Hall of Fame
Jessica Popiel Stone was the MAC Player of the Year and a first-team All-MAC selection as a senior in 1999, compiling a career-best stroke average of 78.7 that year. She also made the MAC All-Tournament Team in 1998, a year in which the Rockets won the MAC Invitational Tournament. Jessica was a tournament medalist twice in her career. Additionally, she was named a WGCA All-American Scholar in 1997 and 1998, and won the MAC Presidential Award and the MAC Commissioners Award as a senior. A four-year letterwinner, Jessica served as a co-captain during her senior season. Away from the course she served as Vice President of Academics of her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, for two years, was a member of Leadership UT, was a Presidential Ambassador, and belonged to the Blue Key National Honor Society.  After graduation, Jessica competed as a professional golfer on the Futures Golf Tour from 2000 through 2002. She was the first Rocket to compete in an LPGA Tour event, playing in the Jamie Farr Classic in 1999. Jessica is a realtor in Winter Garden, Fla. where she lives with her husband and their three children. She has recently regained her amateur status and is looking forward to competing in local golf events.
