The NCAA News - News and Features

June 30, 1997

Golf scholars include women's championships participants

Eighty-eight women, including 21 participants in this year's Division I and Divisions II and III Women's Golf Championships, have been named to the 1997 National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar Academic Team.

To be selected, golfers must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.400 (4.000 scale) and academic standing as a sophomore, and must have played in at least 66 percent of a team's competitive rounds.

Florida State placed three golfers on the team, the most from any institution.

Following are this year's all-American scholars. Those who participated in the 1997 Division I and Divisions II and III Women's Golf Championships are indicated by an asterisk:

Eden Anderson, California; Apryl Arrants, South Carolina; Joanne Baylis, Charleston (South Carolina); Brooke Bell, North Texas; Erin Belling, Northern Illinois; Hollis Benedict, East Tennessee State; Jenny Bierbaum, Truman State; Ellen Bishop, Michigan State; Isabelle Blais, Oklahoma; *Kellee Booth, Arizona State; Julia Boros, Georgia; *Heather Bowie, Texas; Megan Breen, Mississippi; *Karen Bristow, Oregon; *Jeanne-Marie Busittil, Arizona State; Julie Campbell, Michigan State; Christy Carter, Tulane; Sarah Capie, Florida State; Erin Carney, Indiana; Angie Cates, Washington State; Mackenzie Cato, Arkansas; *Marci Clemons, Auburn; *Susan Conger, Florida; Cortney Conway, Northern Illinois; *Keri Cornelius, Arizona State; Deanne Dennis, Georgia State; Amy Dahle, Minnesota; Cindy delRosario, Methodist; Kristin Dollenberg, James Madison; Judy Dotten, Charleston (South Carolina); Amylou Dueck, Northeastern; *A. J. Eathrone, New Mexico State; Amy Eilers, Northern State; *Jennifer Emmons, Texas A&M.

Christina Fout, Xavier; Karin Fries, South Carolina; *Diane Gladstone, Methodist; Jenny Gray, Indiana; Sarah Harlow, Northern Illinois; Cecilia Hedlund, South Florida; Cara Henry, Xavier; *Riko Higashio, Florida; Molly Hudgins, Southern Illinois; Amanda Jones, North Texas; *Karen Juul, San Jose State; Shruti Khanna, Rollins; Katie Kloster, Northern State; Melanie Lepp, Minnesota; Megan Leuzinger, Northern Illinois; Sara Linneman, Iowa State; *Amy Livesy, Tennessee; Amy Loviscek, Michigan State; Jessica Luciuk, Ohio State; Shannon Lundy, Xavier; Rheba Mabie, Wisconsin; Cathy Matthews, Iowa State; Stefi Markovich, Georgia; *Emily Martin, Washington; *Dodie Mazzuca, Washington; Ranonne McAlester, Oral Roberts; *Erin McGraw, Indianapolis; Andrea Meeker, Wisconsin; *Becky Morgan, North Carolina-Greensboro; Paula Nelson, Montana State; Ellen Nester, Northern State; *Tanice Nilson, Methodist.

Aguri Okura, Florida State; Julie Orrison, Illinois State; Summer Phinney, North Carolina-Greensboro; Skye Porter, Hardin-Simmons; Kimberly Pulliam, Colorado State; Elizabeth Purcell, Wyoming; Jill Ralph, Truman State; Kristin Schaner, Notre Dame; Kimberly Schramer, Washington State; Meggan Schumaker, Michigan State; *Kelly Scribner, Franklin; Mindy Shilts, Hope; Ann Slater, Kansas State; Linda Sorensen, Alabama; Gina Spalitto, Missouri; Jamie Smith, Southern Illinois; *Josefin Stalvant, Lynn; *Erin Stukart, Truman State; Susan Swaffin, William and Mary; Johanna Sward, Alabama; Margaret Switzer, Washington State; Rachelle Tacha, Nebraska; Jennifer Taylor, Appalachian State; Rachel Thompson, Tennessee; Christina Tolerton, Arizona; Holly Turton, Penn State; Mary Vajgrt, Indiana; Jennifer Waterhouse, Texas; Particia White, North Carolina; Shayne Wild, Miami (Florida); Elizabeth Yared, Hope; Jami Zimmerman, Southern Illinois.