Menne, Rhodes Earn All-Conference Honors

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference announced the 2024 Women's Golf All-Conference teams and Sun Devil Women's Golf is well represented.

Arizona State landed a pair of individuals on the Pac-12 All-Conference teams, matching USC for the fifth-most selections in the league. This is the fourth consecutive year that two Sun Devils have received All-Conference distinction. The respect for the Maroon & Gold is clear, as this distinction is voted on by the other coaches in the league.

Ashley Menne was one of only 12 golfers named to the First Team in arguably the deepest conference in the country. The program has now had at least one representative on the Fiirst Team every year since 2005. This is the second consecutive year that Menne landed on the First Team. Menne has been an All-Conference honoree each of her four seasons in Tempe (2x Honorable Mention; 2x First Team). She becomes the first four-time All-Conference member since Olivia Mehaffey (2017-21) and only the eighth in program history to accomplish the feat. Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye has coached four of the eight (Monica Vaughn, Jennifer Osborn).

FOUR-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS FROM ASU (8)
Ashley Menne, 2021-24
Olivia Mehaffey, 2017-21
Monica Vaughn, 2014-17
Jennifer Osborn, 2006-09
Kellee Booth, 1995-98
Wendy Ward, 1992-95
Pearl Sinn, 1986-89
Danielle Ammaccapane, 1984-87

Patience Rhodes earned one of only seven spots on the Honorable Mention team, meaning 2 of the 19 possible All-Conference picks were Sun Devils. Rhodes is one of only three freshmen to garner All-Conference distinction. After landing four on the team last year, ASU has now combined for 15 Pac-12 All-Conference honors over the past four seasons alone. Under Missy Farr-Kaye, 23 Sun Devils have made an All-Conference team, the fourth-most in the conference during that span. This is the 38th time at least two from Arizona State have been honored with the distinction in a single season. A total of 140 Sun Devils have now earned a spot on an All-Conference Team since the award was established back in 1980, when ASU was still in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association.

"We are excited to have two All-Conference selections in Ashley and Patience," Coach Farr-Kaye remarked. "Well deserved for both of them. The Pac-12 is the strongest conference in women's golf, thus receiving these honors is truly a high achievement!"

Ashley Menne, First Team

• Putting the finishing touches on one of the most decorated careers in the history of the program
• A leader of an Arizona State team that is currently ranked No. 13 in the nation
• First four-time All-Conference selection since Olivia Mehaffey (2017-21)
  • Only the eighth to accomplish the feat in program history
• Second straight year she has been a First Team selection
  • First to earn back-to-back First Team distinction since Olivia Mehaffey (2018-19)
• Graduated in just three years with a bachelor's degree in Sports Business from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State, boasting a 3.63 GPA as an undergrad
  • Currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Communication with a 3.67 cumulative GPA
• Competed in all nine events for ASU in 2023-24 and has now made 41 career appearances in the Maroon & Gold
• Currently the No. 47 ranked golfer in the nation according to Clipp'd
• Four Top-10 finishes in 2023-24; 13 Top-10 and 24 Top-20 finishes in her career
• Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational Individual Medalist
  • Shot 202 (-14) in the event, giving her the best 54-hole score vs. par in program history (broke Brandie Burton's 35-year-old record)
  • One of only 56 golfers in NCAA history to finish a 54-hole tournament at 14-under or better. It is the second-best score posted by a Pac-12 golfer this season.
  • It is the eighth-best score in the history of the league, only trailing some of the best golfers in Pac-12 history (Catherine Park, Rose Zhang, Rachel Heck, Megha Ganne, etc.).
• Third-career Top-10 finish at the PING/ASU Invitational (T9th).
• Tied for second at the Match in the Desert to open the Spring.
• Opened her season with a sixth-place finish at the McGuire Invitational.

Patience Rhodes, Honorable Mention

• One of seven Honorable Mention selections.
  • One of only three freshman to earn All-Conference distinction (Kiara Romero, Oregon; Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford)
• Currently the No. 107 ranked golfer in the nation according to Clipp'd
• One Top-5, Four Top-20 finishes
• Seven rounds in the 60s; 13 rounds at or under par
• Bronze Medalist at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
  • Shot a 205 (-11), tied for the third-best 54-hole score vs. par in program history
  • Carded a round in the 60s all three days. Only Sun Devil to accomplish that feat at an event this year.
• Tied for 12th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, helping Arizona State win the team title.
  • Field included 5 of the Top-10, 10 of the Top-25, 22 of the Top-50, & 39 of the Top-100.
• Made an impressive collegiate debut at the McGuire Invitational, finishing in the Top-20 (T17th).

PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Ashley Menne, Arizona State
Carolina Melgrati, Arizona
Gile Bite Starkute, Arizona
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Sadie Englemann, Stanford
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford
Zoe Antoinette Campos, UCLA
Amari Avery, USC
Catherine Park, USC
Camille Boyd, Washington
Kelly Xu, Stanford

PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION

Patience Rhodes, Arizona State
Caroline Canales, UCLA
Kate Villegas, UCLA
Nena Wongthanavimok, Arizona
Ching-Tzu Chen, Oregon
Minori Nagano, Oregon
Meghan Royal, UCLA

CLE ELUM REGIONAL
The eight-time national champion Sun Devil Women's Golf team will head to Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Washington after being selected to the Cle Elum NCAA Regional, hosted by the University of Washington running May 6-8. This is the 31st consecutive year that Sun Devil Women's Golf has qualified for a regional, doing so every time since the format was instituted. ASU has not missed a NCAA postseason since 1991. The program earned their 32nd straight NCAA postseason berth and will be making its 41st overall appearance. 

Arizona State will be the No. 3 seed in a regional that features No. 1 overall seed Stanford (Pac-12 Champion). The regional also includes No. 2 seed Duke, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 San Jose State (Mountain West Champion), host school No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Kansas, No. 10 Long Beach State (Big West Champion), No. 11 Sacramento State (Big Sky Champion), and No. 12 Seattle (WAC Champion).

HOW TO FOLLOW
Stay tuned for more details about the Cle Elum Regional host by the University of Washington including live scoring links, which will be provided by Golfstat. For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women's Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (thesundevils.com).