Aug. 18, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –
The New Mexico women’s golf team posted the third best GPA in the nation in 2004-05 with an outstanding 3.628 cumulative mark, the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) announced Thursday afternoon. UNM placed five student-athletes (Giselle Claux, Kailin Downs, Alexandra Phelps, Christina Spence and Ashley Rollins) on the NGCA Scholar Team released earlier this summer. South Carolina won the inaugural NGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award with a 3.752 GPA. The brand new award recognizes the women’s collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA.
The 2005-06 UNM women’s golf team begins its season Sept. 12-13 at the Ptarmigan/Ram Classic in Fort Collins, Colo.
TOP FIVE TEAM GPA'S 1. South Carolina 3.752 2. UNC Wilmington 3.672 3. New Mexico 3.628 4. Washington State 3.625 5. Northern Arizona 3.620