July 1, 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Eight Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) women's golfers, including five from 2008 IIAC Champion Wartburg, have been named to the 2008-09 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Team. Luther College had two individuals recognized, while Cornell College had one golfer recognized.

Among the 410 women’s collegiate golfers across all three divisions of the NCAA were recognized with this prestigious honor were: Daina Deery, Ellen Rickert, Jordan Galles, Kate Thompson, and Steph Burns, all of Wartburg, Krista Solie and Tess Spindler of Luther, and Brittany Szczepanik of Cornell.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 50% (Division I) or 66% (Division II & III) of the college’s regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.

About the National Golf Coaches Association
The National Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. Today, the NGCA represents nearly 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

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