Western Carolina's four selections in 2020-21 are its most since placing five golfers on the honorary squad back in 2017-18. WCU has put four or more individuals on the WGCA All-American Scholars list six times since 2000, thrice landing a program-best five (2017-18; 2013-14; 2011-12).
Martin and White are among six Catamount women's golfers all-time who received recognition consecutively for all four years. Wood and Ladd both earned the second selections of their career. A complete listing of WCU's all-time honorees is included below.
This year marks the 21st-consecutive year that Western Carolina has placed women's golfers among the list of annual WGCA honorees – and the 19th-straight year that WCU has had multiple selections within the same academic year. WCU's four selections were among 21 across the Southern Conference, matching four from Chattanooga, UNCG, and Wofford. Mercer had three golfers recognized with two honored from Furman.
Ladd and White appeared in all seven of the team's events in the 2020-21 season with Wood competing in six tournaments and Martin, who opted out of the fall portion of the schedule, playing in all five events in the spring.
Ladd paced WCU in scoring on the year with a stroke average of 76.58, 19th in the SoCon. The Greensboro, N.C., native paced WCU in four of the squad's seven tournaments including a runner-up finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate. Double-majoring in marketing and sport management, Ladd has a GPA of 3.724.
Martin concluded her collegiate career with a 79.89 career stroke average over 73 rounds, just ahead of classmate White at 80.68 over 84 career rounds. Wood played in 16 events during her WCU career with a scoring average of 84.86 over 43 rounds. Martin graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science with a cumulative GPA of 3.583, while White boasted a GPA of 3.910 while graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art. Wood earned her bachelor's degree in communication, posting a cumulative GPA of 3.643, graduating cum laude.
Collectively, 1,432 women's collegiate golfers across every division of competition were recognized with the prestigious honor. The criteria for selection to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics including a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.
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.
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Western Carolina's All-Time WCGA All-American Scholars:
2000-01: Shelley Glenister
2001-02: Brooke Stillman
2002-03: Line Cordes, Ashley Hovda, Johanna Lundberg, Brandy Andersen
2003-04: Brandy Andersen, Erika Danford, Ashley Hovda, Bianca Melone
2004-05: Brandy Andersen, Bianca Melone
2005-06: Brandy Andersen, Erika Danford, Malin Fryk, Bianca Melone
2006-07: Bianca Melone, Malin Fryk, Elin Mickelsson
2007-08: Katja Dammann, Elin Mickelsson
2008-09: Elin Mickelsson, Rachel Nelson
2009-10: Malin Jansson, Blaire Minter, Rachel Nelson
2010-11: Malin Jansson, Blaire Minter, Rachel Nelson
2011-12: Christina Amoriello, Katie Kile, Maria Kjelldorff, Blaire Minter, Rachel Nelson
2012-13: Taylor Allison, Maria Kjelldorff
2013-14: Taylor Allison, Bethany Galloway, Mariah Hopkins, Olivia Landino, Ashley Thompson
2014-15: Bethany Galloway, Mariah Hopkins, Olivia Landino
2015-16: Maddi Caldwell, Bethany Galloway, Mariah Hopkins
2016-17: Amanda Floberg, Bethany Galloway
2017-18: Amanda Floberg, Hazel Martin, Alyssa Morahan, Maya White, Cameron Wood
2018-19: Hazel Martin, Maya White
2019-20: Victoria Ladd, Hazel Martin, Maya White
2020-21: Victoria Ladd, Hazel Martin, Maya White, Cameron Wood
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