DURHAM, N.C. – For the fourth straight year, a Duke women's golf student-athlete has earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America accolades as junior
Jaravee Boonchant was voted to the second team by members of the organization. Â
Boonchant earned the honor for the first time in her career, after turning in a 72.31 stroke average in five tournaments in 2019-20. A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Boonchant earned Golfweek Second Team All-America and was an ANNIKA Award Watch List selection. She finished the season ranked No. 14 nationally to go along with two top five and three top 10 finishes. Â
The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. Despite the cancellation of spring competition during COVID-19, CoSIDA continued its sponsorship of the Academic All-America awards program. Student-athletes were selected based on career statistics.
Over the last three seasons, Boonchant has collected a 71.95 stroke average, which ranks as the third-best in school history. The three-time All-America also owns 49 career rounds of even or under par and helped guide Duke to the 2019 NCAA Championship.
Along with Boonchant earning CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades on the women's side, Duke had three men's selections – Chandler Eaton (men's golf), Eoin Gronningsater (fencing) and Nathaniel Hernandez (swimming & diving).
Boonchant joins Leona Maguire (2017 and 2018) and
Virginia Elena Carta (2019) who also earned Academic All-America honors for Duke women's golf in each of the last four years. Boonchant is a statistics major and owns a 3.62 grade-point average. Â
She is one of only five Duke women's golfers in school history to be named CoSIDA Academic All-America – Maguire, Carta, Amanda Blumenherst (2007, 2008, 2009) and Michelle Miller (1985)
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