Li and Wong Honored By WGCA
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – The
Women's Golf Coaches Association announced its 2015 All-America selections earlier this week, naming Ithaca senior
Sharon Li to the second team. Li and sophomore
Kimberley Wong, were also chosen to the WGCA Region 1/East Region Team.
Li has won three-consecutive Empire 8 individual titles, most recently taking the honor in the fall of 2014. She was named Division III Player of the Year last season and was honored on the Region 1/East Region Team. This year marks Li's third-straight All-America honor. She earned first team recognition in 2013 and 2014. She's recorded three top-20 finishes at the NCAAs and two top-10 finishes.
Wong also received WCGA Region 1/East Region Team honors, marking her first all-region selection. Wong earned two Empire 8 Women's Golf Athlete of the Week honors during the season. She recorded two top-three finishes, including the top spot at the Pat Clouse Invite where she medaled and led Ithaca to the tournament title. Wong was named Empire 8 Freshman of the Year last season.
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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 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.