CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – 24 straight years of academic excellence continues for the Northeastern State women's golf program, with Laia Llorens, Sam Maceli, and Jessica Parker earning WGCA All-American Scholar status.  

The recognition marks an additional accolade for Parker, who earned her second straight All-MIAA Third Team selection in April after picking up Co-Golfer of the Week honors in March. Maceli earned the program's first individual MIAA Women's Golf Championship since 2016 and added another top-five finish with a fifth-place showing at the Newman Fall Invite in October. Llorens appeared in nine events with a season-best finish at the Newman Fall Invite, tying for 11th on the leaderboard.

Since 2001, there have been 48 WGCA All-American Scholars from Northeastern State. 

1,499 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.