CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced on Monday with three Lady Bulldogs among a group of 1,401 women's collegiate golfers recognized with this prestigious honor.
All three of SWOSU's selections are underclassmen as freshmen
Rebecca Lau and
Georgia Miller joined sophomore
Mikaela Rindermann in earning a spot on the team. This is the first time each individual has earned a spot on the All-American Scholar Team, which features some of the most stringent criteria in all of college athletics, requiring a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.
"I'm extremely proud of Rebecca, Georgia and Mikaela for earning this All-American Scholar honor," SWOSU Head Golf Coach
Brad Fleetwood said. "Their dedication to excelling in the classroom and on the golf course is a great representation of our university and of our golf program."
SWOSU Women's Golf has now had 11 individuals claim 16 selections to the WGCA All-American Scholar Teams, with at least one student-athlete earning the honor in eight of the past nine seasons. Previous selections include:
Jessica Heard (2012-14),
Ashlynn Hall (2014),
Victoria Dobbie (2014), Courtney Gourdin (2016),
Emily Folsom (2017-18),
Elin Wahlin (2017-19),
Tracy McGill (2018) and
Gloria Choi (2019).
About the Women's Golf Coaches Association
The Women's Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.