Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
Appeared in nine of the team’s 12 events … finished fourth on the team with an 80.7 stroke average … turned in her best finish, tied for eighth among 91 competitors, at the Saluki Women’s Golf Invitational … tied for 15th at the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Championship … shot a season-low 75 in the opening round of the EKU Lady Colonel Classic … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2010-11 Colonel Scholar.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
Played in eight of the team’s events … posted a stroke average of 84.1 … posted her best fall finish of 25th in the first event of the fall, the MSU/Marshall/EKU Tri Match … tied for 13th with her best finish of the season in the EKU Lady Colonel Classic … her lowest single-round score of the season came in the first round of the EKU Lady Colonel Classic (74) … finished 34th in the 2010 OVC Championship … 2009-10 Presidential Honor Roll (4.0) … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2009-10 Colonel Scholar … Bratzke Award of Excellence (given to the team member with the highest GPA).

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Her 82.9 stroke average was the fourth best by a Colonel during the 2008-09 season … posted one top-20 finish … turned in her best fall finish, tied for 28th, at the final fall event, the Troy University Trojan Invitational … opened the spring season by tying for 13th at the Murray State Spring Kick-Off … fired a 78 in the second round of the LPGA International-Xavier Invitational, the first round of the Troy Invitational and the first round of the MSU Spring Kick-Off … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2008-09 Colonel Scholar.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-state and four-time all-region selection at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, S.C. … finished first in the region and second in the state as a freshman … posted back-to-back second place regional and third place state finishes as a sophomore and a junior … finished her senior season with a 77.5 stroke average.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kara Elizabeth Fant ... born Oct. 22, 1990 ... daughter of Daniel and Ellen Fant ... has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Julie ... her mother Ellen played collegiate basketball at Northeastern University … her uncle Tom Soja played collegiate basketball at the University of Rochester … majoring in physics.