Northwestern University Athletics
Kim Named Golfweek All-American
6/10/2021 3:09:00β―PM | Women's Golf
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Sophomore Irene Kim has been named a Second Team All-American by Golfweek, her second All-America honor this season.Β
The La Palma, California, native, was named a Second Team All-American by the WGCA, selected as the 2021 Big Ten Golfer of the Year (Northwestern's third since 2015) and also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.Β
KimΒ finished runner-up at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at TPC River's Bend, her fourth Top-5 result of the spring, and was the 'Cats top finisher at the 2021 Stanford NCAA Regional, the program's 11th consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason.Β
Below areΒ Golfweek'sΒ First Team, Second Team, Third Team and Honorable Mention All-Americans:
First Team
Rachel Heck, Stanford
Linn Grant, Arizona State
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Beatrice Wallin, Florida State
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina
Maja Stark, Oklahoma State
Emma Spitz, UCLA
Julia Johnson, Ole Miss
Karen Fredgaard, Houston
Ana Pelaez-Trivino, South Carolina
Second Team
Gina Kim, Duke
Erica Shepherd, Duke
Jaravee Boonchant, Duke
Isabella Fierro, Oklahoma State
Kaitlyn Papp, Texas
Briana Chacon, Oregon
Irene Kim, Northwestern
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Lauren Hartlage, Louisville
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest
Third Team
Agathe Laisne, Texas
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Yu Sang Hou, Arizona
Alyaa Abdulghany, USC
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt
Latanna Stone, LSU
Kennedy Swann, Ole Miss
Allisen Corpuz, USC
Kate Smith, Nebraska
Angelina Ye, Stanford
Honorable Mention
Caley McGinty, Kent State
Amelia Garvey, USC
Lorena Tseng, Tulsa
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Virun Olankitkunchai, Maryland
Tai Anudit, Kennesaw State
Elena Huadle, Auburn
Gurleen Kaur, Baylor
Emily Price, Kent State
Brooke Matthews, Arkansas
Siyun Liu, Wake Forest
Ashley Lau, Michigan
Benedetta Moresco, Alabama
Hannah Screen, Oklahoma
Hanna Alberto, Sam Houston State
Sara Kouskova, Texas
Phoebe Brinker, Duke
Rina Tatematsu, Oklahoma State
Sara Kjellker, San Diego State
Jenny Bae, Georgia
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The La Palma, California, native, was named a Second Team All-American by the WGCA, selected as the 2021 Big Ten Golfer of the Year (Northwestern's third since 2015) and also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.Β
KimΒ finished runner-up at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at TPC River's Bend, her fourth Top-5 result of the spring, and was the 'Cats top finisher at the 2021 Stanford NCAA Regional, the program's 11th consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason.Β
Below areΒ Golfweek'sΒ First Team, Second Team, Third Team and Honorable Mention All-Americans:
First Team
Rachel Heck, Stanford
Linn Grant, Arizona State
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Beatrice Wallin, Florida State
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina
Maja Stark, Oklahoma State
Emma Spitz, UCLA
Julia Johnson, Ole Miss
Karen Fredgaard, Houston
Ana Pelaez-Trivino, South Carolina
Second Team
Gina Kim, Duke
Erica Shepherd, Duke
Jaravee Boonchant, Duke
Isabella Fierro, Oklahoma State
Kaitlyn Papp, Texas
Briana Chacon, Oregon
Irene Kim, Northwestern
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Lauren Hartlage, Louisville
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest
Third Team
Agathe Laisne, Texas
Teresa Toscano, South Dakota State
Yu Sang Hou, Arizona
Alyaa Abdulghany, USC
Celina Sattelkau, Vanderbilt
Latanna Stone, LSU
Kennedy Swann, Ole Miss
Allisen Corpuz, USC
Kate Smith, Nebraska
Angelina Ye, Stanford
Honorable Mention
Caley McGinty, Kent State
Amelia Garvey, USC
Lorena Tseng, Tulsa
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Virun Olankitkunchai, Maryland
Tai Anudit, Kennesaw State
Elena Huadle, Auburn
Gurleen Kaur, Baylor
Emily Price, Kent State
Brooke Matthews, Arkansas
Siyun Liu, Wake Forest
Ashley Lau, Michigan
Benedetta Moresco, Alabama
Hannah Screen, Oklahoma
Hanna Alberto, Sam Houston State
Sara Kouskova, Texas
Phoebe Brinker, Duke
Rina Tatematsu, Oklahoma State
Sara Kjellker, San Diego State
Jenny Bae, Georgia
Β
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