Kuehn, Deacs Make Program History
5/1/2023 3:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest women's golfer Rachel Kuehn has become the first player in program history to be a two-time ACC Player of the Year, as the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the season-end awards Monday afternoon.
Along with Kuehn, Emilia Migliaccio, Lauren Walsh, Carolina Chacarra and Mimi Rhodes all earned a spot on the All-ACC Team. This marks the first time in program history that all five lineup players have earned All-League honors. Last season was the first time Wake Forest had four players earn the honor. Kuehn, Migliaccio and Walsh are all now three-time All-ACC honorees and Chacarra and Rhodes are two-time honorees.
Kuehn, a three-time All-American, leads the team this season with two individual wins, a third-place finish at ACC Championships and a season stroke average of 70.10 over 29 rounds. She has finished inside the top 21 in all 10 events this year with eight of those coming in the top 10. Her season stroke average is on pace to be the lowest season scoring average in program history and her career scoring average of 71.11 is also on pace to be a record-breaking average. The senior will return for her fifth and final year of college golf for the 2023-24 season.
Migliaccio, a sixth-year student and fifth-year member of the Wake Forest women's golf team, is a three-time All-American and was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2018. She has also finished in the top 25 in every event of the season, with seven of her 10 finishes being in the top 15. She already owns the fifth and sixth-best season scoring averages in program history with 71.52 during her sophomore campaign in 2018-19 and 71.79 in her freshman season. Her four-year career stroke average from 2017-2021 is second lowest in program history at 71.96 over 106 rounds played.
Walsh is second on the team this season with a 71.10 stroke average over 29 rounds, which is on pace to be the third-best in program history. The senior has had nine top 25 finishes in 10 events this year, including six in the top 10. For the second year in a row, Walsh finished in the top five at ACC Championships. After coming in tied for third during the 2021-22 season, she finished tied for fifth at this year's Championships.
Kuehn, Migliaccio and Walsh were also all selected to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup. Kuehn and Migliaccio will be representing the United States for the fourth and fifth time, respectively. Walsh will be representing Ireland on the International team for the second time.
Chacarra is third on the team this season with a 71.62 stroke average over 26 rounds played. She has eight top 20 finishes in nine events, with four of those being in the top 11. She earned ACC Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season and was named a second-team All-American.
Rhodes is fifth on the team with a stroke average of 73.03 over 29 rounds played this season. She has had five top 25 finishes including a seventh-place finish in stroke at the ACC Championships, her best finish of the year. The junior's scoring average has improved by more than a full stroke since arriving on campus in the fall of 2020.
The Demon Deacons continue postseason play May 8-10 at the NCAA Regionals. Wake Forest was selected as the top seed at the Raleigh, North Carolina regional site where the top four teams and top two individuals on non-advancing teams will earn a spot in Arizona to compete for the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk golf Club May 19-24.
2023 All-ACC Women's Golf Team
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest
Lottie Woad, Florida State
Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
Phoebe Brinker, Duke
Savannah Grewal, Clemson
Annabelle Pancake, Clemson
Erica Shepherd, Duke
Kayla Smith, North Carolina
Jennifer Cleary, Virginia
Amelia Williamson, Florida State
Mimi Rhodes, Wake Forest
Wake Forest Player of the Year History
1995 Stephanie Neill
1996 Laura Philo
2003 Nuria Clau
2009 Natalie Sheary (co)
2019 Jennifer Kupcho (co)
2022 Rachel Kuehn
2023 Rachel Kuehn
Along with Kuehn, Emilia Migliaccio, Lauren Walsh, Carolina Chacarra and Mimi Rhodes all earned a spot on the All-ACC Team. This marks the first time in program history that all five lineup players have earned All-League honors. Last season was the first time Wake Forest had four players earn the honor. Kuehn, Migliaccio and Walsh are all now three-time All-ACC honorees and Chacarra and Rhodes are two-time honorees.
Kuehn, a three-time All-American, leads the team this season with two individual wins, a third-place finish at ACC Championships and a season stroke average of 70.10 over 29 rounds. She has finished inside the top 21 in all 10 events this year with eight of those coming in the top 10. Her season stroke average is on pace to be the lowest season scoring average in program history and her career scoring average of 71.11 is also on pace to be a record-breaking average. The senior will return for her fifth and final year of college golf for the 2023-24 season.
Migliaccio, a sixth-year student and fifth-year member of the Wake Forest women's golf team, is a three-time All-American and was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2018. She has also finished in the top 25 in every event of the season, with seven of her 10 finishes being in the top 15. She already owns the fifth and sixth-best season scoring averages in program history with 71.52 during her sophomore campaign in 2018-19 and 71.79 in her freshman season. Her four-year career stroke average from 2017-2021 is second lowest in program history at 71.96 over 106 rounds played.
Walsh is second on the team this season with a 71.10 stroke average over 29 rounds, which is on pace to be the third-best in program history. The senior has had nine top 25 finishes in 10 events this year, including six in the top 10. For the second year in a row, Walsh finished in the top five at ACC Championships. After coming in tied for third during the 2021-22 season, she finished tied for fifth at this year's Championships.
Kuehn, Migliaccio and Walsh were also all selected to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup. Kuehn and Migliaccio will be representing the United States for the fourth and fifth time, respectively. Walsh will be representing Ireland on the International team for the second time.
Chacarra is third on the team this season with a 71.62 stroke average over 26 rounds played. She has eight top 20 finishes in nine events, with four of those being in the top 11. She earned ACC Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season and was named a second-team All-American.
Rhodes is fifth on the team with a stroke average of 73.03 over 29 rounds played this season. She has had five top 25 finishes including a seventh-place finish in stroke at the ACC Championships, her best finish of the year. The junior's scoring average has improved by more than a full stroke since arriving on campus in the fall of 2020.
The Demon Deacons continue postseason play May 8-10 at the NCAA Regionals. Wake Forest was selected as the top seed at the Raleigh, North Carolina regional site where the top four teams and top two individuals on non-advancing teams will earn a spot in Arizona to compete for the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk golf Club May 19-24.
2023 All-ACC Women's Golf Team
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest
Lottie Woad, Florida State
Carolina Chacarra, Wake Forest
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest
Phoebe Brinker, Duke
Savannah Grewal, Clemson
Annabelle Pancake, Clemson
Erica Shepherd, Duke
Kayla Smith, North Carolina
Jennifer Cleary, Virginia
Amelia Williamson, Florida State
Mimi Rhodes, Wake Forest
Wake Forest Player of the Year History
1995 Stephanie Neill
1996 Laura Philo
2003 Nuria Clau
2009 Natalie Sheary (co)
2019 Jennifer Kupcho (co)
2022 Rachel Kuehn
2023 Rachel Kuehn
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