2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
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Raines, Leila
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Leila Raines
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Olentangy Berlin
- Hometown:
- Galena, Ohio
Bio
Career Stats
2021
2023-24 - Senior
A Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... Big-Ten Distinguished Scholar … An Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award... Became the first player in program history to play in four-straight NCAA Championships when the Spartans advanced out of the NCAA East Lansing Regional ... Appeared in 12 events and was fourth on the team in rounds played (37) ... Finished second on the team in scoring average at 72.81 ... Had 87.5 percent of her rounds (31.5-of-36) count toward the team total ... Had one top-5, two top-10 and six top-20 finishes ... During the spring season, she carried a 72.68 scoring average and had two top-10 and five top-20 finishes in seven events ... The team’s top finisher in two events, the NCAA East Lansing Regional and the NCAA Championships ... Was one of the top individual finishers not among the advancing teams, along with teammate Katie Lu, and played in the fourth round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships ... Best individual round was a 4-under par 68 in the second round of the NCAA East Lansing Regional (5/6) ... Top 54-hole tournament score was a 6-under par 210 at the NCAA East Lansing Regional with a fourth-place finish ... Best finish was in third place at the Mary Fossum Invitational, shooting a 1-under par 215 ... Tied for 28th place at the NCAA Championships with a 6-over par 294 (71-73-75-75).
2022-23 - Junior
A Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... Helped team post the third-best grade-point average (3.897) in Division I women's golf ... Fourth on the team in scoring with a 73.85 average in nine tournaments and 27 rounds ... Battled an injury early in the season but posted two top-20 finishes in the spring, including her first career win at the Moon Golf Invitational when she tied an MSU program record with a 203 over 54 holes ... She fired a 7-under par 65 in the final round, the best individual round of her career and the fourth-best single round in program history ... Also the team's top finisher at the UCF Challenge, shooting a 2-under par 214 and tying for 31st place.
2021-22 - Sophomore
Won a playoff to play as an individual in the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring average at 74.70 ... Played in 27 rounds over nine events ... Was the team's top finisher in three events, including the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... Posted three-straight top-20 finishes and two among the top-10 in the spring ... Best finish was a tie for sixth place at the Big Ten Championships, firing a 2-over par 215 (68-74-73) ... Tied for 10th place at the NCAA Stillwater Regional at 3-over par 219 (75-73-71) ... Reached the NCAA Championships after winning the second hole of a playoff with two other individuals ... Tied for 93rd place at the NCAA Championships, finishing at 15-over par 231 (81-76-74) ... A Women's Golf Coaches Association Scholar All-American selection ... An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2021 - Freshman
WGCA Scholar All-American selection … Fourth on the team in scoring average with 74.56 over nine events … Led the Big Ten Championships after the opening round with a 3-under-par 69 … Went on to finish even-par 216 and tied for 11th place in helping MSU to the conference championship … Her best finish of the year was a tie for fourth to lead MSU at the Briar’s Creek Invitational – she shot 6-under 217 at the tournament with a season-low 66 in the third round … Placed fifth at the IU Spring Challenge with an even-par 216 … Finished in a tie for 51st at the NCAA Louisville Regional at 10-over-par 226.
Prior to MSU
Was ranked the No. 1 amateur player in Ohio for the past two years … Ranked 23rd in the class of 2020 by Golfweek; 27th by Junior Golf Scoreboard and 38th by the American Junior Golf Association … Qualified for the 2019 PGA Junior Girls Championship and the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur … Has four top-five AJGA event finishes, including one win, and has finished in the top 10 in AJGA events on 10 occasions … Has more than 90 total wins in her amateur and high school career … Had seven wins and earned all-conference honors while playing on the Olentangy Berlin High School boys golf team as a junior and senior … Was the Ohio High School Girls State Championship runner-up as a junior in 2018 … Two-time Central Ohio Player of the Year … Won the Ohio Junior Girls Championship in 2018 with a 4-under-par 68, adding her name to the same trophy won by current Spartan assistant coach Caroline Powers … Is the youngest member of the Golfweek Junior Tour Hall of Fame … Won the 2019 Golfweek Junior Championship … 2017 Drive, Chip and Putt national finalist at Augusta National.
Personal
Sister, Kara, plays golf at Youngstown State … Born in Moscow, Russia … Daughter of Nolan and Michelle.
GETTING TO KNOW LEILA RAINES
Favorite Quote
Success is not owned, it’s rented and the rent is due every day.
If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
Dark chocolate
If you could share a meal with four individuals living or dead, whom would you choose?
My family (Mom, Dad, Kara, and Mia)
What is your dream job?
Playing on the LPGA Tour and/or becoming a college golf coach.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The Dairy Store
What is your favorite part about being a Spartan?
The family atmosphere as well as the competitive drive that everyone has.
2021
2023-24 - Senior
A Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... Big-Ten Distinguished Scholar … An Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award... Became the first player in program history to play in four-straight NCAA Championships when the Spartans advanced out of the NCAA East Lansing Regional ... Appeared in 12 events and was fourth on the team in rounds played (37) ... Finished second on the team in scoring average at 72.81 ... Had 87.5 percent of her rounds (31.5-of-36) count toward the team total ... Had one top-5, two top-10 and six top-20 finishes ... During the spring season, she carried a 72.68 scoring average and had two top-10 and five top-20 finishes in seven events ... The team’s top finisher in two events, the NCAA East Lansing Regional and the NCAA Championships ... Was one of the top individual finishers not among the advancing teams, along with teammate Katie Lu, and played in the fourth round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships ... Best individual round was a 4-under par 68 in the second round of the NCAA East Lansing Regional (5/6) ... Top 54-hole tournament score was a 6-under par 210 at the NCAA East Lansing Regional with a fourth-place finish ... Best finish was in third place at the Mary Fossum Invitational, shooting a 1-under par 215 ... Tied for 28th place at the NCAA Championships with a 6-over par 294 (71-73-75-75).
2022-23 - Junior
A Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar ... Helped team post the third-best grade-point average (3.897) in Division I women's golf ... Fourth on the team in scoring with a 73.85 average in nine tournaments and 27 rounds ... Battled an injury early in the season but posted two top-20 finishes in the spring, including her first career win at the Moon Golf Invitational when she tied an MSU program record with a 203 over 54 holes ... She fired a 7-under par 65 in the final round, the best individual round of her career and the fourth-best single round in program history ... Also the team's top finisher at the UCF Challenge, shooting a 2-under par 214 and tying for 31st place.
2021-22 - Sophomore
Won a playoff to play as an individual in the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring average at 74.70 ... Played in 27 rounds over nine events ... Was the team's top finisher in three events, including the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Stillwater Regional ... Posted three-straight top-20 finishes and two among the top-10 in the spring ... Best finish was a tie for sixth place at the Big Ten Championships, firing a 2-over par 215 (68-74-73) ... Tied for 10th place at the NCAA Stillwater Regional at 3-over par 219 (75-73-71) ... Reached the NCAA Championships after winning the second hole of a playoff with two other individuals ... Tied for 93rd place at the NCAA Championships, finishing at 15-over par 231 (81-76-74) ... A Women's Golf Coaches Association Scholar All-American selection ... An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2021 - Freshman
WGCA Scholar All-American selection … Fourth on the team in scoring average with 74.56 over nine events … Led the Big Ten Championships after the opening round with a 3-under-par 69 … Went on to finish even-par 216 and tied for 11th place in helping MSU to the conference championship … Her best finish of the year was a tie for fourth to lead MSU at the Briar’s Creek Invitational – she shot 6-under 217 at the tournament with a season-low 66 in the third round … Placed fifth at the IU Spring Challenge with an even-par 216 … Finished in a tie for 51st at the NCAA Louisville Regional at 10-over-par 226.
Prior to MSU
Was ranked the No. 1 amateur player in Ohio for the past two years … Ranked 23rd in the class of 2020 by Golfweek; 27th by Junior Golf Scoreboard and 38th by the American Junior Golf Association … Qualified for the 2019 PGA Junior Girls Championship and the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur … Has four top-five AJGA event finishes, including one win, and has finished in the top 10 in AJGA events on 10 occasions … Has more than 90 total wins in her amateur and high school career … Had seven wins and earned all-conference honors while playing on the Olentangy Berlin High School boys golf team as a junior and senior … Was the Ohio High School Girls State Championship runner-up as a junior in 2018 … Two-time Central Ohio Player of the Year … Won the Ohio Junior Girls Championship in 2018 with a 4-under-par 68, adding her name to the same trophy won by current Spartan assistant coach Caroline Powers … Is the youngest member of the Golfweek Junior Tour Hall of Fame … Won the 2019 Golfweek Junior Championship … 2017 Drive, Chip and Putt national finalist at Augusta National.
Personal
Sister, Kara, plays golf at Youngstown State … Born in Moscow, Russia … Daughter of Nolan and Michelle.
GETTING TO KNOW LEILA RAINES
Favorite Quote
Success is not owned, it’s rented and the rent is due every day.
If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
Dark chocolate
If you could share a meal with four individuals living or dead, whom would you choose?
My family (Mom, Dad, Kara, and Mia)
What is your dream job?
Playing on the LPGA Tour and/or becoming a college golf coach.
What is your favorite spot on campus?
The Dairy Store
What is your favorite part about being a Spartan?
The family atmosphere as well as the competitive drive that everyone has.
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