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HOUSTON, TX – The Women's Golf Coaches Association has announced the 2015-16 student-athlete and coach's awards for Division III Women's Collegiate Golf.
Winners were recognized at the WGCA Division III Awards Banquet held in Houston, Texas at the 2016 NCAA Tournament. For further information regarding these awards including selection criteria, please visit www.wgcagolf.com.
The Williams College Ephs earned three All-East Region honors, one Second Team All-America honor and interim head coach Bill Kangas was tabbed as the East Region Coach of the Year.
Williams' second year interim head coach Bill Kangas has led his Eph teams to a combined 13-1 record versus Division III teams over the past two years and to the NCAA title in 2015.
Three Ephs were named to the 10-player All-Region Team. The honored Ephs include first year Cordelia Chan, junior Sophie Kitchen, and sophomore Phoebe Mattana. "Phoebe was our most consistent performer and led our team all season to earn the 2015-16 WGCA All-American Second Team," noted Kangas. "While all eight Williams golfers contributed this season, the WGCA recognized the efforts of Phoebe, Cordelia and Sophie on the WGCA East All-Region Team."
Mattana earned national recognition with her selection to the All-America Second Team.
Division III Golf Pride Regional Coaches of the Year
East Region Coach of the Year: Bill Kangas, Williams College
Great Lakes Coach of the Year: Nate Parrish, Sewanee: The University of the South
Central Region Coach of the Year: Patrick Freeman, Illinois Wesleyan University
Midwest Region Coach of the Year: Monica Severson, Wartburg College
West Region Coach of the Year: MaryJo McCloskey, George Fox University
"In order for a coach to receive an award, it is a direct reflection of team and program," said Kangas. "Thomas Sennett (assistant coach, swing coach) and Kelly Kung (team captain) did an outstanding job encouraging our team to improve daily. Also, I feel very fortunate to have followed four leaders, role models, and former Williams golf coaches: Cathy Pohle, Kris Herman, Fran Vandermeer and Erika DeSanty. Their efforts have built a strong program foundation for players to learn, develop and grow."
WGCA All-East Region Team
Jennifer Bluetling, Freshman, New York University
Olivia Bowling, Senior, Randolph-Macon College
LeeAnn Cahoon, Junior, Huntingdon College
Cordelia Chan, Freshman, Williams College
Liza Freed, Sophomore, Washington and Lee University
Christina Herbert, Sophomore, Bridgewater College
Summer Kitahara, Sophomore, Carnegie Mellon University
Sophie Kitchen, Junior, Williams College
Phoebe Mattana, Sophomore, Williams College
Marin Warring, Senior, Bridgewater College
WGCA Division III All-American Second Team
Amberlynn Dorsey, Senior, University of Redlands
Kristin Elich, Sophomore, George Fox University
Nikki Isaacson, Junior, Rhodes College
Phoebe Mattana, Sophomore, Williams College
Phoebe Nguyen, Sophomore, Whitman College
Emily Salamy, Freshman, Rhodes College
Vrishali Sinha, Freshman, Grinnell College
About the Women's Golf Coaches Association
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 nearly 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
