Avery Weed Named To Fall ANNIKA Award Watch List
November 11, 2025 | Women's Golf
STARKVILLE – Avery Weed, the top-ranked collegiate golfer, was named to the Fall ANNIKA Award Watch List, The Haskins Foundation announced on Tuesday. The ANNIKA Award is named each year to the top female Division 1 golfer.
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Weed, a junior from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, had an excellent start to her junior campaign during the fall season. She currently holds the top spot in the Scoreboard rankings, which serves as the official ranking for the NCAA. In each of the events in the fall, Weed earned a first, second, third and fourth place finish.
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Weed's victory came at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational on October 1st, where she finished at 14-under, which was the lowest score in the history of the event. On the season, Weed is 31-under par and has not finished above-par in a tournament all season.
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Weed was named to the ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List in August, marking the fourth consecutive season a Bulldog was named to the preseason edition of the award's watch list. She is one of 25 golfers to be named to the Fall Watch List.
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Weed and the Bulldogs will return to the course at the beginning of the spring schedule at the UCF Challenge in Orlando, Florida. The three-day tournament is set to kick off on January 25.
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About the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel:
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division 1 collegiate golfer; the winner voted on by players, coaches and members of the college golf media. Named for Annika Sorenstam, the award was created in partnership with the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top female golfer and to match the Haskins Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top male Division I collegiate golfer. Mirabel Ting (Florida State) became the 12th ANNIKA Award winner in 2025.
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Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
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Weed, a junior from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, had an excellent start to her junior campaign during the fall season. She currently holds the top spot in the Scoreboard rankings, which serves as the official ranking for the NCAA. In each of the events in the fall, Weed earned a first, second, third and fourth place finish.
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Weed's victory came at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational on October 1st, where she finished at 14-under, which was the lowest score in the history of the event. On the season, Weed is 31-under par and has not finished above-par in a tournament all season.
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Weed was named to the ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List in August, marking the fourth consecutive season a Bulldog was named to the preseason edition of the award's watch list. She is one of 25 golfers to be named to the Fall Watch List.
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Weed and the Bulldogs will return to the course at the beginning of the spring schedule at the UCF Challenge in Orlando, Florida. The three-day tournament is set to kick off on January 25.
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About the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel:
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division 1 collegiate golfer; the winner voted on by players, coaches and members of the college golf media. Named for Annika Sorenstam, the award was created in partnership with the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top female golfer and to match the Haskins Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top male Division I collegiate golfer. Mirabel Ting (Florida State) became the 12th ANNIKA Award winner in 2025.
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Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on GOLF Channel.
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