The Mid-American Conference has announced its annual Academic All-MAC team for women’s golf, recognizing Eastern Michigan University’s Riley Kim among the honorees. The announcement was made on May 20, with a total of 29 student-athletes from various institutions being acknowledged for maintaining a minimum 3.2 grade-point average and participating in at least half of their team’s competitions. Freshmen and transfer students are not eligible for this award.
Riley Kim, hailing from Aldie, Virginia, played 39 rounds during the season with an average score of 77.3 strokes. Her performance contributed to the team’s record-setting four-player average of 300.9 strokes, surpassing the previous best set in the 2015-16 season. Kim’s standout tournament occurred on March 3-4 at the River Landing Classic in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she finished fourth overall with a score of 2-over 218 (73-72-73). This marked her career-best performance by four strokes and earned her first collegiate top ten finish. Her score also tied for the 20th-best in program history. Additionally, Kim helped Eastern Michigan place third at the MAC Championships and participated in the Women’s National Golf Invitational, where the Eagles achieved second place overall.
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The list of Academic All-MAC selections includes athletes from several universities:
Eastern Michigan: Riley Kim, Sophomore, Sport Management, GPA: 3.50
Akron: Katrin Danielsdottir (Sophomore), Emily Liptak (Junior), Daphne Van Son (Senior), Hridhika Vora (Junior)
Ball State: Jasmine Driscoll (Junior), Sarah Gallagher (Junior), JJ Gregston (Sophomore), Madelin Boyd (Junior), Jenna Estravillo (Sophomore), Madelyn Young (Sophomore)
Bowling Green: Sammie Dolce (Sophomore), Makenna Jones (Senior), Ava O’Sullivan (Junior)
Central Michigan: Rachel Niskanen (Sophomore), Hailey Katona (Graduate Student)
Kent State: Veronika Kedronova (Sophomore), Leon Takagi (Junior)
Northern Illinois: Caroline Kent (Senior)
Ohio: Sydney Longstreth (Senior), Zoe Luebbers (Sophomore), Mackenzie McRee (Junior), Morgan Rodgers (Sophomore), Anna Coccia (Sophomore)
Toledo: Kyleigh Dull (Senior), Yedam Lee(Senior)
Western Michigan: Megha Vallabhaneni(Junior), Macy Beeson(Sophomore), Jenna Hayes(Junior)
