Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Signs Three To The Class of 2015
11/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Wake Forest women's golf head coach Dianne Dailey has announced the signing three student-athletes for the class of 2015. Marissa Dodd, Allison Emrey and Emily Wright will all join the Demon Deacons next fall.
"Overall, this is a good strong class," said Dailey. "All three players have had success on the national level as well as the state and local level. They're very enthusiastic about coming to Wake Forest and they're all just very solid players. I think they'll all make a good impact on our team next year."
Dodd is an all-state player at Allen High School in Allen, Texas. She was the 5A state runner-up and has won a total of five high school tournaments in her career. Dodd also won her US Girls Junior qualifier this past summer and then advanced to match play at the finals. In AJGA events, she has posted a pair of top-3 three finishes over the last two years.
Emrey, a Charlotte, NC, native, helped lead Ardrey Kell to a state championship this past fall as she finished fourth overall. She won the state crown in 2008 and finished runner-up in 2009. Emrey has had success on the USGA level, advancing to match play at the 2009 US Girls Junior Championship, as well as on the AJGA circuit where she finished runner-up at two events in 2009.
This past summer, Emrey finished third at the AJGA Golf Pride Classic and helped lead The Carolinas Team to the Mid-Atlantic Challenge title. According to juniorgolfscoreboard.com, she is ranked as the No. 1 girls junior golfer in the state of North Carolina.
Wright finished-off a stellar career last month at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio, as she led the Comets to their third-straight Ohio Division I State Championship. She also won the individual title in 2010 and is a two-time first team All-State honoree. Wright was named the Southwest Ohio District Player of the Year three times and holds the Greater Miami Conference and the Greater Cincinnati scoring records.
Wright's resume also includes five AJGA top-10s over the last year and she advanced to match play at the US Girls Junior at the Country Club of North Carolina this past summer.
Marissa Dodd
Allen, Texas
Allen High School
Full name is Marissa Nicole Dodd ... Daughter of Mark and Stacie Dodd ... Born in Littleton, Colo., on Oct. 20, 1993 ... Earned a total of four varsity letters at Allen High School in Allen, Texas ... Played for coach Karen Gravley ... Was the Texas 5A State runner-up as a junior ... Earned All-District, All-Region and All-State honors ... Has been selected as a Super Academic All-American Athlete each of her first three seasons ... Shot a 72 and won her US Girls Junior qualifier this past summer by six shots over the nearest competitor ... Advanced to match play of the 2010 US Girls Junior at the Country Club of North Carolina ... Finished in the top-3 at both the AJGA Calloway Gardens and Aspen Opens this summer ... Has won a total of five high school tournaments ... Had a competitive scoring average of 75.3 from the fall of 2009 to July of 2010 ... Is the No. 15-ranked girls junior in the state of Texas according to juniorgolfscoreboard.com ... Is a member of the National Honor Society and received both the Mathematic and Biology Awards ... Her father Mark Dodd played soccer at Duke and was a member of the US National Team ... He was named the MLS first Goalkeeper of the Year ... Her mother Stacie is a graduate of NC State ... Has one sister, Allison ... High school teammate Jessa LaBarbera signed to play collegiate golf at Colorado State.
Allison Emrey
Charlotte, NC
Ardrey Kell High School
Full name is Allison Michelle Emrey ... Born on May 31, 1993 in Charlotte, NC ... Daughter of David and Anne Emrey ... Won the 2010 4A West Regional title and then led her team to a NCHSAA 4A State Championship ... Was the 2008 4A Individual State Champion ... Finished runner-up at the state tournament in 2009 and was fourth in 2010 ... Helped Ardrey Kell to a runner-up state finish in 2009 ... Won the 2009 North-South Junior at Pinehurst ... Finished runner-up at both the AJGA Bluegrass Junior and AJGA Golf Pride Classic in 2009 ... Took third in the AJGA Golf Pride event in 2010 ... Qualified for and made the match play at the 2009 US Girls Junior ... Shot a 73 at the 2010 US Women's Amateur qualifier and was an alternate ... Participated in the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Challenge, going 2-0 and helping lead The Carolinas to a 9-3 victory ... Is the No. 1-ranked junior golfer in the state of North Carolina according to juniorgolfscoreboard.com.
Emily Wright
Mason, Ohio
William Mason High School
Born on Feb. 17, 1993, in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Parents are Dave and Mary-Ann Wright ... Led William Mason to three consecutive Ohio state titles after finishing runner-up as a freshman ... Won the individual state title as a senior in 2010 ... Is a two-time state first team honoree ... Named the Southwest Ohio District Player of the Year three times and is a two-time Greater Miami Conference Player of the Year ... Set the all-time GMC scoring average at 36.10 and also set the Greater Cincinnati scoring average in both 2009 and 2010 ... Named the Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Player of the Year in 2008, 09 and 10 ... Ranked as the No. 2 girls golfer in the state of Ohio according to juniorgolfscoreboard.com ... Advanced to match play of the 2010 US Girls Junior and advanced to the round of 8 at the 2010 Women's Western Junior ... Recorded a total of six top-10s in 2009 and 2010 in AJGA events including a victory at the 2009 Randy Wise Junior Open Qualifier and runner-up finishes at the 2010 National Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior and the 2009 Preseason Junior at Chateau Elan ... Won the 2009 Cincinnati Women's Metropolitan, becoming the first junior champion in the event's 95-year history ... Is an HP Scholastic All-American and earned the College Board AP Scholar Award ... Named to the Dean's List all four years ... Father Dave A. Wright played football at Utah and grandfather Dave E. Wright played football at Utah State ... High school teammates Erin Michel (Penn State), Alexis Nelson (Wisconsin) and Liz Nebraski (Northern Kentucky) all signed to played collegiate golf.
