Elisabeth Toennessen
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Grimstad, Norway
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School:
- Wang Toppidrett
Bio
Spring 2020 (Freshman): Toennessen did not participate in the team's only event of the spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fall 2019 (Freshman): Toennessen took part in three of Tech's five fall tournaments, finishing eight rounds of action… made her collegiate debut at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Sept. 30-Oct. 1), posting a 78-81-77=236 to earn a top-20 finish… fired a low round of 72 in the first round of the Town and Country Invitational (Oct. 28-29), finishing with a 153 overall… wrapped up the fall with a scoring average of 78.88.
High School: Toennessen attended Wang Toppidrett in Tonsberg, Norway… joined her sisters in competing for the Grimstad GolfKlub… claimed victory in the 1st Division Team NM competition, earning the right to play in the elite division next year and compete among the eight best teams in all of Norway.
Personal: Daughter of Trine and Torbjorn Toennessen… born March 19, 2000… full name is Elisabeth Toennessen… her twin sister, Katrine, also plays for Golden Eagles… oldest sister, Maria, played golf at Ole Miss from 2013-17… joined her twin sister Katrine as the first international signees in program history.
Academic: Majoring in marketing… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once… recognized as a WGCA All-American Scholar for 2019-20.
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Four members of the Tennessee Tech women's golf team were recognized as All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Tuesday afternoon.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech golf coach Polk Brown released the annual postseason honors for the Golden Eagle women’s team Thursday, presenting four student-athletes with awards earned for the 2020-21 season.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team put a cap on its 2020-21 campaign Tuesday afternoon, concluding play at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – Day two of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships came to a close Monday afternoon for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team after competing at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team finished the first round of action at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Sunday afternoon, competing at the Highlands Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team heads south for their first trip to the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in two years after the cancellation of the 2020 spring season due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Tech will compete with the other members of the league in Owens Cross Roads, Ala. at the Highlands Course at Hampton Cove.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up action at the Jan Weaver Invitational Saturday afternoon, finishing 12th at Murray State's tournament hosted at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team finished up the first two rounds of action at the Jan Weaver Invitational Friday afternoon, competing at Miller Memorial Golf Course in Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State's two-day event.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will get one more test prior to the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, heading for Murray, Ky. and the two-day Jan Weaver Invitational at Miller Memorial Golf Course. The tournament, hosted by league foe Murray State, will take place Friday, Apr. 9 and Saturday, Apr. 10.
RICHMOND, Ky. – With daylight fading fast on the University Club at Arlington Monday night, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team was able to just finish the second round of action on the first day of play at the Colonel Classic, hosted by Eastern Kentucky.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team rounded out action at the Colonel Classic at the University Club at Arlington Tuesday, turning in its best round of the week.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team heads for familiar territory, competing in Eastern Kentucky's Colonel Classic for the seventh time in the past eight years. Play will take place at the University Club at Arlington on Monday and Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up play at the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, fielding a pair of teams at its own even on the Highlands Course at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Another round is in the books at the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, with the Tennessee Tech women's golf team sporting a pair of teams in its own tournament at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team wrapped up the first day of action at its own tournament Sunday, fielding a pair of squads at the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. for the first time since 2019, for the eighth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Play begins Sunday and will run through Tuesday while teams compete on the Highlands Course.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team climbed a spot in the rankings at the Kiawah Island Classic Monday, moving to 29th at the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The first of three days of action at collegiate golf's largest event came to a close Sunday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech women's golf team kicked off their sixth-straight year of competition at the Kiawah Island Classic.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team returns to play with its annual trip to Kiawah Island, S.C. and the Kiawah Island Classic beginning Sunday, Feb. 28. The three-day, 54-hole event will run through Tuesday, Mar. 2 and feature 41 teams competing in the country's largest tournament.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The first tournament of the 2020-21 campaign came to an abrupt end for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team and all the participants of the Lady Bison Bay Point Classic Tuesday morning, as inclement weather washed out the third and final round of competition at the Nicklaus Course at Bay Point Golf Club.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The first two rounds of the 2020-21 campaign came to a close for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team Monday, competing at the Nicklaus Course at Bay Point Golf Club at the Lady Bison Bay Point Classic
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team will finally begin its 2020-21 season Monday morning, beginning two days of play at the Lady Bison Bay Point Classic in Panama City Beach, Fla. After nearly a full year away from competition on the links, the Golden Eagles will compete at Bay Point Golf Club.