Oakland's Liz Ecker shot 5-under-par to help OU take the lead at the Detroit Titans Fall Classic on Oct. 8, 2011.
OVERVIEW: Has a pair of top-20 finishes at The Summit League Championship ... Ranks fifth all-time in school history with a career stroke average of 80.66 ... Her 36-hole career-low of 150 at the OU Challenge ranks fifth-best in school history ... Posted 31 rounds in the 70s, including a career-best 10 in the fall.
FALL 2011 HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Played in all five tournaments ▪ Tallied a stroke average of 77.50 ▪ Ranked 10th in scoring average in The Summit League ▪ Shot a career-low 72 (E) in Round 1 of Redbird Invitational (Sept. 10-11) ▪ Posted a pair of top-10 finishes ▪ Finished second at the Cleveland State Invitational (Sept. 26-27) ▪ Carded an overall score of 151 (+5), just one off her career best
2011 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Posted a scoring average of 77.6 ▪ Paired with teammate Liz Ecker to finish T8 of 54 teams at NGCA Hooters Women's Collegiate Championship (75-69-145), alternate shot-best ball-aggregate) ▪ Shot 148 in stroke play at Michigan Women's Amateur to finish T6; Lost in match play to teammate Mara Kovac ▪ Tallied a T10 finish at the GAM Women's Championship (79-75) ▪ Competed in the Michigan Women's Open, posting an overall score of 237 (81-77-79) to finish 19th amongst amateurs and 41st overall ▪ Played in two events on the Taylor Made-adidas Collegiate Series ▪ Finished 2nd at The Meadows (79-38) and 3rd at Forest Akers West (79-80)
2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Competed in all 10 tournaments ▪ Posted a stroke average of 79.59, 10th-best in school history ▪ Ranked 16th in The Summit League in scoring average ▪ Finished T10 at The Summit League Championship with an overall score of 234 (+21) ▪ Matched career-best 74 (+2) in final round of OU Challenge (Sept. 19), finishing second with a score of 150 (+6) ▪ Tallied a career-high 15 rounds in the 70s ▪ Had three top-10 finishes ▪ Recorded a career-best 54-hole score of 231 (+15) at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)
2010 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Carried a stroke average of 78.2 in eight tournaments ▪ Finished eighth at Firestone Country Club, shooting 155 (72-83) ▪ Shot 159 (80-79) to finish third at The Medalist Golf Club ▪ Took second at Grand Rapids Women's City Golf Association City Championship with a career-low 71 in the second round, finishing with a score of 225 (78-71-76) ▪ Posted a T12 finish in stroke play (76-77) in Michigan Women's Amateur, falling in the first round of match play ▪ Tallied a T36 finish at GAM Women's Championship (80-80)
2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Played in 8 of 9 tournaments for Oakland ▪ Ranked fourth on the team with a scoring average of 81.9 ▪ Broke her foot during the spring season and still managed to post a T20 finish at The Summit League Championship (April 19-20) with a 35-over-par score of 248 ▪ Top tournament score came at the Jackrabbit Invitational (March 15-16) with an overall score of 237 (+21) ▪ Low 18-hole score of 74 came in the final round of the Cardinal Classic (Sept. 20)
2009 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Advanced to match play of Michigan Women's Amateur (84-82) ▪ Finished T62 at Michigan PGA Women's Open (78-80-81/+23)
TOP ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ▪ Winning the OK-RED conference championship and leading her team to the state tournament her senior season
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS ▪ Two-Time NGCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2011, '12) ▪ Two-time Academic All-Summit League selection (2010, '11) ▪ Graduated 14th of 373 in her class, posting a grade point average of 4.042 ▪ National Honor Society
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Lettered in four seasons under coach Ron Reimink ▪ Shot 159 (76-83) at the state tournament to lead her team to a 15th-place finish ▪ Earned medalist honors at regional championship in two straight seasons, shooting 74 as a senior ▪ Carded a 73 to win the preseason OK-Red Tournament ▪ Won the Jenison Invitational (78), Traverse City West Invitational (78), Russ Johnson Memorial Tournament (74) and Greenville Invitational (78) ▪ Tabbed to the first team all-state team ▪ Three-time all-area selection ▪ Named to the all-league team in each of her final three seasons ▪ Holds school record for 9-hole score (38) and 18-hole score (73) ▪ Posted a scoring average of 77.83 during senior campaign
2008 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Played on Adam's Golf Tour ▪ Won Thomapple Pointe Tournament
PERSONAL Full Name: Alanna Marie Gerber Birthdate: March 23, 1991 Parents: Thomas Gerber and Debra Gerber, Stepmother is Karen Gerber Brothers: Andrew (23), JohnPaul (21), and two stepbrothers, Alexsander (17) and Christian (15) ▪ Her second cousin Doug Brown played football at Central Michigan (1978) Hobbies: Skiing, swimming, running and kayaking
2009-10
T74/91
Mary Fossum Invitational (+29)
86-77-82 - 245
T39/91
Cardinal Classic (+13)
83-74 - 157
73/81
Cincinnati Fall Classic (+49)
103-83-79 - 265
T45/92
Duramed MAC Preview (+28)
80-83-81 - 244
T48/75
Hawkeye Invitational (+28)
83-79-82 - 244
T41/93
Jackrabbit Invitational (+21)
82-77-78 - 237
T75/90
Indiana Invitational (+28)
84-80-80 - 244
T20/50
The Summit League Championship (+35)
85-80-83 - 248
2010-11
T12/81
Bucknell Invitational (+20)
78-77-75 - 230
2/14
OU Challenge (+6)
76-74 - 150
T59/80
Cardinal Classic (+20)
84-80 - 164
T26/71
Zippy Invitational (+32)
85-76-87 - 248
T37/81
FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (+15)
76-80-75 - 231
T29/81
Jackrabbit Invitational (+19)
80-77-75 - 232
T59/120
UC Spring Invitational (+21)
80-77-80 - 237
80/86
Indiana Invitational (+29)
87-86 - 173
T7/36
Detroit Titans Invitational (+34)
79-86-85 - 250
T10/50
The Summit League Championship (+21)
77-79-78 - 234
2011-12
T9/98
Redbird Invitational (+11)
72-78-77 - 227
T36/66
Mary Fossum Invitational (+22)
75-76-87 - 238
2/61
Cleveland State Invitational (+5)
76-75 - 151
12/30
Detroit Titans Fall Classic (+8)
78-76 - 154
T25/77
UD Fall Invitational (+15)
81-79 - 160
Career Statistics
Season
Rounds
T10
T20
Win-Loss
Strokes
Avg.
Lo
Par
60s
2009-10
23
-
1
151-274
1884
81.91
74
-
-
2010-11
27
3
4
379-311
2149
79.59
74
-
-
Total
50
3
5
530-585
4033
80.66
74
-
-
Low round: 72, Redbird Invitational, 1st round (E), 2011 Low 36-hole tournament score: 150, OU Challenge (+6), 2010 Low 54-hole tournament score: 227, Redbird Invitational (+11), 2011 Best finish: 2 (twice), Last at Cleveland State Invitational (+5), 2011