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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 17, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor’s Kaur Becomes Three-Time Women’s Golf All-American<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Houston native has earned All-America honors in 2018, 2020 and 2021</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David Kaye, 254-709-5147,
</span><a href="mailto:David_Kaye@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">David_Kaye@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor women’s golf fourth-year junior Gurleen Kaur has been named an honorable mention All-American by Golfweek, making her the second three-time All-American in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kaur was previously named a Golfweek All-America honorable mention as a freshman in 2018 and again in 2020. With the 2021 recognition, she joins Hayley Davis as the only three-time
All-Americans in program history. Kaur expects to return for a fifth season in 2021-22 and will attempt to become the program’s first four-time All-American.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Houston native, Kaur became the first player in program history to compete at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur when she did so in 2021. She also qualified for the 76<sup>th</sup>
U.S. Women’s Open and was one of four amateurs to make the cut at the LPGA major tournament, finishing in 66<sup>th</sup> place at San Francisco’s The Olympic Club.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kaur was also named to the 2021 All-Big 12 Team and the 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team, and she picked up Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors. She set a program record for
single-season stroke average with a 71.97 mark across 34 rounds in 2020-21, leading the Bears to six tournament titles, the program’s first No. 1 national ranking and a fourth top-15 national finish in the last six NCAA Championships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">She led the Bears in scoring average (71.97), top-5 finishes (4) and par-4 scoring (4.08) and ranked second on the team in rounds at par or better (17), par-3 scoring (3.04),
below-par percentage (20.1), par-or-better percentage (82.4) and total birdies (120).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kaur won back-to-back medalist honors to open the 2020-21 season, claiming first-place in a 56-player field at the Schooner Fall Classic and first place in a 51-player field
at the Betsy Rawls Invitational. Her efforts helped the Bears claim team titles in each of their first five tournaments of the season, leading to the first No. 1 national ranking in program history. She also finished fourth in the Lone Star Invitational and
third in the 2021 Big 12 Championship, and her tie for 28<sup>th</sup> place at the NCAA Championship was the best finish by a BU player.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor finished the 2020-21 season ranked No. 9 nationally by Golfweek and No. 15 by Golfstat. The Bears finished 15<sup>th</sup> at the NCAA Championship, earning their fourth
top-15 in six NCAA Championships since the Bears earned the program’s first top-15 national finish in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BAYLOR WOMEN’S GOLF ALL-AMERICANS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hayley Davis, 2012 – Second Team (WGCA); Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hayley Davis, 2013 – Second Team (WGCA); Second Team (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lauren Taylor, 2013 – Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hayley Davis, 2015 – First Team (Golfweek); Second Team (WGCA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dylan Kim, 2015 – Second Team (WGCA); Third Team (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Laura Lonardi, 2016 – Second Team (WGCA); Third Team (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Amy Lee, 2017 – Second Team (WGCA); Third Team (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gurleen Kaur, 2018 – Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elodie Chapelet, 2020 – Honorable Mention (WGCA); Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gurleen Kaur, 2020 – Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gurleen Kaur, 2021 – Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2020-21 Season Honors<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Diane Baillieux<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academic All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Elodie Chapelet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big 12 All-Tournament Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academic All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hannah Karg<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academic All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Gurleen Kaur<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All-America Honorable Mention (Golfweek)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All-Big 12 Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big 12 All-Tournament Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academic All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jordan Shackelford<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academic All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Britta Snyder<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All-Big 12 Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anika Veintemilla<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academic All-Big 12 First Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">David Kaye</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385623">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">| Assistant AD for Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">C: 254-709-5147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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