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Assistant Coach Victoria Stefansen

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Victoria Stefansen begins her second season as University of Delaware women's golf assistant coach during the 2012-13 season.

During the program's inaugural season, Stefansen helped lead the Blue Hens to top 10 finishes during eight of 10 tournaments on the year. Delaware finished among the top five in three tournaments, including a season-best fourth at The Spider at St. James Invitational.

Stefansen was a four-year letterwinner for the Cyclones under head coach Christie Martens, playing in every tournament since the spring of 2007. She concluded her career with a 77.11 average round, the fourth lowest in ISU history, while her 13 top 10 finishes rank seventh in school history. After redshirting the 2006-07 season, Stefan son played 122 career rounds for the Cyclones, the third most in Iowa State history.

Stefansen served as a team captain during the 2007-08 season, when she ranked sixth on the squad with an 82.60 stroke average. She lowered her average round to 77.30, second on the team, during her sophomore year which included tying for first place at the Challenge at Wolfdancer, and ranked third on the Cyclones with a 76.54 average during the 2009-10 campaign.

Stefansen averaged 75.07 strokes this past year, sixth all-time in an Iowa State single season, and ranked No. 110 in the final Golfweek rankings. She tied for fourth place at the Big 12 Championships, the best finish ever by a Cyclone at the conference tournament, and fired a 69 during the final round. A three-time Big 12 Golfer of the Month award winner during her career, Stefan son posted five top 10 finishes was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team as a senior.

A Dean’s List student as well, Stefansen was named an Iowa State Scholar Athlete during her first three seasons, and earned Big 12 All-Academic First Team honors this year after being selected to the second team in 2009 and 2010.

Stefansen served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council during her final four years at Iowa State, and was also the team’s representative on the ISU leadership committee. She was a member of the NCAA re certification committee in the fall of 2010, and served on the ethnicity, diversity and student-athlete well-being sub-committee as well. Additionally Stefansen was active in mentoring children in reading and active lifestyles, and helped raise money and awareness for The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

Stefansen, 24, who graduated from Iowa State in May with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and will major in health promotions as a graduate student at Delaware.

A native of Roervig, Denmark, Stefansen was a member of the DGU Danish National Golf Team from 2001-2009. She was a personal golf coach at Furesoe Golf Club from 2008-2010, and also coached a team of youth female golfers to improve golf skills and personal development.

Updated 3/15/13


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