WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - For the second straight season, Piedmont women's golf standout
Erin Donovan has earned All-America recognition from the Women's Golf Coaches Association, announced Wednesday night.
After receiving second team honors last season, this season Donovan made the jump to the first team, one of 11 Division III student athletes to receive the honor. Along with the all-america status, Donovan also earned All-Region honors from the WGCA as well.
Erin Donovan, WGCA All-America First Team & All-Region 2 (Southeast)
Donovan continued her dominance in her junior campaign, winning twice in the fall while accumulating five top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes. She was named USA South Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and finished second in the USA South Tournament.
At the Montgomery's Women's Collegiate in the fall, Donovan fired rounds of 66 and 70 to post a 36-hole score of 136 and 8-under par, winning going away and shattering the Piedmont individual 36-hole record in the process. During the season, she earned USA South Golfer of the Week honors three times, bringing her to 17 weekly awards for her career.
Each year, the Women's Golf Coaches Association names women's collegiate golf First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention WGCA All-American Teams for Division I, II & III and NAIA. The selection process for this prestigious honor is quite rigorous and is determined by the WGCA Awards Committee for each Division.
FULL ALL-AMERICA AND ALL-REGION LISTING:
Division III WGCA Freshman of the Year Presented by StrackaLine
Zimo Li, Emory University
Kim Moore Spirit Award
Natalie Kammer, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
WGCA Division III All-American Teams
First Team
Ellen Dong, Emory University
Erin Donovan, Piedmont University
Cecilia Jia, Carnegie Mellon University
Sydney Kuo, Washington University in St. Louis
Zimo Li, Emory University
Sharun Mun, Emory University
Alexis Sudjianto, Carnegie Mellon University
Alison Takamiya, George Fox University
Makensie Toole, George Fox University
Becky Williams, DePauw University
Emma Wong, Carnegie Mellon University
Second Team
Liana Brown, George Fox University
Tiffany Chan, Washington University in St. Louis
Emily Chang, Pomona-Pitzer
Stella Cheng, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Jessie Kong, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Rachel LeMay, Pomona-Pitzer
Jessica Mason, Trinity University (Texas)
Sriya Mupparaju, Carnegie Mellon University
Emily Renoff, Bowdoin College
Audrey Wang, Wellesley College
Sarah Yeh, Wellesley College
Honorable Mention Team
Ava Bankston, Rhodes College
Amy Beanblossom, Washington University in St. Louis
Tiya Chowdary, New York University
Emily Gresham, Methodist University
Lilly Hall, Randolph-Macon College
Esther Jung, Emory University
Esther Lee, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Shih Ting (Naomi) Tan, New York University
Kyra Venne, St. Catherine University
Christine Yu, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
WGCA All-Freshman Team
Cecilia Jia, Carnegie Mellon University
Zimo Li, Emory University
Emily Renoff, Bowdoin College
Emma Wong, Carnegie Mellon University
Covi Yan, Emory University
Division III Golf Pride WGCA Regional Coaches of the Year
East Region Coach of the Year: Jackie Beck, Wellesley College
Great Lakes Coach of the Year: Dan Rodgers, Carnegie Mellon University
Southeast Region Coach of the Year: Liz Fernandes, Emory University
Central Region Coach of the Year: David Reinhardt, Washington University in St. Louis
West Region Coach of the Year: Mary Jo McCloskey, George Fox University
WGCA All-Region Teams
Region 1/East Region
McKylie Boreman, Alvernia University
Natalie Cheong, Williams College
Tiya Chowdary, New York University
Aileen Du, Wellesley College
Euna Lee, Williams College
Morgan Lee, Middlebury College
Amanda Phillips, Wesleyan University
Emily Renoff, Bowdoin College
Shih Ting (Naomi) Tan, New York University
Audrey Tir, Middlebury College
Audrey Wang, Wellesley College
Sarah Yeh, Wellesley College
Region 2/Southeast
Ava Bankston, Rhodes College
Carys Code, Emory University
Ellen Dong, Emory University
Erin Donovan, Piedmont University
Emily Gresham, Methodist University
Lilly Hall, Randolph-Macon College
Esther Jung, Emory University
Zimo Li, Emory University
Sharon Mun, Emory University
Annie Piggott, Millsaps College
Grace Walker, Centre College
Covi Yan, Emory University
Region 3/Central
Amy Beanblossom, Washington University in St. Louis
Tiffany Chan, Washington University in St. Louis
Paige Hillman, St. Catherine University
Meilin Hoshino, Grinnell College
Julia Imai, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Ellie Knight, Aurora University
Sydney Kuo, Washington University in St. Louis
Bailey Lengfelder, Macalester College
Nicole McGuire, Washington University in St. Louis
Grace Petzold, St. Catherine University
Carter Sichol, Carleton College
Kyra Venne, St. Catherine University
Region 4/Great Lakes
Lizzy Grant, Denison University
Nikita Jadhav, Carnegie Mellon University
Cecilia Jia, Carnegie Mellon University
Macy Ludwig, Illinois Wesleyan University
Melanie Maier, Saint Mary's College
Siena Maschke, Denison University
Ella McRoberts, Denison University
Sriya Mupparaju, Carnegie Mellon University
Alexis Sudjianto, Carnegie Mellon University
Becky Williams, DePauw University
Emma Wong, Carnegie Mellon University
Kaylin Yeoh, Carnegie Mellon University
Region 5/West
Liana Brown, George Fox University
Emily Chang, Pomona-Pitzer
Stella Cheng, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Federica Domecq Lacroze, Pomona-Pitzer
Rena Kaneko, University of Redlands
Jessie Kong, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Rachel LeMay, Pomona-Pitzer
Esther Lee, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Jessica Mason, Trinity University (Texas)
Alison Takamiya, George Fox University
Makensie Toole, George Fox University
Christine Yu, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
