Mara Janess

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Barrington, Ill.
High School:
Barrington High School

Pronunciation
• First Name: "mar-ah"
• Last Name: "janice"

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

Michigan Career
• Started 16 of 18 career tournaments
• Averaging 74.80 per round
   • Recorded seven sub-par rounds, with one sub-70
   • Recorded six rounds of par
   • Shot a career-low 69 (-3) in the third round of the Chattanooga Classic (March 28-29, 2025)
• Averaging 223.13 per 54-hole event
   • Recorded one sub-par and one even-par 54-hole event
   • Tallied a career-low 54-hole total of 212, -4 (72-70-70) at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational

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)

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)

Season: 2024-25
• Lone Wolverine to start all 11 events
   • Played additional event at NCAA Columbus Regional (May 5-7); invited individual
• Led U-M in five events, with three top-10 finishes
   • Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 22-23); tied for seventh (72-71-73/216)
   • Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 11-13); tied for 15th (70-73-73/216)
   • Spartan Sun Coast Invitational (Feb. 16-17); tied for third (72-70-70/212)
   • Gators Invitational (March 7-9); tied for 13th (70-73-71/214)
   • Chattanooga Classic (March 28-29); tied for seventh (78-74-69/221)
• Guided U-M to team title at the Terrapin Invitational (April 6-7); tied for 15th (220)
   • All five starters finished among the top 25 (83 golfer field)
• Finished season with a career-low 73.94 scoring average
   • Recorded 11 of 32 rounds at 72 of better
   • Recorded six sub-par rounds, with one sub-70
   • Shot a career-low 69 (-3) in the third round of the Chattanooga Classic
• Averaged 221.00 per 54-hole event
   • Tallied a career-low 54-hole total of 212, -4 (72-70-70) at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational
   • Tallied a season-low 36-hole total of 156 (80-76) at the Valspar Augusta Invitational

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

Season: 2022-23
• Elected to redshirt 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 state 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)

Personal
• Hometown: Barrington, Illinois
• Prep Schooling: Barrington High School
• Enrolled in U-M's School of Kinesiology
• Major: Sport management
• Minor: Business (U-M's Stephen M. Ross School of Business)

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Total	Avg.	18	36	54	72	T-5	T-10	T-20	Sub-Par	Par	MP
2022-23 (RS)	0	0	0	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	0-0-0
2024-25	11	11	32	2366	73.94	69 (-3)	156	212 (-4)	-	1	3	7	6	4	0-0-0
Career	18	16	51	3815	75.10	69 (-3)	150	212 (-4)	-	2	4	8	7	6	0-0-0