Mara Janess

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Barrington, Ill.
High School:
Barrington High School

Pronunciation
• First name is pronounced: MAR-ah
• Last name is pronounced: janice

Michigan Career
• Started 25 of 28 career tournaments
• Posted 11 top 20 finishes, with five top 10 and two among the top 5
• Career-best tie for third at the 2025 Spartan Suncoast Invitational (Feb. 16-17)
• Averaged 74.41 per round
• 13 sub-par rounds, with three sub-70 tallies and six at even-par
• Career-low 69 (-3), three times
• Second round at 2025 Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 6-7)
• Third round at 2025 Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 6-7)
• Third round at 2025 Chattanooga Classic (March 28-29)
• Averaged 223.22 per 54-hole tournament
• Two sub-par 54-hole totals, with one at even-par
• Career-low 211 (73-69-69, -5) at 2025 Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 6-7)

Michigan Honors
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree (2026)
• (2x), Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, '25)
• (3x), Academic All-Big Ten (2024, '25, '26)
• (2x), U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2023, '24)

Big Ten Career
• 2024: Tied for 45th (71-75-79/225); U-M tied for fourth (864, E) at Bulle Rock Golf Course (April 19-21)
• 2025: Tied for 19th (74-74-71/219); U-M finished eighth (882) at Bulle Rock Golf Course (April 18-20)
• 2026: Played two rounds (75-83/158), substituted for final round; U-M tied for 14th at Oakmont (April 24-26)

NCAA Career
• 2024: Played first (80) and final (82) rounds at NCAA Auburn Regional (May 6-8); U-M finished ninth (924)
• 2025: Invited individual at the Columbus Regional (May 5-7); tied for 41st (74-79-74/227)

Season: 2025-26
• Played in 10 tournaments, starting nine
• Led U-M in four events; with three Top 20 and one Top 10 finish
• Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 22-23); 7th (142, -2)
• Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 6-7); t-11th (211, -5)
• Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 1-3); t-44th (218, +2)
• Terrapin Invitational (April 5-6); t-18th (222)
• Posted a 74.54 scoring average
• Recorded eight of 28 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded six sub-par rounds, with two sub-70
• Career-low-tying 69 (-3), twice: second and third rounds at the Illini Women's Invitational
• Averaged 223.38 per 54-hole event
• 36-hole career-low total of 142 (71-71, -2) at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational
• 54-hole career-low total of 211 (73-69-69, -5) at the Illini Women’s Invitational

Season: 2024-25
• Started all 11 events; only Wolverine to do so
• One additional tournament after playing as an individual at the NCAA Columbus Regional
• Led U-M in five events, with seven Top 20 and three Top 10 finishes
• Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 22-23); tied for seventh (216)
• Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 11-13); tied for 15th (216)
• Spartan Sun Coast Invitational (Feb. 16-17); tied for third (212)
• Gators Invitational (March 7-9); tied for 13th (214)
• Chattanooga Classic (March 28-29); tied for seventh (221)
• Helped U-M to team title at the Terrapin Invitational (April 6-7)
• Individually, tied for 15th (220)
• All five starters finished among the top 25 (83-golfer field)
• Posted a career-low 73.94 scoring average
• Recorded 11 of 32 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded six sub-par rounds, with one sub-70
• Career-low 69 (-3) in the third round of the Chattanooga Classic
• Averaged 221.00 per 54-hole event
• 36-hole season-low total of 156 (80-76) at the Valspar Augusta Invitational
• 54-hole season-low total of 212 (72-70-70, -4) at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational

Season: 2023-24
• Played in seven tournaments, starting five
• Made collegiate debut, and first start, at the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 17-18); tied for 40th (227)
• Helped U-M to team title at the Chattanooga Classic (April 7-9)
• Individually, tied for 43rd (226)
• Posted a 76.26 scoring average
• Recorded four of 18 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded one sub-par round
• Season-low 71 (-1) in the first round of the Big Ten Championships
• Averaged 227.40 per 54-hole event
• 36-hole season-low total of 150 (72-78) at the Chippewa Invitational (Oct. 16-17)
• 54-hole season-low total of 225 (71-75-79) at the Big Ten Championships

Season: 2022-23
• Redshirted the season

Prep & Junior Career
• Prepped at Barrington High School
• Class of 2022: No. 1 ranked golfer in Illinois and No. 91 overall nationally
• Led Barrington to Class 2A State Championship (2021) and runner-up titles (2018, '19)
• In 2019, Class 2A State medalist (76-71/147); won the title after the first hole of a sudden-death playoff
• In 2021, Class 2A State medalist (71-70/141, -3); won by four shots
• In 2020, the championships were canceled due to COVID-19
• Summer 2021: Women’s Western Junior Champion - No. 7 seed (76-75/151), defeated No. 10 Caroline McConnell (2-up), No. 2 Nicole Gal (3&1) and No. 5 Katie Scheck (5&4) to win Icely Cup; earned one of two alternate spots after tying for second at the Illinois Junior PGA Qualifier (73, E); quarterfinalist at the Illinois State Women's Amateur; No. 24 seed (76), defeated No. 9 Haeri Lee (2&1), No. 25 Emily Fleming (7&6) before losing to champion No. 1 Grace Curran (2-up) and medalist runner-up at the Dupage County Junior Classic (70-70/140, -2) and Medinah Country Shrine Junior (72-72/144, E)
• Summer 2020: medalist runner-up at the College Prep Series at Purdue (75-76-81/232) and MAJGT at Geneva National Resort (73-83/156) and tied for eighth at Stacy Lewis Junior Allstar Invitational (71-73-82/226)
• 2019 highlights: medalist at Glenview Park Summer Junior Elite (75-73/148), Buffalo Grove Summer Junior Elite (75-75/150) and Playing Member Junior (73); medalist runner-up at MAJGT Girls Championship (73-77/150) and Countryside Players Challenge (78-73/151) and tied for ninth at Chick Evans Junior Amateur (69-71/140, -4)

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Total	Avg.	18	36	54	T-5	T-10	T-20	Sub-Par	Par
2022-23 (RS)	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
2023-24	7	5	19	1449	76.26	71 (-1)	150	225	1	1	1	1	2
2024-25	11	11	32	2366	73.94	69 (-3)	156	212 (-4)	1	3	7	6	4
2025-26	10	9	28	2087	74.54	69 (-3)	142 (-2)	211 (-5)	0	1	3	6	0
Career	28	25	79	5902	74.71	69 (-3)	142 (-2)	211 (-5)	2	5	11	13	6