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Belac, Boonchant Honored by WGCA with All-America
4/21/2020 2:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) released its 2019-20 All-America teams Tuesday with Duke senior Ana Belac and junior Jaravee Boonchant earning accolades.
Belac, who recently turned professional, received First Team All-America honors for the first time in her career, while Boonchant was named Honorable Mention All-America.
Duke is one of only two programs to feature a WGCA First Team All-America in each of the last 11 seasons (UCLA).
A native of Portoroz, Slovenia, Belac had collected a 71.85 stroke average in five events in the abbreviated 2019-20 season. She notched two top-five, three top-10 and four top-20 finishes on the year. Belac turned in her second collegiate victory at the East Lake Cup as she birdied five of her final seven holes on her way to logging a three-under-par, 69, to finish in a tie for first. Belac was selected as a finalist for the ANNIKA Award Watch List that will name the National Player of the Year.
In one of the top fields in the nation at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Belac tied for fifth with rounds of 74, 66 and 70 for a three-under-par, 210. The tournament featured nine top 10 teams. Belac was a Third Team Golfweek All-America as a junior.
Boonchant, who hails from Bangkok, Thailand, competed in five events on the season and collected a 72.31 stroke average. She notched three straight top six finishes, including third place ledger at the Tar Heel Invitational where she shot seven-under-par, 209. Boonchant also placed tied for fourth at the East Lake Cup and had a tied for sixth placement at the Windy City Collegiate Classic. She registered a team-best nine rounds of even or under par. Boonchant was a candidate for the ANNIKA Award. She was a Third Team Golfweek All-America as a freshman and First Team WGCA All-America as a sophomore.
In the final Golfweek individual rankings, Belac was the top-rated senior nationally and ranked No. 3 overall, while Boonchant was No. 14.
Duke concluded the season ranked No. 4 nationally and was unable to head back to the NCAA Championship to play for a second straight and eighth overall title.
#GoDuke
WGCA Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Ana Belac, Senior, Duke University
Linn Grant, Freshman, Arizona State University
Vivian Hou, Freshman, University of Arizona
Rachel Kuehn, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Ingrid Lindblad, Freshman, Louisiana State University
Emilia Migliaccio, Junior, Wake Forest University
Kaitlyn Papp, Junior, University of Texas
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Freshman, University of South Carolina
Emma Spitz, Freshman, University of California, Los Angeles
Natalie Srinivasan, Senior, Furman University
Kaleigh Telfer, Junior, Auburn University
Second Team
Allisen Corpuz, Senior, University of Southern California
Sofia Garcia, Junior, Texas Tech University
Renate Grimstad, Senior, University of Miami
Sophie Guo, Freshman, University of Texas
Yu-Sang Hou, Junior, University of Arizona
Julia Johnson, Junior, University of Mississippi
Aline Krauter, Sophomore, Stanford University
Siyun Liu, Senior, Wake Forest University
Pimnipa Panthong, Senior, Kent State University
Kenzie Wright, Senior, University of Alabama
Angelina Ye, Freshman, Stanford University
Honorable Mention Team
Alyaa Abdulghany, Junior, University of Southern California
Jaravee Boonchant, Junior, Duke University
Ya Chun Chang, Sophomore, University of Arizona
Elodie Chapelet, Redshirt-Senior, Baylor University
Alessandra Fanali, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Isabella Fierro, Freshman, Oklahoma State University
Amelia Garvey, Junior, University of Southern California
Allyson Geer-Park, Senior, Michigan State University
Ashley Gilliam, Freshman, Mississippi State University
Lauren Hartlage, Senior, University of Louisville
Momoka Kobori, Senior, Pepperdine University
Caley McGinty, Freshman, Kent State University
Olivia Mehaffey, Senior, Arizona State University
Sofie Nielsen, Freshman, University of Oregon
Natasha Andrea Oon, Sophomore, San Jose State University
Emilie Paltrinieri, Freshman, University of Los Angeles, California
Valery Plata, Sophomore, Michigan State University
Priscilla Schmid, Junior, Indiana University
Karoline Stormo, Senior, Kent State University
Beatrice Wallin, Sophomore, Florida State University
Lauren Walsh, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Jennifer Zhou, Sophomore, University of North Carolina
Belac, who recently turned professional, received First Team All-America honors for the first time in her career, while Boonchant was named Honorable Mention All-America.
Duke is one of only two programs to feature a WGCA First Team All-America in each of the last 11 seasons (UCLA).
A native of Portoroz, Slovenia, Belac had collected a 71.85 stroke average in five events in the abbreviated 2019-20 season. She notched two top-five, three top-10 and four top-20 finishes on the year. Belac turned in her second collegiate victory at the East Lake Cup as she birdied five of her final seven holes on her way to logging a three-under-par, 69, to finish in a tie for first. Belac was selected as a finalist for the ANNIKA Award Watch List that will name the National Player of the Year.
In one of the top fields in the nation at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Belac tied for fifth with rounds of 74, 66 and 70 for a three-under-par, 210. The tournament featured nine top 10 teams. Belac was a Third Team Golfweek All-America as a junior.
Boonchant, who hails from Bangkok, Thailand, competed in five events on the season and collected a 72.31 stroke average. She notched three straight top six finishes, including third place ledger at the Tar Heel Invitational where she shot seven-under-par, 209. Boonchant also placed tied for fourth at the East Lake Cup and had a tied for sixth placement at the Windy City Collegiate Classic. She registered a team-best nine rounds of even or under par. Boonchant was a candidate for the ANNIKA Award. She was a Third Team Golfweek All-America as a freshman and First Team WGCA All-America as a sophomore.
In the final Golfweek individual rankings, Belac was the top-rated senior nationally and ranked No. 3 overall, while Boonchant was No. 14.
Duke concluded the season ranked No. 4 nationally and was unable to head back to the NCAA Championship to play for a second straight and eighth overall title.
#GoDuke
WGCA Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Ana Belac, Senior, Duke University
Linn Grant, Freshman, Arizona State University
Vivian Hou, Freshman, University of Arizona
Rachel Kuehn, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Ingrid Lindblad, Freshman, Louisiana State University
Emilia Migliaccio, Junior, Wake Forest University
Kaitlyn Papp, Junior, University of Texas
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Freshman, University of South Carolina
Emma Spitz, Freshman, University of California, Los Angeles
Natalie Srinivasan, Senior, Furman University
Kaleigh Telfer, Junior, Auburn University
Second Team
Allisen Corpuz, Senior, University of Southern California
Sofia Garcia, Junior, Texas Tech University
Renate Grimstad, Senior, University of Miami
Sophie Guo, Freshman, University of Texas
Yu-Sang Hou, Junior, University of Arizona
Julia Johnson, Junior, University of Mississippi
Aline Krauter, Sophomore, Stanford University
Siyun Liu, Senior, Wake Forest University
Pimnipa Panthong, Senior, Kent State University
Kenzie Wright, Senior, University of Alabama
Angelina Ye, Freshman, Stanford University
Honorable Mention Team
Alyaa Abdulghany, Junior, University of Southern California
Jaravee Boonchant, Junior, Duke University
Ya Chun Chang, Sophomore, University of Arizona
Elodie Chapelet, Redshirt-Senior, Baylor University
Alessandra Fanali, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Isabella Fierro, Freshman, Oklahoma State University
Amelia Garvey, Junior, University of Southern California
Allyson Geer-Park, Senior, Michigan State University
Ashley Gilliam, Freshman, Mississippi State University
Lauren Hartlage, Senior, University of Louisville
Momoka Kobori, Senior, Pepperdine University
Caley McGinty, Freshman, Kent State University
Olivia Mehaffey, Senior, Arizona State University
Sofie Nielsen, Freshman, University of Oregon
Natasha Andrea Oon, Sophomore, San Jose State University
Emilie Paltrinieri, Freshman, University of Los Angeles, California
Valery Plata, Sophomore, Michigan State University
Priscilla Schmid, Junior, Indiana University
Karoline Stormo, Senior, Kent State University
Beatrice Wallin, Sophomore, Florida State University
Lauren Walsh, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Jennifer Zhou, Sophomore, University of North Carolina
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