Erica Popson Class: Freshman Hometown: Davenport, Fla. High School: Ridge Community Height: 5-8

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters at Ridge Community High School, where she was a four-time individual state qualifier...Twice received Polk County Player of the Year honors...Tied for third in the Florida Class 1A state golf championship with a score of 2-under 142 (71-71)...Was ranked No. 38 in the nation in the Golfweek/Titleist Class of 2009 junior performance index...Low round entering UT is a 66.

AMATEUR: Won 13 times on the Florida Junior Tour and was named 2008 Florida Junior Tour Player of the Year as well as Florida State Women's Golf Association Junior Player of the Year...Also named the 2009 Florida Junior Tour 16-18 Girls Points Champion...Captured the 2008 Florida Junior Tour Major after firing a 4-under-par 212...Won three consecutive Florida Junior Match Play Championships from 2006-08...Competed for the North Team in the Florida Junior Cup from 2007-09, serving as co-captain two years...Finished in the top three at both American Junior Golf Association events she participated in.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport management...Highest ambitions are to play in the LPGA and win a national championship at Tennessee...Enjoys spending time with family and friends off the course...Admires PGA golfer Hunter Mahan...Was a Principal's Scholar in high school...Erica Megan Popson, daughter of Diana and Fred Popson, was born April 18, 1991, in Orlando, Fla.