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Grace Acton

  • Height 5-3
  • Class 2024
  • Hometown Harvard, Mass.
  • High School The Bromfield School
  • Major Interdisciplinary Studies (Digital Computational Studies and History)

Biography

Career: One of four winners of the Milton L. Lindholm Scholar-Athlete Award, going to the male and female varsity letter-winning athletes with the highest cumulative grade point averages.... One of 92 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better. 

2023-24: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Shot an 89 and 95 to place 41st at the Polar Bear Shootout (Sept. 9-10).... Shot a 93 and a 94 to finish 27th out of 43 competitors at the NEIGA Championship (Oct. 14-15).

2022-23: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Named to the NESCAC Spring All-Sportsmanship Team.... Tied for 25th out of 57 competitors with a two-day score of 165 at the NEIGA Championship (Oct. 15-16).... Shot a 79, good for a tie for fourth place out of 35 competitors at the State of Maine Invitational (Sept. 11).

2021-22: NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Tied for 23rd out of 34 competitors with a 97 at the Polar Bear Shootout (Sept. 11).... Tied for 12th out of 24 competitors with a 92 at the State of Maine of Invitational (Sept. 12).... Shot a 93 and an 88 to tie for 26th out of 48 competitors at the Williams Women's Golf Classic (Oct. 2-3).... Shot an 85 and an 89 to finish tied for 33rd out of 41 competitors at the NESCAC Fall Qualifier (Oct. 9-10).

2020-21: Did not compete in any tournaments as a first-year in an abbreviated season for the Bobcats.

Minor: Russian

Personal: 2020 graduate of The Bromfield School (Mass.) ... 2022 Albion Morse-Stevens Award for top work in a foreign language (Russian) ... Dean's List.

Clubs: WRBC Radio

Favorite TV show: Jeopardy
Music artist: Josh Ritter
Vacation spot: Dublin, Ireland
Athletic team: US National Women's Gymnastics Team
Hobbies: sewing, knitting
Person most admired: My grandmother
Career aspirations: I plan to go to graduate school for Digital Humanities and then pursue a career in museums.

Best sports memory: 
The first time I swung a golf club after being out for eight months because of Osteochondritis Dissecans in my knee. I was so afraid that I had forgotten how to golf, and when I was cleared to start swinging with a brace on, I immediately started hitting chips around my parents' yard. I had not forgotten how to swing, and was so happy to finally get back to the sport I love.

Goals for upcoming year: Having a strong finish to my college golf career!

Why Bates? 
Everyone at Bates is involved in a little bit of everything. I've been able to be an athlete while also pursuing a rigorous course load, having an on-campus job in the theater costume shop, and being an active member of clubs.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

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