For Immediate Release:
Highly touted golf phenom, Kelly Miller, announced today she will play her college career for the Portland State University Vikings. Miller is a senior at Life Christian Academy in Tacoma, WA, where she has helped build one of the state's greatest women's golf dynasties with three straight state high school team championships and looking for a fourth next Spring.
A nationally ranked junior golfer, Miller has regularly competed across the US in both the American Junior Golf Association and the Future Collegian World Tours. A late-comer to the national stage, Miller quickly made a name for herself through both her game, winning personality, and cute outfits.
"I'm so excited to play for head coach Kathleen Takaishi and assistant coach Jenny Fiedler," said Miller. "They've established a great program and I'm looking forward to contributing big time to making it even better!"
Takaishi was unavailable for comment, but if she had she probably would have said something like, "I am ecstatic beyond words to get Kelly. She would be the key to any program's future right now and I held my breath for days, kept my fingers crossed, bowed the East, and lit candles, even though I'm not Catholic. I feel like I just won the lottery!"
Miller's parents were equally effusive. "I never doubted Kelly's drive and ability to succeed in whatever she set her heart on," said Kelly's breathtakingly beautiful mother, Kay. "Even when Kelly went through those rare moments of self-doubt, I always knew she would rise to the occasion. Signing with Portland State just confirms my beliefs."
Miller's elderly and wizened father, Steve, said "Portland, Maine is a long ways from home, but if that's where she wants to go, it's okay with me!"
Miller's high school golf coach, Don Gustafson, was also thrilled, saying through tears, "If we only wore numbers, like basketball and football players do, we'd retire Kelly's!"
Miller will officially sign her National Letter of Intent on November 10, 2010. Immediately after, she and her Mom plan to drive to Portland (Oregon, not Maine) and do serious credit card damage in the PSU bookstore. Miller will finish her high school career and enter Portland State in Fall 2011.
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Congrats Kelly! Great Job.
Awesome Kelly! You’re a real ‘trailblazer’, okay, so that’s basketball but ‘way to go’. Congratulations on your achievement. I can’t wait to read your dad’s balanced coverage of your impending collegiate golf career. Remember what brought you this far…not waffles, but persistence and determination. Always enjoy what you do!
Congrats, Kelly!
Way to go Kelly… and Steve.
Very funny!
I’ve read this blog for years but have not commented until now. Well done, Kelly. One question: why did Portland State choose a large industrial stove as their mascot? Just wondering (must be some sort of corporate sponsorship agreement.)
Congrats Kelly! In spite of your wizened Dad, you did it! Cool school logo too!
You are one funny woman!… but you left out one “adjective”…
…Kelly’s “ravishingly beautiful mother with god-like features”… :0)
Once again, congrats to you all!.. especially your “bank account”. Thank God it’s saved from the rape and pillage of college expenses! Ha!
Okay, Let’s get this straight. Kelly plays golf which is a game of intelligence, grace and honor. My hearty congratulations go to Kelly for proving that hard work and incredible drive does pay off.
As for this guy Steve Miller I am not so sure we want him writing any add copy or blogs in the near future.
It would appear that he does not have an unbiased bone is his body.
We at Pewag are wishing Kelly continued success in here upcoming events.
Congrats and lots of luck to Kelly