South Dakota State women's golfer
Teresa Toscano has been named a Women's Golf Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American, the association announced Friday.
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"Teresa continues to make history for our program as our first All-American," assistant coach
Maggie Murphy said. "This honor is incredibly deserved and the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication. We are extremely proud of her growth and all she has accomplished as a Jackrabbit!"
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Toscano, who was recently named the Summit League Women's Golfer of the Year, is the first Jackrabbit women's golfer to earn WGCA All-America honors. The criteria used to determine the WGCA All-American Teams includes head-to-head competition, comparison with common opponents, scoring average, strength of schedule, places finishes in the regular season and tournament wins.
She finished inside the top-10 in seven events she competed in this season. Toscano captured five individual titles, finished runner-up and tied for seventh. Throughout her career, she claimed nine individual titles.Â
The Huelva, Spain native posted a 72.35 stroke average this season and recorded an 8-over 224 (75-75-74) to win Summit League Championship by two strokes. Toscano was named to the All-Tournament Team and All-Summit League First Team.
The Summit League Championship MVP was set to be the first Jackrabbit women's golfer in the Division I era to compete at the NCAA Regionals before the event was cancelled due to inclement weather and the course being deemed not of championship-caliber after heavy and persistent rain fall. Toscano wrapped up her career at the Let Them Play Classic where she recorded a 20
th-place finish.
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The senior's 73.54 career stroke average tops SDSU's all-time list. Additionally, Toscano owns career records in top-five finishes (23), top-10 finishes (32), 18-hole score (64), 36-hole score (131), and 54-hole score (212).
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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 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.  Â
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