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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Three Falcon Golfers Named NGCA Academic All-Americans
July 11, 2002 | Women's Golf
July 11, 2002
Chicago, Ill. - Three members of the Bowling Green State University women's golf team were recognized on July 9 by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) for their academic accomplishments.
Senior Shannon Smith (3.65 GPA), and juniors Stephanie Elsea (3.88 GPA) and Shelley Binzel (3.81 GPA) were named to the NGCA Division I All-Scholar team. The Falcons were three of 232 women's collegiate golfers from Division I, II and III to be honored.
The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 66% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.
Smith completed her BGSU career this past spring with a 85.05 average in 22 rounds of action. She finished tied for 30th at the 2002 Mid-American Conference Championships and was a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll and NGCA All-Scholar team the past three years.
Elsea had the highest GPA of the three Falcons with a 3.88 at the winter break. The junior finished the season with a 85.68 average in 22 rounds and was tied for 24th at the 2002 MAC Championships. Elsea has been named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll twice.
Binzel finished with a school-record 79.82 average in 22 rounds last season. She had five top-10 finishes in 2001-2002, including a runner-up finish at the Lady Falcon Invitational with a BGSU record-low 149 in two rounds. The junior marketing major finished tied for 16th at the MAC Championships in 2002 and is a two-time member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.
This is the second time both Elsea and Binzel have been named to the NGCA All-Scholar Team.
