Cash, Nelson, Swenson Earn WGCA All-America Scholar Honor

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced today and three Gustavus women’s golfers are recognized with the honor – Kristen Cash (So., Roseville, Minn.), McKenzie Swenson (Sr., Buffalo, Minn.), and Jessica Nelson (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.). The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all…

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced today and three Gustavus women’s golfers are recognized with the honor – Kristen Cash (So., Roseville, Minn.), McKenzie Swenson (Sr., Buffalo, Minn.), and Jessica Nelson (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.). The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. Nelson receives the award for the third time, Cash her second, and Swenson for the first time.

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.