TAMPA, Fla (November 15, 2024) – The University of South Florida women’s golf team is pleased to announce the addition of Matyla Krawczynska and Tiphani Knight to the team for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Meet the Recruits
Matylda Krawczynska– Hailing from Czestochowa, Poland, Krawczynska owns a strong winning pedigree, having been crowned the Polish Junior Champion for the past three years. Additionally, she has dominated internationally, winning the 5-star international championship each of the past three years. Off the course, Krawczynska enjoys hiking, traveling and skiing.
Coach Newell is thrilled to add this elite talent to the Bulls’ roster. “Matylda will bring an all-around elite golf game that is backed by her incredible mental maturity and fortitude. Her sense of humor and perspective makes spending time with her so enjoyable and we cannot wait for her to join us on campus as a Bull!”
Tiphani Knight– Joining the Bulls from Almeria Spain, Knight brings an extensive international resume to South Florida, having competed all over Europe. Knight won the 2023 Triple A European Championship as well as the 2024 Lauro Finnish Open. Having chosen South Florida over Maryland and Kansas State, the Bulls are eager to add Knight to next season’s roster.
Coach Newell highlighted Knight’s constant desire to continuously improve her game. “From my first conversations with Tiphani I was struck by her curiosity and desire to own the why behind her golf game. Everything she does is backed by a burning desire to compete and continue to improve herself as a player. She will bring a world-class game to our team that is especially highlighted by her ball striking and competitive spirit. We cannot wait for her to join us in Tampa Bay!”
The Bulls’ addition of Krawczynska and Knight strengthens their commitment to winning and will greatly improve the women’s golf program heading into 2025-26.
ABOUT USF WOMEN’S GOLF
Tampa native AJ Newell, a former LPGA Tour Player and NCAA All-American, was named head coach of USF women’s golf by Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly on June 3, 2024.
Newell will look over leadership of the Bulls’ program following a successful three-year stint as assistant coach at the University of Michigan, where she helped lead the Wolverines to three-straight NCAA Regional appearances, a 2022 Big Ten title, and the 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.
In the record-setting 2023-24 campaign, the Bulls won three times and finished in the top four in nine of 10 events. The three wins are the most in a season since four 2011-12. USF finished third in the American Athletic Conference Championship, which equals the best finish in the tournament in program history. In 2022-23 and 2023-24, the Bulls played in back-to-back NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2001-02. Senior standout Melanie Green, the AAC Conference Player of the Year in 2023-24, an all-conference performer in each of her four seasons, was named to the WGCA 2023-24 Division I All-American second team. Green qualified for the 2022 NCAA Regional as an individual and was named a 2023 All-American Honorable Mention. Green and the Bulls reached the NCAA Regional as a team in 2023, marking the program’s first postseason appearance in 11 years. Follow @USFWGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.
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