Sierra Nicole Albin was born August 15th, 1997 in a hospital located in Papillion, Nebraska to her father Larry Scott Albin, and mother Evelyn Jean Albin. She lived in Plattsmouth, Nebraska all through her childhood and to this day. Sierra went to school through the Plattsmouth Community Schools, in which she would graduate from on May 14th, 2016. During her school years, she made various connections with schoolmates, teachers, and many others. Notably, it was during a club and sports fair during her 8th grade year that pulled her into golf on a whim, and helped teach many life lessons along the way. Keely Algya (pronounced ‘Algae’) was working the girls’ golf booth at the time, and having known Sierra previously from living on the same street as her as well as summers spent in backlot sand dunes, waved Sierra over and convinced (read; coerced) her into trying it her freshman year. Freshman year turned into sophomore year, then to junior, and finally senior year.
At first, Sierra didn’t read into too much, figuring just to do golf one year to appease Keely. However, she didn’t consider her grandfather, Delbert Albin. Delbert spent most of time golfing (and stills does) nearly every day, summer, spring, and fall, and would probably golf during …show more content…
Her coach, Oatman, she found to be a family man with a wife and two children, cool under pressure, and encouraged his players to be the most upstanding citizen they could be. Her teammates offered encouragement through unity and understanding. The girl’s she competed with even, they gave conversation during the long days of competition, making the most grueling of greens and roughs worthwhile by being more than just a name and a number on a scorecard. By this, lessons can be learned from anybody, whether it be a family member, a coach, teammates, competitors, the professionals, and just as importantly, the
At first, Sierra didn’t read into too much, figuring just to do golf one year to appease Keely. However, she didn’t consider her grandfather, Delbert Albin. Delbert spent most of time golfing (and stills does) nearly every day, summer, spring, and fall, and would probably golf during …show more content…
Her coach, Oatman, she found to be a family man with a wife and two children, cool under pressure, and encouraged his players to be the most upstanding citizen they could be. Her teammates offered encouragement through unity and understanding. The girl’s she competed with even, they gave conversation during the long days of competition, making the most grueling of greens and roughs worthwhile by being more than just a name and a number on a scorecard. By this, lessons can be learned from anybody, whether it be a family member, a coach, teammates, competitors, the professionals, and just as importantly, the