SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Arizona State women’s golfers Monica Vaughn, Noemi Jimenez, and Emilie Alonso earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors, Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Wednesday. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and participate in at least half of their team’s scheduled regular season events.
Vaughn, named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team, maintained a 3.72 GPA in communications while recording six top-10 finishes on the season. Ranked ninth in the nation according to Golfstat, she leads the Sun Devil squad with a 72.31 scoring average and 98 birdies. Her 4.71 par-five scoring average is second in the nation. The WGCA First Team All-American concluded her standout sophomore season with a fifth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in May.
Also earning first-team honors, senior Noemi Jimenez graduated with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Business and Tourism Development & Management. Jimenez notched five top-10 finishes in nine tournaments this season, four of which were in the top five.
Alonso, who graduated with a 3.55 GPA in communications, earned second-team honors. The senior competed in six tournaments this season and recorded two top-40 finishes.
Only athletes with sophomore academic standing and above qualify for the All-Academic team.