Lexi Petersen

In her second season as an assistant coach for the UIS golf program
Competed four seasons at the University of South Dakota
A native of Fairview, Ill., and finished seventh in the 2015 Illinois State Tournament

Lexi Petersen is in her second season as an assistant coach for the UIS golf program.

In her first season in the shortened 2019-20 season, Petersen helped the women’s team win the 2019 Dan Salisbury Memorial, and had two other top-10 finishes on the year. She helped Paula Valdivia earn all-GLVC honors, and became the sixth player in program history with a scoring average under 79.

Petersen competed for the University of South Dakota from 2015-19. She played in 41 out of a possible 43 events in her career. Over her final two seasons, she averaged 77.4 strokes per round, and had seven top-10 showings.

Petersen competed for Spoon River Valley High School in Illinois, and finished seventh as a senior at the Illinois State Tournament. She was a four-time all-conference performer and won two conference championship titles.