By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Four members of the Tennessee Tech women's golf team were recognized as All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Monday afternoon.
Junior Hannah Bratton and freshmen Elisabeth Toennessen, Gittle Sciolis and Katrine Toennessen each earned the honor, making it six straight years that the Golden Eagle women's golf team has placed at least one student-athlete on the WGCA's All-American Scholar Team. The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics.
To be nominated for WGCA All-American Scholar awards, student-athletes must have an overall GPA of 3.50 or higher for their entire collegiate career and have competed in 50% of the team's competitions for the school year nominated.
"I am so proud of Hannah, Elisabeth, Gittle and Katrine for earning this honor," Tech head coach Polk Brown said. "I believe that this is the largest group we've had earn All-American Scholar awards and for them to do it with all that is happened in recent months is a tribute to their dedication as students first and then athletes.
"Each of these ladies have bright futures ahead of them and I for one am looking forward to watching them grow on the golf course and in the classroom over the next several years."
The four Golden Eagles were among a group of 28 from the Ohio Valley Conference included in the 1,401 players chosen throughout every NCAA Division as well as NAIA schools.
A native of Jackson, Tenn., Bratton concluded her junior season with a scoring average of 77.75 over 16 rounds of action and six total events. Sciolis participated in four tournaments on the year, finishing 10 rounds of play with a scoring average of 79.00.
The first international players in program history, Elisabeth Toennessen posted a 78.88 average in three tournaments and eight rounds while Katrine Toennessen turned in a 79.25 scoring mark while playing 16 rounds in six events.
About the Women's Golf Coaches Association
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.
Photos by Thomas Corhern
