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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced that three University of Cincinnati women's golfers were named All-American Scholars for the 2016-17 academic year.
The Bearcats trio of Ashley Cassidy (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), Valentina Herrera (Bogotá, Colombia), and Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wisc./Homestead) was recognized for the second-straight year. In total, Cassidy has earned the distinction each of her four years at UC while Herrera has been tabbed three times and Hitt twice. The Red & Black has had multiple honorees six-consecutive years.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) is 3.50. A total of 952 women's collegiate golfers were recognized this year with this prestigious honor.
"I am proud of the girls' efforts," said head coach Janet Carl. "Their abilities to balance golf and school is remarkable. They are truly committed to their academics as well as their performance on the golf course."
Cassidy, a finance major and English literature minor, recorded a 3.53 cumulative GPA during the 2016-17 academic year. On the course, she recorded a 77.2 scoring average in 31 rounds with a career-best tie for 11th place at The American Championship where she carded a career-best-tying score of 69 in the opening round of the tournament. The senior carded 10 rounds of 75 or lower during the year. Cassidy graduated from UC in April of 2017.
An industrial management major and information systems minor, Herrera earned a 3.93 cumulative GPA this year. In competition, she averaged a score of 76.5 in 31 rounds including a career-best round of 70 during the second round of The American Championship where she tied for 38th place overall. She was the Bearcats' top finisher in three tournaments featuring a season-best 12th-place finish at the Tulsa Dale McNamara Invitational. The senior received her diploma at spring commencement in April.
Hitt, majoring in finance and minoring in economics, posted a 3.96 cumulative GPA. The sophomore competed as a member of UC's scoring team in eight of the season's 11 tournaments, tallying a 77.2 stroke average during 22 rounds of play. She carded career-best rounds of 72 in both the second and third rounds and posted an overall season-high finish of a tie for 13th place at The American Championship.
As a team, UC women's golf posted a 3.82 cumulative GPA in 2016-17 -- a department high for this year and a program record.
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 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced that three University of Cincinnati women's golfers were named All-American Scholars for the 2016-17 academic year.
The Bearcats trio of Ashley Cassidy (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), Valentina Herrera (Bogotá, Colombia), and Anika Hitt (Mequon, Wisc./Homestead) was recognized for the second-straight year. In total, Cassidy has earned the distinction each of her four years at UC while Herrera has been tabbed three times and Hitt twice. The Red & Black has had multiple honorees six-consecutive years.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) is 3.50. A total of 952 women's collegiate golfers were recognized this year with this prestigious honor.
"I am proud of the girls' efforts," said head coach Janet Carl. "Their abilities to balance golf and school is remarkable. They are truly committed to their academics as well as their performance on the golf course."
Cassidy, a finance major and English literature minor, recorded a 3.53 cumulative GPA during the 2016-17 academic year. On the course, she recorded a 77.2 scoring average in 31 rounds with a career-best tie for 11th place at The American Championship where she carded a career-best-tying score of 69 in the opening round of the tournament. The senior carded 10 rounds of 75 or lower during the year. Cassidy graduated from UC in April of 2017.
An industrial management major and information systems minor, Herrera earned a 3.93 cumulative GPA this year. In competition, she averaged a score of 76.5 in 31 rounds including a career-best round of 70 during the second round of The American Championship where she tied for 38th place overall. She was the Bearcats' top finisher in three tournaments featuring a season-best 12th-place finish at the Tulsa Dale McNamara Invitational. The senior received her diploma at spring commencement in April.
Hitt, majoring in finance and minoring in economics, posted a 3.96 cumulative GPA. The sophomore competed as a member of UC's scoring team in eight of the season's 11 tournaments, tallying a 77.2 stroke average during 22 rounds of play. She carded career-best rounds of 72 in both the second and third rounds and posted an overall season-high finish of a tie for 13th place at The American Championship.
As a team, UC women's golf posted a 3.82 cumulative GPA in 2016-17 -- a department high for this year and a program record.
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 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.