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Seven Women’s Golfers Named All-America Scholars
Jul 03 | Women's Golf
PISCATAWAY – A program-record seven Rutgers University student-athletes have been named 2017-18 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I All-America Scholars. Graduates Emily Mills and Tatum Jackson, rising redshirt senior Ashleigh Greenham, rising juniors Ana Cortes and Carrie-Ann Lee and rising sophomores Harriet Allsebrook and Lori Char all earned the prestigious honor.
"This is a great accomplishment for our seven student-athletes that were named All-America Scholars," said head coach Kari Williams. "They have all demonstrated their hard work and dedication, both on the golf course and in the classroom. We continue to commit ourselves to academic excellence while competing against the best players and teams in the country. Our program has an incredible support staff and we all celebrate this achievement with our seven honorees."
The honor signals the fourth for Mills and Jackson in as many seasons, and the second for both Greenham and Cortes. Mills and Jackson are both pursuing advanced degrees at the New York University School of Medicine and the University of Alabama School of Law, respectively.
Women's golf earned the Top Team Grade Point Average at the 2017-18 RAwards in May. The team, which had six student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic honors this spring, maintained a 3.82 grade point average to lead all programs in the classroom for the third consecutive year. With a perfect 1,000 multi-year rate for the past five years, women's golf was one of eight Rutgers programs to receive public recognition from the NCAA for its most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score. It signaled the sixth-straight year, and the seventh time overall, that women's golf was recognized by the NCAA for its academic progress.
The All-America Scholar awards help to highlight another successful campaign under Williams. The team finished its season ranked 115th in the nation with a 304.88 scoring average to establish a new program record. Women's golf also earned the Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA) Team Cup Award for its efforts in the community. The team maintained perfect participation in RLA initiatives and logged 304 hours this past academic year despite a roster much smaller than many of its peers.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50. The WGCA, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches.
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"This is a great accomplishment for our seven student-athletes that were named All-America Scholars," said head coach Kari Williams. "They have all demonstrated their hard work and dedication, both on the golf course and in the classroom. We continue to commit ourselves to academic excellence while competing against the best players and teams in the country. Our program has an incredible support staff and we all celebrate this achievement with our seven honorees."
The honor signals the fourth for Mills and Jackson in as many seasons, and the second for both Greenham and Cortes. Mills and Jackson are both pursuing advanced degrees at the New York University School of Medicine and the University of Alabama School of Law, respectively.
Women's golf earned the Top Team Grade Point Average at the 2017-18 RAwards in May. The team, which had six student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic honors this spring, maintained a 3.82 grade point average to lead all programs in the classroom for the third consecutive year. With a perfect 1,000 multi-year rate for the past five years, women's golf was one of eight Rutgers programs to receive public recognition from the NCAA for its most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score. It signaled the sixth-straight year, and the seventh time overall, that women's golf was recognized by the NCAA for its academic progress.
The All-America Scholar awards help to highlight another successful campaign under Williams. The team finished its season ranked 115th in the nation with a 304.88 scoring average to establish a new program record. Women's golf also earned the Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA) Team Cup Award for its efforts in the community. The team maintained perfect participation in RLA initiatives and logged 304 hours this past academic year despite a roster much smaller than many of its peers.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50. The WGCA, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches.
Follow Rutgers women's golf on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For additional news and updates, please download the Rutgers Athletics Gameday App.
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