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June 9, 2006
Greensboro, NC – Virginia golfers Leah Wigger, Rachel Smith and Carly Truitt have been named to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Women’s Golf Team as announced today by Commissioner John D. Swofford.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Wigger is one of six players who also earned All-ACC honors. It is the third time both Wigger and Smith, both juniors, have been honored. Truitt was a freshman last season.
A second-team All-American, Wigger led UVa with a school-record stroke average of 73.26 in 2006. She was also named to the CoSIDA District III second-team Academic All-America team. Smith played in 10 tournaments and posted a stroke average of 76.37 while Truitt was just below her at 77.03.
The 2006 All-ACC Academic Women’s Golf team is as follows:
2006 All-ACC Academic Wen’s Golf Team
Name, Class, School Major
Emily Cannon, Fr., Boston College EnglishAmanda Blumenherst, Fr., Duke UndeclaredAnna Grzebien, Jr., Duke PsychologyWhitney Brummett, So., Florida State Political ScienceJaclyn Burch, Jr., Florida State Sports ManagementCaroline Larsson, Sr., Florida State PsychologyCaroline Westrup, Fr., Florida State CommunicationKelly Calkin, So., Maryland EducationKelly MacWhinnie, Sr., Maryland CommunicationsKathryn Trotter, So., Maryland Letters & SciencesJosie Shinn, Jr., Miami SociologySydney Crane, Fr., North Carolina UndeclaredStephanie Derrey, Jr., NC State BusinessNancy Mountcastle, Sr., NC State BusinessRachel Smith, Jr., Virginia CommerceCarly Truitt, Fr., Virginia UndeclaredLeah Wigger, Jr., Virginia PsychologyAmanda Goins, Jr., Wake Forest CommunicationNannette Hill, Fr., Wake Forest UndeclaredMargaret Simons, Jr., Wake Forest Psychology