You might expect one of the country’s top skiers to hail from Anchorage, Alaska. Or maybe a really dynamite hockey player. But a golfer? In Alaska?

Sacramento State senior Margaux Sheehan grew up with long, dark winters in Anchorage and rarely picked up a golf club during those months. She spent only three or four months playing her sport each summer, but has still been able to make her mark at the Division I level.

An all-state softball player during her high school days, Margaux led her program to three Alaska state titles. Her love for golf kept her on the course, however, and eventually took her to Sacramento State, where golf can be played throughout the entire year thanks to the California sunshine.

Margaux recently claimed medalist honors at the Big Sky championship, tying the 54-hole tournament record with an even-par 216.