Boise State Athletics
2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Leia Chung
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Wahiawa, Hawaii
- High School:
- Leilehua HS
- Major:
- Accountancy & Finance
- NIL Exchange:
- Leia Chung
CAREER HONORS
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025-26)
Honors:Â NCAA Regional Individual Qualifier...Mountain West Individual Champion...All-Mountain West First Team.
Top Highlights: Played in 12 tournaments for the Broncos, leading the team with a 72.24 scoring average, second-lowest in single-season program history…won the individual title at the Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 7-9) with a school-record 199 (-14), her first tournament back from injury…fired a career-low 64 (-7) in the final round, the second-best 18-hole score in program history…carded a 220 (+4) at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic (Sept. 22-24), including a team-low 71 (-1) in the opening round…tied for seventh at the Molly Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a 219 (+3)…led the Broncos to the team title at the New Mexico State Golf Iconic Classic (Oct. 13-15), winning the individual crown with a 207 (-9), the third-lowest three-round score in school history…Boise State set school records for 18-hole (276, -12) and 36-hole scores (561, -15) at the tournament while recording the second-lowest 54-hole score (851, -13)…closed the fall with a 216 (E) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 22-24), tying for 13th…recorded a team-best 222 (+9) at the Alice & John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic (Feb. 14-16)…tied for 16th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (March 9-10), tallying a 224 (+8)…Boise State’s top finisher at the Cowgirl Classic (April 7-8), tying for 13th with a 216 (E)…won the program’s first individual conference title since 1993 with a 211 (-5) at the Mountain West Championship…set school records for lowest conference tournament 54-hole score and 18-hole score at the MW Championship, carding a 68 (-4) in the second round…this was her third individual title of the year, setting a single-season program record, and fourth of her career, tying the school record…became the third Bronco in school history to qualify for an NCAA Regional…set program records for lowest 54-hole score (217, +4), lowest 18-hole score (71, E) and best finish (T-24th) at a regional, competing at the Stanford Regional (May 11-13)…tied for second in single-season program history with eight top-25 finishes…notched four top-10 finishes, tied for fourth-most in single-season program history…current career scoring average of 72.88 is the lowest in school history.
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Honors: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
Did not compete due to injury.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Honors: Two-time Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Week (March 14, April 5)…2x Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 18, March 13)...WGCA All-America Scholar...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Competed in all 11 tournaments for Boise State, finishing the season with a school-record scoring average of 72.10…finished in the top-10 four times, tying the fourth-best single-season mark in school history…finished in the top-25 seven times, tying the sixth-best single-season mark in program history…became the first Bronco to earn multiple Mountain West Golfer of the Week accolades in the same season…tied the program’s second-lowest 54-hole score at the NMSU Golf Iconic Classic (Oct. 9-11), shooting a 210 (68-70-72; -6) to tie for third…her 36-hole score of 138 (-6) ranks third in program history…recorded another 210 at The Clash at Boulder Creek (Oct. 22-24), tying for fifth after carding rounds of 74-69-67 (-6)…finished first at a tri-match against Long Beach State and UC Riverside (Feb. 15-16), firing a 139 (70-69; -3)…tied for the individual crown at the Pizza Hut-Lady Thunderbird Invitational (March 7-9), firing a 216 (76-69-71; E)…recorded a 215 (73-69-74; -1) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational (March 17-19), tying for 19th…notched the second-lowest two-round score in program history at the Cowgirl Classic (April 3-4), tallying a 136 (66-70; -8) on the first day…her first-round 66 (-6) marked the third-lowest round in school history…finished the tournament at 210 (-6), matching her career-low and placing second…led the team with a 220 (75-74-71; +4) at the MW Championship (April 16-18), tying for 18th and securing the third-lowest conference championship score in program history…her third-round score of 71 (-1) is the fifth-lowest conference championship round in school history.
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FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Honors: Mountain West Women’s Golf Freshman of the Month (Sept.)…2x Mountain West Women's Golf Freshman of the Week (March 16, March 30)…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, making her collegiate debut at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic (Sept. 12-13)…Mountain West Women’s Golf Freshman of the Month (Sept. 2022)…two-time MW Women’s Golf Freshman of the Week (March 16, 2023; March 30, 2023)…first women’s golf student-athlete in Bronco history to earn multiple MW accolades in a single season…averaged a team-low 74.48 through 27 rounds…notched five top-25 finishes, including two top-10 finishes and a top-five performance…finished as Boise State’s top individual in four tournaments…tied for sixth at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic (Sept. 12-13)…captured her first-career top-five finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 26-27), carding rounds of 69-71-70 (-6)…her 54-hole total of 210 tied the second-lowest tournament total in school history…became the first Bronco in women’s golf history to fire three rounds under par at the same tournament…earned T-14th and T-19th-place finishes, respectively, at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational (March 9-11) and Anuenue Spring Break Classic (March 27-29)…shot a program conference-championship record 218 (71-76-71; +2) at the MW Championship (April 18-20)…her scores of 71 during the first and third rounds are the fifth-lowest individual rounds in Bronco history at a conference championship…finished second among freshmen…fired a season-low round of 69 at both the Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 26-27) and Anuenue Spring Break Classic (March 27-29).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Graduated from Leilehua High School…won the Oahu Interscholastic Associate (OIA) Regionals and was crowned the state champion as a freshman in 2019…played in eight tournaments as a junior, winning six…captured three Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) titles, winning the Dave and Buster’s Classic in 2019 and the Michelle Wie Tournament of Champions in both 2019 and 2021…garnered a Hawaii State Golf Association (HSGC) title, tying for first in the 2021 U.S. Girls Junior Qualifier, firing 1-under par.
BOISE STATE CAREER STATISTICS
- NCAA Regional Individual Qualifier (2025-26)
- Mountain West Individual Champion (2025-26)
- All-Mountain West First Team (2025-26)
- Mountain West Women's Golf Freshman of the Month (Sept. 2022)
- 2x Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Week (March 14, 2024, April 5, 2024)
- 2x Mountain West Women's Golf Freshman of the Week (March 16, 2023, March 30, 2023)
- 2x Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 18, 2023, March 13, 2024)
- 2x WGCA All-America Scholar (2022-23, 2023-24)
- 3x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- 2x Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025-26)
Honors:Â NCAA Regional Individual Qualifier...Mountain West Individual Champion...All-Mountain West First Team.
Top Highlights: Played in 12 tournaments for the Broncos, leading the team with a 72.24 scoring average, second-lowest in single-season program history…won the individual title at the Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 7-9) with a school-record 199 (-14), her first tournament back from injury…fired a career-low 64 (-7) in the final round, the second-best 18-hole score in program history…carded a 220 (+4) at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic (Sept. 22-24), including a team-low 71 (-1) in the opening round…tied for seventh at the Molly Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a 219 (+3)…led the Broncos to the team title at the New Mexico State Golf Iconic Classic (Oct. 13-15), winning the individual crown with a 207 (-9), the third-lowest three-round score in school history…Boise State set school records for 18-hole (276, -12) and 36-hole scores (561, -15) at the tournament while recording the second-lowest 54-hole score (851, -13)…closed the fall with a 216 (E) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 22-24), tying for 13th…recorded a team-best 222 (+9) at the Alice & John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic (Feb. 14-16)…tied for 16th at the Juli Inkster Invitational (March 9-10), tallying a 224 (+8)…Boise State’s top finisher at the Cowgirl Classic (April 7-8), tying for 13th with a 216 (E)…won the program’s first individual conference title since 1993 with a 211 (-5) at the Mountain West Championship…set school records for lowest conference tournament 54-hole score and 18-hole score at the MW Championship, carding a 68 (-4) in the second round…this was her third individual title of the year, setting a single-season program record, and fourth of her career, tying the school record…became the third Bronco in school history to qualify for an NCAA Regional…set program records for lowest 54-hole score (217, +4), lowest 18-hole score (71, E) and best finish (T-24th) at a regional, competing at the Stanford Regional (May 11-13)…tied for second in single-season program history with eight top-25 finishes…notched four top-10 finishes, tied for fourth-most in single-season program history…current career scoring average of 72.88 is the lowest in school history.
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Honors: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
Did not compete due to injury.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Honors: Two-time Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Week (March 14, April 5)…2x Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 18, March 13)...WGCA All-America Scholar...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Competed in all 11 tournaments for Boise State, finishing the season with a school-record scoring average of 72.10…finished in the top-10 four times, tying the fourth-best single-season mark in school history…finished in the top-25 seven times, tying the sixth-best single-season mark in program history…became the first Bronco to earn multiple Mountain West Golfer of the Week accolades in the same season…tied the program’s second-lowest 54-hole score at the NMSU Golf Iconic Classic (Oct. 9-11), shooting a 210 (68-70-72; -6) to tie for third…her 36-hole score of 138 (-6) ranks third in program history…recorded another 210 at The Clash at Boulder Creek (Oct. 22-24), tying for fifth after carding rounds of 74-69-67 (-6)…finished first at a tri-match against Long Beach State and UC Riverside (Feb. 15-16), firing a 139 (70-69; -3)…tied for the individual crown at the Pizza Hut-Lady Thunderbird Invitational (March 7-9), firing a 216 (76-69-71; E)…recorded a 215 (73-69-74; -1) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational (March 17-19), tying for 19th…notched the second-lowest two-round score in program history at the Cowgirl Classic (April 3-4), tallying a 136 (66-70; -8) on the first day…her first-round 66 (-6) marked the third-lowest round in school history…finished the tournament at 210 (-6), matching her career-low and placing second…led the team with a 220 (75-74-71; +4) at the MW Championship (April 16-18), tying for 18th and securing the third-lowest conference championship score in program history…her third-round score of 71 (-1) is the fifth-lowest conference championship round in school history.
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FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Honors: Mountain West Women’s Golf Freshman of the Month (Sept.)…2x Mountain West Women's Golf Freshman of the Week (March 16, March 30)…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, making her collegiate debut at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic (Sept. 12-13)…Mountain West Women’s Golf Freshman of the Month (Sept. 2022)…two-time MW Women’s Golf Freshman of the Week (March 16, 2023; March 30, 2023)…first women’s golf student-athlete in Bronco history to earn multiple MW accolades in a single season…averaged a team-low 74.48 through 27 rounds…notched five top-25 finishes, including two top-10 finishes and a top-five performance…finished as Boise State’s top individual in four tournaments…tied for sixth at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic (Sept. 12-13)…captured her first-career top-five finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 26-27), carding rounds of 69-71-70 (-6)…her 54-hole total of 210 tied the second-lowest tournament total in school history…became the first Bronco in women’s golf history to fire three rounds under par at the same tournament…earned T-14th and T-19th-place finishes, respectively, at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational (March 9-11) and Anuenue Spring Break Classic (March 27-29)…shot a program conference-championship record 218 (71-76-71; +2) at the MW Championship (April 18-20)…her scores of 71 during the first and third rounds are the fifth-lowest individual rounds in Bronco history at a conference championship…finished second among freshmen…fired a season-low round of 69 at both the Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 26-27) and Anuenue Spring Break Classic (March 27-29).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Graduated from Leilehua High School…won the Oahu Interscholastic Associate (OIA) Regionals and was crowned the state champion as a freshman in 2019…played in eight tournaments as a junior, winning six…captured three Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) titles, winning the Dave and Buster’s Classic in 2019 and the Michelle Wie Tournament of Champions in both 2019 and 2021…garnered a Hawaii State Golf Association (HSGC) title, tying for first in the 2021 U.S. Girls Junior Qualifier, firing 1-under par.
BOISE STATE CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | EVENTS | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW | TOP 10 | TOP 25 | BEST |
| 2022-23 | 10 | 27 | 2,011 | 74.48 | 69 | 2 | 5 | T5 |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 29 | 2,091 | 72.10 | 66 | 4 | 7 | T1 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2025-26 | 12 | 33 | 2,384 | 72.24 | 64 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| CAREER | 33 | 89 | 6,486 | 72.88 | 64 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
Resilience Redefined: Leia Chung
Thursday, November 13
WBB | Highlights vs Nevada
Monday, March 10
2022 Hobble Creek Fall Classic Champions
Tuesday, September 13
Hobble Creek Fall Classic Preview
Sunday, September 11
