Grahphic with Maria Velilla and Freya Sala featured who are All-American and All-Region winners from the WGCA

Women's Golf Jared Steward - Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Sala Earns Second All-America Honor; Pair of Lady Bulldogs Named All-Region

FRISCO, Texas – SWOSU Women's Golf took home multiple end-of-year recognitions, with Freya Sala earning her second Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Second Team All-American honor. She was also named to the All-Central Region Team alongside teammate Maria Velilla, who earned the recognition in her freshman season.

Sala, a senior from Mexico City, Mexico, is now just the second player in SWOSU program history to earn multiple All-American honors, joining Gloria Choi (2017, 2019). She is also the first player in program history to receive All-American recognition in back-to-back seasons. Sala remains the only player in school history to earn Second Team All-American honors and now holds two such selections.

This season, Sala ended the year ranked #4 in the Central Region with a 74.6 scoring average. She finished inside the top 10 in each of her first seven events, including five top-five finishes. After placing 14th at the GAC Championship, she captured the first individual title at the Central Region Championship in program history. She then led the Lady Bulldogs to just their second top-10 finish at the National Championship in school history, finishing tied for 10th individually to secure her spot on an All-American team.

Velilla, from Calatayud, Spain, has now been selected as the GAC Freshman of the Year, a First Team All-GAC selection, and a member of the All-Central Region Team in her freshman season. She finished fifth at the Central Region Championship and was the highest-ranked freshman in the region. Velilla recorded four top-three finishes during the season, while also winning the MWSU Women's Holiday Inn Express Invitational in just the fourth stroke-play event of her collegiate career.

This is just the second time in program history that the Lady Bulldogs have had multiple selections to an All-Region team in back-to-back years.
 
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Players Mentioned

Freya Sala

Freya Sala

Senior
Maria Velilla

Maria Velilla

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Freya Sala

Freya Sala

Senior
Maria Velilla

Maria Velilla

Freshman