SMU golfer named All-American Scholar
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:33 pmAckerson Named NGCA All-American Scholar
National Golf Coaches Association Honors Sophomore-To-Be
July 17, 2006
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (NGCA/SMU) - SMU sophomore-to-be Kate Ackerson was one of 371 women's collegiate golfers named a 2005-06 All-American Scholar, the National Golf Coaches Association announced Monday, July 17.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 50% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.
Ackerson, who recently claimed medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier at Stonebriar Country Club, finished her freshman year with a 3.97 GPA as a mathematics major. She was a third-team All-Conference USA selection, posting a 78.13 stroke average over 30 rounds. She was also a winner of the Conference USA Academic Medal and was a member of the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
The National Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The NGCA 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 NGCA represents over 400 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
National Golf Coaches Association Honors Sophomore-To-Be
July 17, 2006
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (NGCA/SMU) - SMU sophomore-to-be Kate Ackerson was one of 371 women's collegiate golfers named a 2005-06 All-American Scholar, the National Golf Coaches Association announced Monday, July 17.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 50% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.
Ackerson, who recently claimed medalist honors at the U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier at Stonebriar Country Club, finished her freshman year with a 3.97 GPA as a mathematics major. She was a third-team All-Conference USA selection, posting a 78.13 stroke average over 30 rounds. She was also a winner of the Conference USA Academic Medal and was a member of the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
The National Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The NGCA 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 NGCA represents over 400 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.