Jennifer (Einck) Irvine was a four-year standout on the women’s golf team from 2000-03. With Darlene Still as head coach during her first collegiate season, it didn’t take long for Irvine to put the rest of the Iowa Conference on notice. She carded a 168 during her first-ever IIAC Championships en route to earning medalist honors and sending BVU to the team title while halting Simpson College’s four-year reign as champions.
New head coach Tom Bohnenkamp took over prior to her sophomore campaign, but the results were much of the same. Irvin went on to earn runner-up accolades that season with a 165 and was six shots behind teammate and individual medalist, Debbie Zorn.
After placing ninth as a junior in 2002, Irvine’s storied career ended in 2003 just as it started by moving back to the top and earning medalist honors as a senior and being named IIAC Most Valuable Player. The Primghar, Iowa, native, began the 72-hole championships with an opening round of 90 and was in a tie for fifth. A day later, she worked herself up the leader board with a 79 and stayed strong with a third round 82. It all came down to the final round where she tied for the second-lowest round of the day with a 77 and went on to win by two strokes. The team, however, was tied with the Storm after 72 holes and had to go into a playoff where it went on to win on the first hole with a winning putt by Irvine.
