McGinty, Panthong, and Stormo Selected as WGCA All-Americans
4/21/2020 6:41:00 PM | Women's Golf
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State women's golf team had a school-record three players selected as WGCA All-Americans. Senior Pimnipa Panthong was named an All-American second teamer while senior Karoline Stormo and freshman Caley McGinty earned All-American honorable mention honors, the Women's Golf Coaches Association announced on Tuesday (April 21).
It is the third All-American distinction for Panthong as she was selected as an All-American second team in 2017 and 2018, while Stormo earns her second All-American award as she earned honorable mention honors in 2019.
Panthong, the program's only three-time All-American, played in the lineup for all seven events while setting an individual season scoring average record of 70.48, the best in program history. She finished with a team-high 18 rounds for par or better, which gave her 80 for her career, a program-best. Panthong ended the season with a team-high six top 10 finishes and had one tournament win. Ranked No. 28 in the country, Panthong was also a finalist for the ANNIKA Award, presented to the top female collegiate golfer.
Stormo, who was ranked No. 40 in the country, closed the season with a scoring average of 70.94. She finished with 11 rounds for par or better giving her 57 for her career, the third-best in program history. Stormo set a program record in par-4 scoring of 3.98. She had three top 5 finishes and won the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate.
McGinty, who was ranked No. 34 in the country, played in the lineup for every event and finished with a 70.86, the program's second-best. She led the nation in final round scoring average (68.86) and led the team in Par-5 scoring (4.70). McGinty led the team with 10 rounds in the 60's while also completing 15 rounds for par or better. She completed the season with five top 10 finishes.
All three players helped lead the Flashes to a season-ending No. 6 ranking and claim five tournament wins out of the seven played.
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 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
WGCA Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Ana Belac, Senior, Duke University
Linn Grant, Freshman, Arizona State University
Vivian Hou, Freshman, University of Arizona
Rachel Kuehn, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Ingrid Lindblad, Freshman, Louisiana State University
Emilia Migliaccio, Junior, Wake Forest University
Kaitlyn Papp, Junior, University of Texas
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Freshman, University of South Carolina
Emma Spitz, Freshman, University of California, Los Angeles
Natalie Srinivasan, Senior, Furman University
Kaleigh Telfer, Junior, Auburn University
Second Team
Allisen Corpuz, Senior, University of Southern California
Sofia Garcia, Junior, Texas Tech University
Renate Grimstad, Senior, University of Miami
Sophie Guo, Freshman, University of Texas
Yu-Sang Hou, Junior, University of Arizona
Julia Johnson, Junior, University of Mississippi
Aline Krauter, Sophomore, Stanford University
Siyun Liu, Senior, Wake Forest University
Pimnipa Panthong, Senior, Kent State University
Kenzie Wright, Senior, University of Alabama
Angelina Ye, Freshman, Stanford University
Honorable Mention Team
Alyaa Abdulghany, Junior, University of Southern California
Jaravee Boonchant, Junior, Duke University
Ya Chun Chang, Sophomore, University of Arizona
Elodie Chapelet, Redshirt-Senior, Baylor University
Alessandra Fanali, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Isabella Fierro, Freshman, Oklahoma State University
Amelia Garvey, Junior, University of Southern California
Allyson Geer-Park, Senior, Michigan State University
Ashley Gilliam, Freshman, Mississippi State University
Lauren Hartlage, Senior, University of Louisville
Momoka Kobori, Senior, Pepperdine University
Caley McGinty, Freshman, Kent State University
Olivia Mehaffey, Senior, Arizona State University
Sofie Nielsen, Freshman, University of Oregon
Natasha Andrea Oon, Sophomore, San Jose State University
Emilie Paltrinieri, Freshman, University of California, Los Angeles
Valery Plata, Sophomore, Michigan State University
Priscilla Schmid, Junior, Indiana University
Karoline Stormo, Senior, Kent State University
Beatrice Wallin, Sophomore, Florida State University
Lauren Walsh, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Jennifer Zhou, Sophomore, University of North Carolina
