Franca Polla

Franca Polla at Mountain Classic Match Play

Franca Polla of the women's golf team competing at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational

Franca Polla stares into the distance while competing at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
High School:
Sunset HS
Prev School:
Portland State
NIL Exchange:
Franca Polla

CAREER HONORS

4x WGCA All-America Scholar (2020-21 at Portland State, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
3x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
3x Academic All-Mountain West (2022, 2023, 2024)

SENIOR (2023-24)
Honors: WGCA All-America Scholar...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Competed in nine events for Boise State…ranks third in program history with a career scoring average of 75.39…single-season scoring average of 74.77 is ninth in school history…had a season-best T-6th-place finish at the NMSU Golf Iconic Classic (Oct. 9-11), tallying the seventh-lowest three-round score in school history at 213 (70-73-70; -3)…her first and third rounds from that tournament marked her best of the season…tied for 22nd at The Clash at Boulder Creek (Oct. 22-24), recording a 215 (72-71-72; -1)…finished 12th in a tri-match against Long Beach State and UC Riverside (Feb. 15-16), tallying a 151 (76-75; +9)…fired a 222 (76-75-71; +6) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational (March 17-19)…carded a 224 (76-72-76; +8) at the Bobcat Desert Classic (April 8-10).

JUNIOR (2022-23)
Honors: WGCA All-America Scholar…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete…Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: One of three Broncos to appear in each of the team’s 10 tournaments…averaged 76.41 through 27 rounds…garnered four top-25 finishes, including one top-five finish…grabbed back-to-back top-25 finishes for her performance in the first two tournaments of the season…finished T-21st and T-17th, respectively, at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic (Sept. 12-13) and Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 26-27)…at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, fired a season-low three-round total of 218 (76-72-70; +2)…tied her season-low performance at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational (March 9-11), where she tied for third, carding rounds of 72-75-71 (+2)…posted a season-low round of 69 during the final 18 holes at The Clash at Boulder Creek (Oct 23-25).

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Honors: WGCA All-America Scholar…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete…Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Appeared in nine of Boise State’s 10 tournaments in her debut season as a Bronco…averaged 75.46 through 24 rounds…notched four top-25 finishes, including two top-10 finishes…was Boise State’s top finisher at two tournaments…earned runner-up honors at the Cowgirl Classic (April 4-5) with a three-round total of 215 (76-67-72; -1)…her second-round total was the lowest of any individual in the tournament and fourth-lowest in school history…her 54-hole total tied for fifth-lowest and 36-hole score of 143 tied for sixth all-time…was also the Broncos’ top performer at the Mountain West Championships (April 19-20) where she finished fifth with a three-round total of 219 (74-70-75; +3)…lowest 54-hole score at a conference championship in school history…best finish by a Bronco since 2006…fourth-best finish all-time.

PORTLAND STATE CAREER
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Honors: WGCA All-America Scholar.
Top Highlights: Appeared in four events as a Viking, averaging 75.64…posted a 223 (75-68-80; +7) at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic, tying for 10th and leading the tournament with 10 birdies…notched all-tournament honors at the 2021 Big Sky Championships, recording a second-place finish with a 223 (73-74-76; +7).

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR	EVENTS	ROUNDS	STROKES	AVG	LOW	TOP 10	TOP 25	BEST
2021-22	9	24	1,811	75.46	67	2	4	2
2022-23	10	26	1,975	75.96	69	1	4	T3
2023-24	9	26	1,944	74.77	70	1	2	T6
CAREER	28	76	5,730	75.39	67	4	10	2