March 20-26, 2023

Crystal Wang | GR., Women's Golf  | Major: Master's: Business Analytics

Crystal Wang won her first tournament of her collegiate career, firing a final round 69 (-3) to finish with a 54-hole tally of 211 (-5) and earn a share of the individual crown with three others at the Clemson Invitational last week in Sunset, S.C. Wang's win marks the the first for the Illini program since Tristyn Nowlin shared individual honors at the 2019 Schooner Fall Classic.

The Diamond Bar, Calif., native, birdied three of her last four holes, including the last two, to secure her co-medalist finish. It's Wang's sixth top-10 finish of the season and her fifth top-3 finish of the 2022-23 campaign.

Wang's 12 total birdies were fourth-most in the tournament and her scoring average of 3.83 (-5) on par 4s was tied for the lowest mark among the field.

Wang is a graduate student at Illinois studying business analytics.

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