CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Three Nova Southeastern University women's golfers earned NCAA Division II All-American distinction by the Women's Golf Coaches Association, as announced by the organization on Friday.
Aldana Foigel (Fr., Plottier, Argentina) was selected as a First Team member following her debut season with the squad, and fellow first-year
Sophie Madden (Fr., Essex, England) and
Jamie Freedman (So., Miami Beach, Fla.) were designated as Honorable Mention.
The trio was the Sharks' three lowest scorers during a season that saw them help the lead the team to a third-place national finish under a week ago, as well as a regional title and conference tournament runner-up finish. Throughout the regular season, NSU was fifth or better in all but one event, with a victory at the vaunted Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational.
WGCA Division II All-American Teams
First Team
Aldana Foigel, Freshman, Nova Southeastern University
Hally Leadbetter, RS Senior, Rollins College
Felicia Leftinger, Senior, Florida Institute of Technology
Tilda Larsson, Freshman, Barry University
Ann Parmerter, Freshman, Dallas Baptist University
Isabel Jimenez-Perea, Senior, Tarleton State University
Kasey Petty, Senior, University of Findlay
Gabrielle Shipley, Senior, Grand Valley State University
Lexie Toth, Sophomore, Rollins College
Elaine Wood, Junior, University of Montevallo
Second Team
Marie Coors, Junior, Saint Leo University
Annie Dulman, Senior, Rollins College
Nicky Ferre, Senior, Barry University
Katharina Keilich, Freshman, University of Indianapolis
Brittany LaPadula, Junior, Florida Institute of Technology
Paige Lyle, Junior, Rollins College
Guro Rambjoer, Junior, Florida Institute of Technology
Marla Souvannasing, Sophomore, University of Central Oklahoma
Marisa Toivonen, Junior, Augustana University
Paloma Vaccaro, Sophomore, University of West Florida
Honorable Mention
Kelly Contreras, Sophomore, St. Mary's University
Paxton DeHaven, Sophomore, University of Indianapolis
Vilde Eriksen, Sophomore, Saint Leo University
Maria Paola Fioro, Senior, Barry University
Jamie Freedman, Sophomore, Nova Southeastern University
Amanda Jakobsson, Sophomore, Saint Leo University
Glory Jangthongsiri, Senior, West Texas A&M University
Lauren Lamm, Junior, University of West Florida
Sophie Madden, Freshman, Nova Southeastern University
Marvi Monsalve, Junior, California Baptist University
Beatriz Prados, Junior, Tarleton State University
Baylee Price, Junior, Northeastern State University
Casey Wild, Sophomore, Tarleton State University
Sydney Williams, Senior, Dallas Baptist University
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 nearly 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
