Zoey Danner '24 Recruiting Profile

Picked up first golf club June 1, 2021, and have been playing almost every day since. Practice every day after school and several hours over the summer.  Have come a long way in a short time. Still have a lot of room for improvement but also put in a lot of hard work to reach my goals. Was a multi sport athlete lettering at Marion High School (enrollment 1100) as a freshman in Varsity Basketball and Soccer. Was also a track standout in middle school recording a 400m time of 1:04 and 800 time of 2:31 and lettered in Volleyball.  Athletic highlights can be viewed at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0AkGRHY6ufMeqRMKxvSPWQ/videos. Once I started playing golf I decided to focus all of my time on the sport. First season of varsity golf, as a sophomore, I was South 7 All Conference. My lowest 18 hole round was a score of 86. All of this was accomplished within the first four months of picking up the game. I was also awarded the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award that recognizes student athletes. I currently receive golf instruction from the Golf Complex in Paducah, KY. Transferred to Agape Christian High School Fall of 2022. I am the only member of my golf team and will play a limited schedule. Agape Christian is not a member of the IHSA so I can not play any post season tournaments.  Finished 2022-23 Season with 81.4 stroke average and won 6 of 8 events. Due to these restrictions, I will focus my time playing in multi day tournament on the  HGJT, AJGA, Kentucky Junior Tour, and Illinois Prep Tour during the spring and summer of 2023.  I am going to continue to work hard to put myself in a position to play at the college level. My brother currently plays at the collegiate level so I have utilized a lot of his planning and practicing methods to improve my game. To improve my game for 2023 I have been doing swing speed training and increased my driver swing speed to 88-90 mph. I also only play from the mens tees (5830 yds) to assist in the transition to the college level. My educational plan is to get a degree in Special Education. I have been a volunteer at the Southern Illinois Special Olympics for five years.