Three Mustangs Named To NGCA All-American Scholar Team
Jul 8 | Women's Golf
July 8, 2011
Coral Springs, Fla. (NGCA/SMU) - SMU senior Jennifer Hooper, sophomore Maria Elena Villamil and junior Melanie White were named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team per the organization's announcement today. The trio was among 566 women's collegiate golfers at the Division I, II & III levels recognized with this prestigious honor. To be selected to the All-American Scholar Team, athletes must have a minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50.
Hooper, a marketing major, earned a 3.723 GPA during the 2011 spring semester. White, a pre-business major, earned a 3.505, while Villamil received a 3.720 during her first semester at SMU.
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.
