ORLANDO - Sun Devil Women's Golf junior Ashley Menne has been named an All-American by a second national publication following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
Both the coaches and media agree that Sun Devil Women's Golf's Ashley Menne is an All-American. After being named a Second Team All-American by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) earlier in the offseason, the leading national collegiate golf publication Golfweek has now tabbed her as a Third Team All-American.
GOLFWEEK THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Menne is one of only 10 individuals to receive Third Team All-American distinction from Golfweek following the 2022-23 season. This is the second straight year she has earned a spot on one of Golfweek's All-American teams. Following the end of last season, Menne was named a 2021-22 Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American. Thanks to an offseason full of hard work and dedication, Menne was elevated to the Third Team following her third season in Tempe. By virtue of this honor, she is considered one of the Top-30 golfers in the nation by the media.
Golfweek Third Team All-American
Ashley Menne, Arizona State
Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State
Amari Avery, USC
Laney Frye, Kentucky
Lion Higo, Pepperdine
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Wake Forest
Patricie Mackova, Maryland
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt
Chiara Tamburlini, Ole Miss
Mirabel Ting, Augusta
COACH'S CORNER
"We couldn't be happier that Ashley received All-American honors from both WGCA and Golfweek," Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye remarked. "She has worked extremely hard to improve each season and that is contagious at the facility. She has not only developed into a tremendous golfer, but also a respected leader of our program. What is even more exciting is Ashley has yet to reach her full potential and she is determined to help us get better."
WGCA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Earlier in the offseason, Menne was one of only 15 female collegiate golfers at the Division I level to earn this prestigious honor. After two seasons of receiving honorable mention distinction, Menne claims a spot on the Second Team, recognized as one of the Top-30 golfers in the nation by the coaches.
WGCA 2nd Team All-Americans
Ashley Menne Arizona State University
Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State University
Rosie Belsham, Baylor University
Carla Bernat, Tulane University
Sadie Englemann, Stanford University
Laney Frye, University of Kentucky
Sera Hasegawa, Baylor University
Lion Higo, Pepperdine University
Carolina Lopez Chacarra, Wake Forest University
Jennie Park, Texas A&M University
Amanda Sambach, University of Virginia
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt University
Latanna Stone, Louisiana State University
Chiara Tamburlini, University of Mississippi
Mirabel Ting, Augusta University
THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN
By virtue of her selection to the WGCA All-American Second Team earlier in the offseason, Ashley Menne has now been named an All-American by the publication in each of her first three seasons in Tempe. She becomes the first Sun Devil since Olivia Mehaffey (2017-21) to earn All-American honors in each of her first three years. Next year, Menne could join some exclusive company. Should she earn a fourth All-American distinction, she would become only the fourth four-time All-American in program history. Only legendary figures Olivia Mehaffey, Azahara Munoz (2006-09) and Kellee Booth (1995-98) have accomplished this impressive feat.
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
"This season has been a great experience overall," Ashley Menne reflected. "I couldn't have asked for a better team to do this year with. Being named an All-American by Golfweek is such an honor. The goal is to keep playing some consistent golf in this upcoming season with the Sun Devils!"
2023 SEASON
The Surprise, Arizona native continued her steady development since arriving at ASU, as she becomes one of the most decorated golfers at the collegiate level. Menne earned WGCA Second Team All-American honors thanks to an outstanding junior season in which she competed against and beat some of the top golfers in the nation. In leading Arizona State to a No. 2 seed at the Raleigh Regional and a final ranking of No. 14 nationally, Menne was extremely consistent throughout the campaign. She shot 14 rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s. This resulted in three Top-10 and eight Top-20 finishes. Menne received Pac-12 Golfer of the Week honors on March 28 after finishing tied for fourth at PING/ASU Invitational. For her efforts, she was awarded a spot on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team.
PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Arizona State landed four individuals on the Pac-12 All-Conference teams, tied with Oregon and USC for the most selections of any school. Ashley Menne was one of only 12 golfers named to the First Team in arguably the deepest conference in the country. It was her third-consecutive year earning All-Conference distinction.
PALMER CUP CHAMPION
Team USA, featuring Men's Golf's Preston Summerhays and Women's Golf's Ashley Menne, won the 2023 Palmer Cup earlier in June at Laurel Valley Golf Club. Summerhays and Menne represented Sun Devil Golf and the United States in the 26th edition of the Palmer Cup, hosted in the United States for the first time since 2021. The duo combined to collect five of Team USA's 32 points, as they defeated the International side 32-28. The United States now leads the all-time Palmer Cup series 14-12-1.
FINAL RANKINGS
Golfstat and Golfweek released their final rankings of the 2022-23 collegiate women's golf season. Ashley Menne is the highest ranked Sun Devil in both polls, earning a Top-25 spot accoring to each major publication. Menne finished No. 22 according to Golfstat and ended No. 23 in Golfweek's metrics, proving worthy throughout the year of All-American status.
MORE ON ASHLEY MENNE
JUNIOR (2022-23)
- Emerged as a team leader as one of the few upperclassmen on the roster.
- Finished the season ranked No. 23 in the country by Golfweek and No. 22 nationally by Golfstat.
- WGCA Second Team All-American; Golfweek Third Team All-American
- Received All-American honors in each of her first three seasons in Tempe.
- First Team Pac-12 All-Conference selection, earning All-Conference distinction for the second straight year.
- Named Pac-12 Golfer of the Week on March 28, earning the honor after her performance at the PING/ASU Invitational.
- Shot 14 rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s.
- Recorded three Top-10 and eight Top-20 finishes.
- Tied for first at the Match in the Desert after shooting a 65 (-7) in the lone round of the event.
- Put together an impressive effort at the Pac-12 Preview, finishing tied for fourth after opening with a 66 (-7).
- Was the highest-finishing Pac-12 golfer at the PING/ASU Invitational (T-4th), leading to her earning Pac-12 Golfer of the Week honors.
- Opened the Pac-12 Championship with back-to-back rounds under par, securing a Top-20 result.
- Shot back-to-back rounds under par (-1/71) to start the Raleigh Regional, eventually finishing tied for 11th.
- Participated in the Augusta National Women's Amateur for the second consecutive season.
- One of six United States female committee selections for the annual Arnold Palmer Cup; Won the Palmer Cup with Team USA (first Sun Devil to do so since 2001).
- Built off a spectacular freshman season by delivering an incredible sophomore season.
- Named a 2022 Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American, giving her two All-American honors in two seasons.
- Received Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention honors.
- Shot 12 rounds at par or better, including three rounds in the 60's.
- Recorded four Top-10 finishes.
- Recaptured the magic she had in the 2021 NCAA Championship, shooting a 68 (-4) in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Championship to help Arizona State make the Top-15 cut.
- Led ASU to a berth in the NCAA Championship after a Top-10 finish (T-7th) at the Stillwater Regional.
- Finished in solo second place at the Lamkin Invitational after shooting 214 (-2).
- Earned a tie for second at the PING/ASU Invitational thanks to a 209 (-7), which included back-to-back rounds in the 60's.
- Her showing at the Nicklaus Cup consisted of a win in a match against an All American
- Climbed 13 spots on the leaderboard on the final day at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate after carding a 70 (-2).
- Shot a total of 227 in the Pac 12 Preview tournament and tied with 26.
- Competed at the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur, where she made the cut after two rounds leading to the opportunity to play a competitive round at Augusta National.
- Put together one of the best freshman seasons in program history, capping it with a fourth-place finish (-3/285) at the NCAA Championships.
- It was the highest finish by a Sun Devil at NCAA's since Monica Vaughn won the Individual Title back in 2017.
- Became the 23rd individual in the program since 1982 to finish in the Top-5, a list that includes current Associate Head Coach Michelle Estill.
- Carded a historic third round of the NCAA Championship, carding a 65 (-7) to help ASU get into position to qualify for Match Play.
- The 65 matched Grace Park's record for a Sun Devil at a NCAA Championship and was tied for the third-lowest round in the history of the Arizona State program.
- Won her matchup 2&1 with Duke's Jaravee Boonchant, the only Sun Devil to do so.
- 2021 WGCA All-American Honorable Mention selection, the first freshman since Olivia Mehaffey in 2017 to accomplish the feat.
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention selection, one of only three freshman to earn a spot on the team.
- Appeared in each of the final seven events of the regular season.
- Made her collegiate debut a memorable one, shooting a 66 (-6) in her second round at the Sun Devil Winter Classic.
- Finished in the Top-20 at six of seven events.
- 2020 & 2021 Women's State Amateur Stroke Play Champion, winning the titles at Grayhawk Golf Club, the home of the 2021-23 NCAA Championships.
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