Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Manley, Ella

Ella Manley
- Class:
- Freshman
- Prev school:
- Calhoun High School
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, Ga.
Bio
Year | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low | Par or Better | Rds in the 60s | Top 10 | Top 25 |
2023-24 | 10 | 29 | 2180 | 75.2 | 70 | 6 | -- | 2 | 4 |
2024-25 | 9 | 25 | 1885 | 75.4 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
2025-26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career | 19 | 54 | 4065 | 75.28 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
- Third Team All-Conference USA selection
- Was the low finisher for Middle Tennessee in three events
- Finished the season with a 75.40 scoring average in 25 rounds at nine stroke play events
- Earned her first top-10 finish of the season at the Cardinal Cup with a 219 (+3) to place T7 as the Blue Raider low finisher
- Shot a season-low event score of 217 (+1) at the Mason Rudolph Championship, highlighted by a first round at 69 )-3) and a final round at par to finish T38 and the MTSU low scorer
- Defeated golfers from Little Rock and Memphis at the Great River Cup match play event
- Placed T12 at the Golfweek Stifel Spring Challenge with a 219 (+6)
- Tied a career-best finish at the Tennessee Spring Challenge with a runner-up place after carding a career-low 68 (-4) in the opening round to turn in a final 151 (-3)
- Placed T32 at the Conference USA Championship with a tournament total of 233 (+17)
- Tied for second on the team with five rounds at par or better
- Carded the second-most rounds in the 60's on the team with two
- Dropped in 66 birdies on the season, the second most of any Blue Raider.
- 2025 WGCA All-American Scholar
2023-24 (Freshman)
- Set the MTSU freshman record with a 75.17 scoring average
- Her team-leading six rounds of par or better equaled the second-most by a Blue Raider freshman
- Was the only Blue Raider to play in all 10 tournaments
- Made 70 birdies and three eagles to lead the team in each category
- Tied for 20th at the Jackrabbit Invitational
- Named Conference USA Player of the Week after tying for second at the Ozarks National Invitational, making a hole-in-one on her final hole of the tournament
- Played in all 15 rounds of the fall
- Made her collegiate debut with a tie for eighth place at the USA Intercollegiate, coming in under par in her first two career rounds and finishing at 217 (+1)
- Recorded a score of 220 (+4) at the Golf Iconic Classic
- Tied for 12th at the Charlotte Invitational with a score of 227 (+11).
High School/Amateur
- Three-time 5A State Champion
- Won four junior tournaments in 2021 and 2022
- Two-time Fields Ferry Invitational Champion
- Set a course record of 66 at the Fields Ferry Invitational
- 2021 Lady Rambler Invitational Champion
Personal
- Born November 25, 2004
- Parents are Jeff and Suzanne
- Has two siblings: Taylor and Addison
- Her father, Jeff, played basketball at Gordon College
- Majoring in Marketing
- Hobbies include playing pickleball
- Favorite food is ice cream
- Favorite movie is Elf
- Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
- Biggest role model is her dad
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 28, 2025: Women's Golf and Men's Golf
Tuesday, April 29
"The Middle" - MT Athletics 2019 Lip Dub
Friday, April 26
@MT_WGolf NCAA Regional - Day 3
Saturday, May 07