CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – 21 straight years of academic excellence for the Northeastern State women's golf program with Kaylee Petersen earning WGCA All-American Scholar status Tuesday.  

Petersen was a WGCA All-Central Region honoree this spring and was an All-American Scholar representative in 2020.  In her second year at NSU, Petersen held a team-low 78.38 stroke average with five top-ten finishes.   Against fellow players this season, the Enid, Okla. native bested 81.8-percent (505-112) of the field.

Since 2001, there have been 42 WGCA All-American Scholars from Northeastern State. 

A total of 1,432 women's collegiate golfers were recognized in NCAA Division I, II & III. The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50.

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.