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Roger M. Yaffe, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Executive Director CONTACT: Paige Thompson, [email protected] Women’s Golf Coaches Association. PH (800) 381-0769 Coral Springs, FL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Angie Ravaioli-Larkin WOMEN’S GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2020-21 President Texas Christian University NAIA AWARD WINNERS

Lisa Strom Vice President Kent State University CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (June 4, 2021) – The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has

Laura Cilek announced the 2020-21 student-athlete and coaches awards for NAIA Women’s Collegiate Associate VP 1 Colorado State Golf. The awards are selected by a prestigious collection of women’s collegiate golf coaches.

Anna Temple For more information, please visit www.wgcagolf.com. Associate VP 2 University of California, Davis

Carol Robertson NAIA PING WGCA Player of the Year Associate VP 3 Michela Tjan, Keiser University Virginia Tech

Diana Cantu Secretary Acceptance video: https://vimeo.com/558677179 University of Maryland

Kari Williams Treasurer NAIA WGCA Freshman of the Year Presented by StrackaLine Rutgers University Nichakorn Prapsripoom, William Carey University Nancy McDaniel Division I Director University of California, Berkeley Acceptance video: https://vimeo.com/558678793 Ryan Ashburn Division I Representative University of North Carolina at Charlotte NAIA Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride

Michael Bond Brandon Miller, Keiser University Division II Director University of Central Oklahoma Acceptance video: https://vimeo.com/559042496 Kenny Trapp Division II Representative Dallas Baptist University NAIA Kim Moore Spirit Award Paulette Pera Division III Director Arianna Medina, Oklahoma City University University of California, Santa Cruz

Kelsie Carralero Acceptance video: https://vimeo.com/559045983 Division III Representative Washington and

Erika Brennan WGCA NAIA All-American Teams Communications Director University of South Florida First Team

Maddi Swaney Alessia Cristina Avanzo, SCAD Savannah Assistant Coach Representative Oklahoma State University Madison Bates, Loyola University New Orleans

Todd Oehrlein Serra Evrengil, Keiser University Immediate Past President Natalie Gough, Oklahoma City University University of Wisconsin Nicole Jung, Nichakorn Prapsripoom, William Carey University Michela Tjan, Keiser University

Second Team Deeya Aggarwal, Keiser University Mailey Buzzell, Dalton State College Cami Culp, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University WGCA NAIA All-American Teams (continued) Second Team Taylor French, Taylor University Sydney Hermann, Dalton State College Carlee Shoemaker, University of the Cumberlands Maddie Thomas, Taylor University

Honorable Mention Team Ariana Castro, SCAD Savannah Cameron Daniel, Dalton State College Kristine Kloda, Keiser University Michaela Lindahl, Lucia Pena, University of the Cumberlands Alayna Perryman, Milligan University Isabel Rijos, Dalton State College

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.