Women's Golf Sweeps Specialty Awards, Three Flashes Earn All-MAC Honors
4/26/2024 11:43:00 AM | Women's Golf
CLEVELAND – After winning its 25th consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship on Tuesday, the Kent State women's golf team was well-represented in the league's postseason awards.
The Flashes swept the MAC specialty awards as Leon Takagi was named the MAC Golfer of the Year, Veronika Kedronova was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year, and Casey VanDamme earned Coach of the Year honors.
Takagi, Kedronova, and Hester Sicking all earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team. The trio also earned MAC All-Tournament Team honors on Tuesday after finishing with the three lowest scores at Pinnacle Golf Course – Takagi and Sicking shared the individual title at +6 whole Kedrovona placed third at +8.
VanDamme has now won Coach of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons.
The Golden Flashes will head west for the regional round of the 2024 Division I Women's Golf Championship Las Vegas Regional at Spanish Trail Country Club. Regional play starts on Monday, May 6.
2023-24 MAC Women's Golf All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Golfer of the Year: Leon Takagi, Sophomore, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Veronika Kedronova, Kent State
Coach of the Year: Casey VanDamme, Kent State
2023-24 All-MAC First Team
Veronika Kedronova, Freshman, Kent State
Hester Sicking, Senior, Kent State
Leon Takagi, Sophomore, Kent State
Jasmine Ly, Senior, Northern Illinois
Emily Romancew, Senior, Northern Illinois
2023-24 All-MAC Second Team
Sarah Gallagher, Sophomore, Ball State
Ava O'Sullivan, Sophomore, Bowling Green
Ashley Goh, Senior, Central Michigan
Sydney Naro, Graduate Student, Northern Illinois
Megha Vallabhaneni, Sophomore, Western Michigan
