Lila Smith

Caroline Zeiger

/ Women's Golf

Photo by: JD Cavrich

Photo by: Ben Popko

Class:
Junior
High School:
Saint David's School
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.

Spring 2026 (Junior): Averaged a 79.7 over 12 rounds … competed in three events as an individual and in the lineup for the Patriot League Championships … tied for second as an individual at the NKU Spring Fling shooting 76-73-76 … tied for 18th at the PL Championships at the US Naval Academy Golf Club, shooting 78-80-82.

Fall 2025 (Junior): In the lineup for two events … also competed on Bucknell’s B-team for an event and one event as an individual … averaged a 78.0 over 11 rounds … tied for eighth at the Bucknell Invitational, carding 83-72-72 … fired 75-76-83 at the Battle at the Creek to help Bison to second team championship of the fall.

Spring 2025 (Sophomore): Competed in four spring events, averaging an 80.2 over 12 rounds ... low mark was a four-over par 76 at the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate at Hammock Creek GC in Florida ... tied for 12th at the Prospect Bay Intercollegiate at Prospect Bay CC in Maryland, shooting 78, 82, 83 ... placed 23rd at the PL Championships at Saucon Valley CC in Bethlehem, posting 86, 78, 84.

Fall 2024 (Sophomore): Featured in four fall events, averaging a 78.7 over nine rounds ... low mark was a two-over par 74 at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational at Mill Creek GC in Ohio ... tied for 22nd at the Bucknell Invitational at Bucknell GC, shooting 76, 76, 79 ... tied for seventh at the Red Flash Invitational at Sunnehanna CC, posting a 76 and a 79.

Spring 2024 (Freshman): Played in three spring events, averaging 81.0 to bring her full-season average to 79.5 ... best finish was 14th (77-79) at the SMSU Spring Classic in Arizona ... solid showing at the Patriot League Championship, placing 18th with rounds of 79-75-79.

Fall 2023 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact, averaging 79.3 in three tournaments in her debut season ... in only her second collegiate round broke the Bucknell record with a 68 at the Bucknell Invitational ... shot 77-68-78 and finished 6th in the tournament.

Personal: Born Dec. 19, 2004 in Raleigh, N.C. ... parents are Jule and Alisa Smith ... has three siblings: Ardyn, Julius, and Gabriel ... grandfather, Fred Julius Smith II, played football at Wake Forest ... 2023 graduate of Saint David's School ... took up golf seriously as a freshman and competed as an individual with only one or two other girls on the team ... earned NCISSA All-State honors in both 2021 and 2022 ... runner-up at the 2022 NCISSA State Championship ... shot a 2-over 73 in a T-4th finish at the North State Tournament ... won the Peggy Kirk Bell Foundation Classic in 2022 ... majoring in markets, innovation & design ... member of 2024, 2025 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.