Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Brevard, N.C. |
High School: | Brevard HS |
Major: | Communication & Public Relations |
2019-20: Lone appearance of the season game at the the Mars Hill Fall Invitational... Tied for 21st place with 93-84=177... Division II Athletic Directors Honor Roll (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.
2018-19: Appeared in three tournaments at the Bob Dibble Classic, Buccaneer Spring Classic and the Agnes McAmis Memorial... Finished 18th at the Dibble Classic with 88-87=175... Placed 31st at the McAmis Memorial (90-100=190)... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll... WGCA All-American Scholar.
2017-18: Played in three events where she carded a 90.6 stroke average... Competed in seven rounds... Finished 26th at the Bob Dibble Classic with 92-86=178... Also placed 26th at the Agnes McAmis Memorial with a 54-hole total 91-85-89=265.
High School: Graduated from Brevard (N.C.) HS... Coached by Richard Ronneburger and Chris Lambert... Three-time varsity letter-winner... Three-time All-Conference selection... All Conference (2015-2017) Conference Champion (2017) Regionals and State Qualifier (2014-2017)... Best Average (2014-2015)... Most Outstanding Golfer (2016-2017)... Most Valuable Golfer (2015-2016)... Blue Devil Advocate Award (2017)... National Technical Honor Society (2017)... 2017 Stats: 9-hole average: 43.0.
Personal: Born July 2, 1999 in Asheville, N.C... Nickname: "Mer"... Daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth Barton... Sister: Kala Barton... Majoring in communication and public relations... Minoring in business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Foundation recipient... Future plans: Earn a masters degree in human resources and pursue a career in public relations management... Hobbies: Spending time with her friends and family, volunteering within her local community, working at her local parks and recreation department, enjoying good food and even better music... Community Service: Favorite book: "Through the Eyes of a Lion" by Levi Lusko; Favorite midnight snack: Popcorn and Extra Toasty Cheez Its; Favorite movie: "Remember the Titans"; Favorite musical artists: Bad Suns, 1975, John Mayer, Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelley, Bryson Tiller, Elevation Worship; Favorite song: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears; Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers; Meredith can't go a week without: Music; Favorite athlete: Mackenzie Butler; Most thrilling moment in sports: Getting a second hole-in-one; Advice to kids: "It's important to be kind to people, you never know what they are going through. "; Favorite color: Purple; Favorite food: Steak and Pasta; Favorite sport other than golf: Volleyball; Person Meredith most admires: Her sister; Toughest opponent Meredith has ever played against: Maria File; What people don't know about Meredith: She is very good at embarrassing herself; When she was a kid, Meredith tried to be like: Her sister.