Xavier University Athletics

Six Women's Golfers Earn WGCA All-American Scholar Honors
07.03.18 | Women's Golf
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Six Xavier women's golfers – Mikayla Fitzpatrick, Grace Howie, Lindsey Murray, Andie Shukow, Mikayla Smith and Morgan Tinsley – were each named Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars on Tuesday as the Musketeers continued an impressive streak of having multiple honorees in each year since 2010.
A total of 1,011 women's golfers across NCAA Divisions I, II, and III were recognized by the WGCA. The criteria for selection includes a minimum GPA of 3.50.
Murray was recognized for the fourth time, becoming the seventh Xavier women's golfer to earn the award in each year of her college career.
Howie earned the honor for a third time, while Fitzpatrick and Smith were each recognized for the second time.
Shukow and Tinsley were first-time honorees.
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.
A total of 1,011 women's golfers across NCAA Divisions I, II, and III were recognized by the WGCA. The criteria for selection includes a minimum GPA of 3.50.
Murray was recognized for the fourth time, becoming the seventh Xavier women's golfer to earn the award in each year of her college career.
Howie earned the honor for a third time, while Fitzpatrick and Smith were each recognized for the second time.
Shukow and Tinsley were first-time honorees.
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ABOUT THE WGCA |
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.
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