WGCA Honors 20 Big South Women's Golfers for 2025-26 Academics
The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) released its All-American Scholars for 2025-26, and 20 Big South women's golfers among seven member schools were recognized. The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics and continue to demonstrate the high-level academic achievements of our players. To be selected, a student-athlete must:
- Have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher.
- Be an amateur and on the team's roster through the conclusion of the team's season.
- Have played in 50% of the college’s regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year nominated through the team's conference championship.
Below are the Big South's honorees for this prestigious honor:
WGCA All-American Scholars
Ella Perna, High Point
Savannah Cherry, High Point
Anaïs Arafi, High Point
Eva Lye, High Point
Makayla Grubb, High Point
Chiara Wippert, Longwood
Avery Nordman, Longwood
Abigail Sheldon, Longwood
Taylor Reaves, Presbyterian
Maddie Peake, Presbyterian
Shea Smith, Radford
Macy Johnson, Radford
Mckenzie Weddle, Radford
Grace Addison, Radford
Caroline Gilreath, Radford
Jordyn Arts, UNC Asheville
Lauren Madson, UNC Asheville
Madison Dixon, USC Upstate
Alayna Friedt, Winthrop
Constanca Mendonca, Winthrop