Four Demon Deacons Earn All-America Honors
5/26/2023 1:04:00 PM | Women's Golf
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Since winning the 2023 NCAA National Championship on Wednesday evening, four Demon Deacons have been selected as WGCA All-Americans, as announced by the organization Friday morning.
Seniors Rachel Kuehn and Lauren Walsh each earned First Team honors, sophomore Carolina Chacarra earned Second Team honors and graduate Emilia Migliaccio capped off her five-year career with honorable Mention. This is the first time since 2020 Wake Forest has had four women's golfers earn All-America honors.
Kuehn, a four-time All-American, was the first back-to-back ACC Player of the Year in program history this season, along with earning All-ACC recognition. She led the team with a 70.34 stroke average and won two individual titles. She was also a finalist for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel and has been selected to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup this summer.
Walsh, a three-time All-American, finished inside the top 15 as an individual at the NCAA Championships in a tie for seventh and has six top 10 finishes in 11 events this season. She is second on the team with a 71.50 stroke average. She was also selected to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup this summer.
Chacarra, a two-time All-American, had nine top 20 finishes in 11 events this season and finished inside the top 25 at NCAA Championships. She is third on the team with a 71.69 stroke average.
Migliaccio, a four-time All-American, finished inside the top 25 in all 11 events this season and was fourth on the team with a 71.88 stroke average. She was selected for a record fifth time to represent the United States at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup this summer.
The Deacs won a program-record five team titles in the regular season along with the first NCAA National Title in program history. Read more about their impressive journey to the title here.
WGCA First Team All-Americans
Jenny Bae, University of Georgia
Zoe Campos, UCLA
Karisa Chul Ak Sorn, Iowa State University
Hannah Darling, University of South Carolina
Charlotte Heath, Florida State University
Madd Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State University
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest University
Andrea Lignell, University of Mississippi
Ingrid Lindblad, Louisiana State University
Julie Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State University
Megan Schofill, Auburn University
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest University
Crystal Wang, University of Illinois
Lottie Woad, Florida State University
Rose Zhang, Stanford University
WGCA Second Team All-Americans
Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State University
Rosie Belsham, Baylor University
Carla Bernat, Tulane University
Sadie Englemann, Stanford University
Laney Frye, University of Kentucky
Sera Hasegawa, Baylor University
Lion Higo, Pepperdine University
Carolina Lopez Chacarra, Wake Forest University
Ashley Menne Arizona State University
Jennie Park, Texas A&M University
Amanda Sambach, University of Virginia
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt University
Latanna Stone, Louisiana State University
Chiara Tamburlini, University of Mississippi
Mirabel Ting, Augusta University
WGCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
Amari Avery, University of Southern California
Phoebe Brinker, Duke University
Jensen Castle, University of Kentucky
Mathilde Claisse, University of South Carolina
Aine Donegan, Louisiana State University
Megha Ganne, Stanford University
Melanie Green, University of South Florida
Tiffany Le, University of California Riverside
Mackenzie Lee, Southern Methodist University
Lucia Lopez-Ortega, San Jose State University
Patricie Mackova, University of Maryland
Caitlyn Macnab, Texas Christian University
Antonia Malate, San Jose State University
Caley McGinty, The Ohio State University
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest University
Catherine Park, University of Southern California
Louise Rydqvist, University of South Carolina
Emma Schimpf, College of Charleston
Jeneath Wong, Pepperdine University
Michelle Zhang, Southern Methodist University
The criteria used to determine the WGCA All-American Teams include:
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 700 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
Seniors Rachel Kuehn and Lauren Walsh each earned First Team honors, sophomore Carolina Chacarra earned Second Team honors and graduate Emilia Migliaccio capped off her five-year career with honorable Mention. This is the first time since 2020 Wake Forest has had four women's golfers earn All-America honors.
Kuehn, a four-time All-American, was the first back-to-back ACC Player of the Year in program history this season, along with earning All-ACC recognition. She led the team with a 70.34 stroke average and won two individual titles. She was also a finalist for the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel and has been selected to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup this summer.
Walsh, a three-time All-American, finished inside the top 15 as an individual at the NCAA Championships in a tie for seventh and has six top 10 finishes in 11 events this season. She is second on the team with a 71.50 stroke average. She was also selected to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup this summer.
Chacarra, a two-time All-American, had nine top 20 finishes in 11 events this season and finished inside the top 25 at NCAA Championships. She is third on the team with a 71.69 stroke average.
Migliaccio, a four-time All-American, finished inside the top 25 in all 11 events this season and was fourth on the team with a 71.88 stroke average. She was selected for a record fifth time to represent the United States at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup this summer.
The Deacs won a program-record five team titles in the regular season along with the first NCAA National Title in program history. Read more about their impressive journey to the title here.
WGCA First Team All-Americans
Jenny Bae, University of Georgia
Zoe Campos, UCLA
Karisa Chul Ak Sorn, Iowa State University
Hannah Darling, University of South Carolina
Charlotte Heath, Florida State University
Madd Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State University
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest University
Andrea Lignell, University of Mississippi
Ingrid Lindblad, Louisiana State University
Julie Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State University
Megan Schofill, Auburn University
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest University
Crystal Wang, University of Illinois
Lottie Woad, Florida State University
Rose Zhang, Stanford University
WGCA Second Team All-Americans
Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State University
Rosie Belsham, Baylor University
Carla Bernat, Tulane University
Sadie Englemann, Stanford University
Laney Frye, University of Kentucky
Sera Hasegawa, Baylor University
Lion Higo, Pepperdine University
Carolina Lopez Chacarra, Wake Forest University
Ashley Menne Arizona State University
Jennie Park, Texas A&M University
Amanda Sambach, University of Virginia
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt University
Latanna Stone, Louisiana State University
Chiara Tamburlini, University of Mississippi
Mirabel Ting, Augusta University
WGCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
Amari Avery, University of Southern California
Phoebe Brinker, Duke University
Jensen Castle, University of Kentucky
Mathilde Claisse, University of South Carolina
Aine Donegan, Louisiana State University
Megha Ganne, Stanford University
Melanie Green, University of South Florida
Tiffany Le, University of California Riverside
Mackenzie Lee, Southern Methodist University
Lucia Lopez-Ortega, San Jose State University
Patricie Mackova, University of Maryland
Caitlyn Macnab, Texas Christian University
Antonia Malate, San Jose State University
Caley McGinty, The Ohio State University
Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest University
Catherine Park, University of Southern California
Louise Rydqvist, University of South Carolina
Emma Schimpf, College of Charleston
Jeneath Wong, Pepperdine University
Michelle Zhang, Southern Methodist University
The criteria used to determine the WGCA All-American Teams include:
- Head-to-head competition
- Comparison with common opponents
- Scoring average
- Place finishes in regular season events and tournament wins
- Strength of schedule
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 700 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
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