Sierra Sims

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Westlake
Hometown:
Austin, Texas

2015-16 (Junior)
One of two Deacs to be in the lineup for all 10 events, ranking second on the team with a 74.24 scoring average ... had two top-five and three top-10 finishes ... individual runner-up at the ACC Championship (7-under) ... opened the year with a top-five at the Cougar Classic (2-under, T-5th) ... had a top-10 finish at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic (11-over, T-9th).

2014-15 (Sophomore)
Finished tied for second at the Cougar Classic, shooting a 206 with scores of 65-68-73, tying the 54-hole school record and leading Wake Forest to a sixth-place finish overall...Shot an even 216 at the Lady Paladin Invitational, finishing fourth overall and helping Wake Forest finish second in the tournament...Named ACC Women's Golfer of the Month for September...Finished tied for 15th at the Lady Tarheel Invitational, posting a 2-over 218 and helping Wake Forest finish fourth overall...Shot a 4-over 220 with a first-round 69 en route to finishing 24th at the Landfall Tradition and helping Wake Forest win the overall title...Was the top Wake Forest finisher at the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge, finishing sixth...Also finished tied for 16th with an 8-over 221 at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, helping Wake Forest to a top five finish...Finished in the top 30 at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic and helped Wake Forest to an overall second-straight top five finish...Came in second at the Bryan National Collegiate, leading Wake Forest to a second place finish as a team...Tied for 15th overall at the ACC Championships with an even 216, helping Wake Forest to a third place finish as a team.

2013-14 (Freshman)
Had a solid freshman campaign ... Played in all 10 events for the team and finished second on the squad with a 75.28 scoring average ... Had the team's only top-5 finish and led the team with four top-20 finishes ... Made the most birdies on the team with 64 ... Notched a team-high seven rounds at par or better ... Had over 92 percent of her rounds count towards the team score ... Was the team's low finisher at three events ... Started her career with rounds of 74-71-73 (+2) at the Cougar Classic and finished tied for 19th ... Finished tied for 58th at the Mason Rudolph Classic with rounds of 78-76-77 (+15) ... Rebounded with a solid showing at the Lady Tar Heel, finishing tied for 19th after rounds of 72-72-74 (+2) ... Finished the fall with rounds of 82-77-76 (+19) at the Landfall Tradition and was tied for 57th ... Opened the spring with her lowest round of the year, a three-under 69 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge en route to finishing tied for 12th at 2-over par ... Finished the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a round of even-par 71 and was tied for 36th ... Led the Bryan National Collegiate after 36 holes after matching rounds of 1-under 71 ... Went on to post her best finish of the season at the BNC, a tie for 3rd at 4-over par ... Posted rounds of 75-79 at the rain-shortened SMU/Dallas Invitational and finished tied for 28th ... Carded rounds of 77-81-77 (+22) at the ACC Championship and finished tied for 41st ... Capped her first season with rounds of 76-73-80 (+13) at the NCAA West Regional and finished in a tie for 31st.

Prior to Wake Forest
Had a stellar junior career ... Was a 2012 Rolex First Team All-American ... Ranked No. 9 in the class of 2013 according to juniorgolfscoreboard.com ... Was ranked 8th in the Polo Junior Rankings ... Was the top recruit in the state of Texas according to Golfweek ... Played for Chuck Nowland at Westlake High School ... Won the 2011 and 2012 Texas 5A Individual State Championship and finished second in 2013 ... Was the No. 1 ranked high school female in Texas ... Led Westlake to the 2011 Texas 5A State Title and a runner-up finish in 2013 ... Fired a 63 en route to winning her third-straight District 15-5A title ... Her 63 set a new women's course record at Lions Municipal Golf Course ... Was been named a Golfweek Player of the Week six times ... Won over 50 junior and high school events ... Was the 2006 Mid-Atlantic PGA Player of the Year ... Has four AJGA titles to her credit, including the 2012 and 2013 Hunter Mahan Under Armor Championship and the Goodman Networks at the Traditions ... Recorded 18 top-10 finishes in AJGA events and nine top-5 finishes ... Won seven Texas Junior Golf Tour events ... Is a two-time Bill Dickey Invitational Champion as well as a two-time Starburst Golf Classic Champion ... Qualified for the 2011 and 2012 US Women's Amateurs and advanced to match play at the 2012 US Girls Junior ... Played in three Junior PGA Championships ... Has three top-5 finishes at the Kathy Whitworth Invitational and a pair of top-5 finishes at the Verizon Junior Heritage ... Is a three-time member of the honor roll and has earned Academic All-District honors each of the last three years. Background
Full name is Sierra Gabriela Sims ... Born on December 17, 1995 in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Bryan and Marguerita Sims ... Sister of teammate Mariana Sims ... Father Bryan played basketball at Bethany College as well as Howard University.