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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Oulu, Finland
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- High School:
- Darlington School
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- Major:
- International Business/Marketing
Bio
As a Sophomore: WGCA second-team All-American...WGCA all-South Region...Second-team all-Sunshine State Conference...Earned her second straight invite to the NCAA South Super Regional...Placed third overall at the regional, shooting rounds of 70, 77 and 75...Her 222 was +6...Advanced to NCAA Division II National Championships in Houston...Opened the championships with a 69 as she was in first place through the first round...The 69 at the championships matched her season-best round...Was seventh overall at the championships as she finished with a 295, including rounds of 69, 77, 73 and 76...Finished 8th at the Sunshine State Conference Tournament...Competed in 10 events for the Spartans...Averaged 75.46 per round...Appeared in 26 rounds...Shot a season-low round of 69 at the Saint Leo Invitational and hit it again at the World Golf Invitational.
As a Freshman: WGCA second-team All-American...Became the first golfer in program history to earn a bid to the NCAA South Super Regional...Won the individual championship at the NCAA Regional, shooting rounds of 78, 72 and 70 to finish ahead of the top-ranked player in the nation and eventual national champion Marie Coors from Saint Leo...Set a new UT record with a 70 in her final round...Advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championships in Findlay, Ohio, where she finished ninth overall with a total score of 307...Shot rounds of 77, 77, 78 and 75 at championships...Finished 40th in Sunshine State Conference Tournament...Competed in six event and saw action in 16 rounds... Averaged 76.35 per round...Shot a regular-season best 75 in one round in three events...Finished in the top-10 at four tournaments.
High School: Attended Darlington School in Rome, Georgia and graduated in 2016...Played for coach Matt Peal...Competed in the Finnish Ladies Amateur Championship in 2016 as she shot rounds of 75, 77 and 77 to finish 10th overall in Helsinki.
Personal: Played for summer team Virpiniemi Golf Club for coach Tommi Linna…Member of the European Girls Team Championship in 2015…Majoring in International Business and Marketing…Daughter of Johanna and Heikki and has two siblings, Roosa and Paavo…Born on April 29 in Mont St Aignan, France.
News Mentions

Sophomore Kiira Riihijarvi Repeats as All-American
Named second-team All-American following top-10 finish at nationals.
May 31, 2018

Top-10 Finish in the Books for Kiira Riihijarvi
Sophomore places in national top-10 for second straight year.
May 19, 2018

NCAA Golf Championships Heads to Final Day With Kiira Riihijarvi in Top-Five
Spartan sophomore continues to move up individual leaderboard
May 18, 2018

Riihijarvi Remains in Top-10 Following Day Two
Sophomore is five shots off the lead with two rounds to play.
May 17, 2018

Kiira Riihijarvi Finishes Third at NCAA South Super Regional
Sophomore advances to nationals for second straight season.
May 9, 2018

Golfer Kiira Riihijarvi Becomes Program's First All-SSC Selection
All-American sophomore continues to set firsts for women's golf.
May 4, 2018

Kiira Riihijarvi Earns NCAA Tournament Bid
Sophomore looks to defend her NCAA South Super Regional championship.
April 30, 2018

UT Places Eighth at SSC Championships
Spartans rise one spot in final round to complete league tournament.
April 17, 2018

Women's Golf Set to Compete at SSC Championships
Spartans will compete will several of nation's top teams.
April 13, 2018

Regular Season Complete Following Matchup at Harvard Invite
Women's golf now turns its attention to the 2018 SSC Championships.
April 8, 2018

Spartans Meet Nation's Best at Barry Invite
All-American Kiira Riihijarvi leads UT effort.
March 27, 2018

UT Places 11th at Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational
Spartans continue improvement as season enters stretch run.
March 6, 2018

Spartans Meet Up With SSC Competition
UT competed at Florida Southern Invite against several familiar foes.
February 20, 2018

Women's Golf Opens Spring Season at Flagler
Spartans improve on first-round score to finish 11th.
February 5, 2018

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

Kiira Riihijarvi Takes Individual Championship at Saint Leo Invite
Becomes first player in program history to win regular season tournament.
October 17, 2017