competition

UT competed at Florida Southern Invite against several familiar foes.

February 20, 2018

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Women's Golf Opens Spring Season at Flagler

Spartans improve on first-round score to finish 11th.

February 5, 2018

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Fall Season Ends With More Records for Spartans

The No. 25 Tampa women's golf team continues its trend toward the national elite.

October 24, 2017

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Kiira Riihijarvi Takes Individual Championship at Saint Leo Invite

Becomes first player in program history to win regular season tournament.

October 17, 2017