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Wake Forest Names Four to All-ACC Academic Team
6/29/2026 3:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
This marks the fourth consecutive year that at least four athletes have been named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Four members of the Wake Forest women's golf team were named to the All-ACC Academic Team for their academic excellence and performance on the course: senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, junior Macy Pate, sophomore Chloe Kovelesky and freshman Cartoon Rujiranan.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests to be considered for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team.
During the 2025-26, the squad helped the women's golf program to 60 total wins, with team titles at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Jackson T. Stephens Cup and NCAA Tallahassee Regional. Kovelesky marks her second honor, highlighted by her athletic performances as a co-champion honors at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate and third place finish at the 2026 ACC Championship.
Anne-Sterre den Dunnen
As a senior, den Dunnen earned her lowest scoring average of her career, with 13 of her 24 rounds at par or better from the fall to the spring. She posted her lowest 18-hole score of 67 at the Moon Golf Invitational for a T3 finish. This past fall, the Almere, Netherlands-native secured the winning point to defeat the Stanford Cardinal at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup in extra holes. Additionally, den Dunnen made her professional debut this past November at the ANNIKA presented by Gainbridge following the team's victory at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in September.
Macy Pate
Pate grabbed her first collegiate win this past fall at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, setting a career low 54-hole score. Since then, the three-time All-ACC member placed no lower than the top-25 all regular season, including back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Moon Golf Invitational and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Additionally, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-native maintained the lowest scoring average of the Demon Deacons this past year, as well as the highest ranked Deac on Scoreboard (No. 19). The three-time All-American wrapped the 2025-26 season with her highest finish at the NCAA Championships at T28 and earned WGCA Second-Team All American Honors.
Chloe Kovelesky
Kovelesky opened the season with co-medalist honors at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, helping the Deacs to their first title of the year. The Boca Raton, Fla.-native followed that up with a T2 finish the following weekend at the Stephens Cup to help the Deacs to a team title. Kovelesky kicked off her postseason going nine-under at the 2026 ACC Championship to earn third place medalist honors. The sophomore's overall score of 207 tied third in program history for the lowest 54-hole score to par at the championship. The two-time ANWA invitee placed in the top-15 or better in 5 of 7 tournaments with a top-25 finish at the NCAA Regionals to earn All-American honors for the second year.
Cartoon Rujiranan
In her first year with the Deacs, Rujiranan settled her way into the lineup to become a strong piece of the Demon Deacons. She earned her first collegiate title at the UNCG Collegiate by two strokes, prior to joining the five-player lineup in the spring. Also in the fall, Chonburi, Thailand-native fired a career-low score of 69 at the Pirate Collegiate Classic for a T8 finish at 2-under-par. Rujiranan carded her best finish of the season at the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational for a T27 finish. The rookie wrapped her season with the second-best finish of the Deacs at the NCAA Championship.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests to be considered for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team.
During the 2025-26, the squad helped the women's golf program to 60 total wins, with team titles at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, Jackson T. Stephens Cup and NCAA Tallahassee Regional. Kovelesky marks her second honor, highlighted by her athletic performances as a co-champion honors at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate and third place finish at the 2026 ACC Championship.
Anne-Sterre den Dunnen
As a senior, den Dunnen earned her lowest scoring average of her career, with 13 of her 24 rounds at par or better from the fall to the spring. She posted her lowest 18-hole score of 67 at the Moon Golf Invitational for a T3 finish. This past fall, the Almere, Netherlands-native secured the winning point to defeat the Stanford Cardinal at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup in extra holes. Additionally, den Dunnen made her professional debut this past November at the ANNIKA presented by Gainbridge following the team's victory at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in September.
Macy Pate
Pate grabbed her first collegiate win this past fall at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, setting a career low 54-hole score. Since then, the three-time All-ACC member placed no lower than the top-25 all regular season, including back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Moon Golf Invitational and Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Additionally, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-native maintained the lowest scoring average of the Demon Deacons this past year, as well as the highest ranked Deac on Scoreboard (No. 19). The three-time All-American wrapped the 2025-26 season with her highest finish at the NCAA Championships at T28 and earned WGCA Second-Team All American Honors.
Chloe Kovelesky
Kovelesky opened the season with co-medalist honors at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, helping the Deacs to their first title of the year. The Boca Raton, Fla.-native followed that up with a T2 finish the following weekend at the Stephens Cup to help the Deacs to a team title. Kovelesky kicked off her postseason going nine-under at the 2026 ACC Championship to earn third place medalist honors. The sophomore's overall score of 207 tied third in program history for the lowest 54-hole score to par at the championship. The two-time ANWA invitee placed in the top-15 or better in 5 of 7 tournaments with a top-25 finish at the NCAA Regionals to earn All-American honors for the second year.
Cartoon Rujiranan
In her first year with the Deacs, Rujiranan settled her way into the lineup to become a strong piece of the Demon Deacons. She earned her first collegiate title at the UNCG Collegiate by two strokes, prior to joining the five-player lineup in the spring. Also in the fall, Chonburi, Thailand-native fired a career-low score of 69 at the Pirate Collegiate Classic for a T8 finish at 2-under-par. Rujiranan carded her best finish of the season at the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate Invitational for a T27 finish. The rookie wrapped her season with the second-best finish of the Deacs at the NCAA Championship.
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