Four Bulldogs Named WGCA All-American Scholars
July 03, 2018 | Women's Golf
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Strong showings in the classroom garnered a quartet of Mississippi State golfers All-American Scholar accolades from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) on Tuesday.
Junior Katie Holt was named an All-American Scholar for the second-straight year, while freshman Blair Stockett and sophomores Ela Grimwood and Clara Moyano claimed the honor for the first time.
"We are extremely proud of Katie, Blair, Ela and Clara," MSU head coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "They are as dedicated to succeeding in the classroom as much as they are on the golf course. Being named a WGCA All-American Scholar is a prestigious honor, and it is a testament to their devotion as student-athletes."
The four were part of a total of 1,011 women's college golfers to land the honor. The criteria for being selected a WGCA All-American Scholar is some of the most stringent in all of college athletics, with the minimum cumulative GPA being a 3.50.
Holt, an SEC Spring Honor Roll selection, paced MSU in 2017-18, playing in eight events and tallying a team-low 75.2 scoring average that tied for 12thin MSU season annals. She posted two Top 15 finishes, including a season-best eighth-place showing at the State-hosted Magnolia Invitational.
Stockett played solid golf to wrap her freshman season, playing in six tournaments, earning SEC Freshman of the Week laurels and posting three Top 25 finishes.
Grimwood, who was named to the SEC Spring Honor Roll, played in seven tournaments and posted her best finish with a tie for 28that the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Moyano participated in six events and notched a 21stplace finish at MSU's Magnolia Invite.
