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Big Ten Announces Women's Golf Preseason Honorees

Big Ten Conference Announces Women’s Golf Preseason Honors

Thirty-nine student-athletes featured on Golfers to Watch List 

ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday preseason honors for 39 student-athletes who were included on the Big Ten Women’s Golfers to Watch List.


The Watch List includes 13 golfers who earned All-Big Ten honors in 2022-23. Returning First Team selections include: Nicha Kanpai and Patricie Mackova from Maryland; Dianna Lee, Jieni Li and Lauryn Nguyen of Northwestern; and Ohio State’s Caley McGinty.


All-Big Ten Second Team performers coming back this season are: Hailey Borja and Monet Chun of Michigan, Valentina Rossi of Michigan State, Isabella McCauley of Minnesota, Kelli Ann Strand of Nebraska, Kary Hollenbaugh of Ohio State and Momo Sugiyama from Purdue.


Eight Big Ten schools qualified for NCAA Regionals last spring. The 2023-24 season begins next week (Sept. 4-5) with Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue and Rutgers competing at the Boilermaker Invitational.

BIG TEN WOMEN'S GOLF WATCH LIST
NameSchoolYr.Hometown
Isabel Sy #IllinoisSr.San Gabriel, Calif.
Dominika BurdováIndianaSr.Liberec, Czech Republic
Caroline CraigIndianaSr.Sautee Nacoochee, Ga.
Chloe JohnsonIndianaSo.Evansville, Ind.
Ximena BenitesIowaFr.Trujillo, Peru
Madison DabagiaIowaSo.Fort Wayne, Ind.
Shannyn VoglerIowaSo.Moline, Ill.
Maria Vittoria Corbi #MarylandGr.Rome, Italy
Nicha Kanpai +MarylandSo.Chiang Rai, Thailand
Patricie Mackova +#MarylandSr.Prague, Czech Republic
Hailey Borja ^#Michigan5thLake Forest, Calif.
Monet Chun ^#MichiganSr.Richmond Hills, Ontario
Lauren SungMichiganSo.Palo Alto, Calif.
Brooke Biermann #Michigan StateJr.Wildwood, Mo.
Leila Raines #*Michigan StateSr.Galena, Ohio
Valentina Rossi ^#*Michigan StateSr.Rosario, Argentina
Emma Carpenter #*MinnesotaGr.DeKalb, Ill.
Grace Curran #MinnesotaGr.New Lenox, Ill.
Isabella McCauley ^MinnesotaSo.Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Kelli Ann Strand ^NebraskaSo.Challis, Idaho
Miu Takahashi #NebraskaJr.Nasu-machi, Japan
Michaela Vavrova #NebraskaSr.Bojnice, Slovakia
Dianna Lee +NorthwesternSo.San Diego, Calif.
Jieni Li +#*NorthwesternSr.Hangzhou, China
Lauryn Nguyen +#NorthwesternJr.Seattle, Wash.
Kary Hollenbaugh ^Ohio StateSo.New Albany, Ohio
Caley McGinty +Ohio StateSr.Bristol, England
Michelle Cox #Penn StateJr.Allentown, Pa.
Mathilde Delavallade #*Penn StateSr.Royan, France
Drew Nienhaus #Penn StateJr.St. Louis, Mo.
Kan Bunnabodee #Purdue5thChonburi, Thailand
Ashley Kozlowski #*PurdueSr.Littleton, Colo.
Momo Sugiyama ^#*PurdueJr.Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Leigha Devine #*RutgersGr.Windsor, Colo.
Rikke Nordvik #RutgersSr.Stavanger, Norway
Lucrezia Rossettin #*RutgersJr.Genova, Italy
Chloe Chan #WisconsinJr.Hong Kong
Vanessa Ho #*WisconsinJr.San Diego, Calif.
Alexia SiehlWisconsinSo.Fort Mill, S.C.
+ 2023 All-Big Ten First Team    ^ 2023 All-Big Ten Second Team

# 2023 Academic All-Big Ten    * 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar