Tuesday, June 9, 2009

LAS VEGAS--UNLV women's golf sophomore Therese Koelbaek was named to Golfweek's honorable mention All-American team for the second consecutive year, the organization announced this week.
Quickly becoming one of the best players in program history, Koelbaek put together a strong sophomore season that saw her post six top-10 finishes while her scoring average of 73.24 was second in the league. During her rookie season she won two events, including sharing medalist honors at the 2008 NCAA West Regional, and she was named the MWC Freshman of the Year.

"What a great honor for Therese," UNLV head coach Missy Ringler said. "This is two years in a row she has been recognized by Golfweek Magazine. She is truly a great talent and I couldn't be more proud of her."

Koelbaek has the second-lowest career scoring average in UNLV history with a 73.53 and she has two of the three lowest scoring averages for a season as well. Overall she has posted 11 top-five finishes, including the pair of victories, and she is one of three Rebels to win at least two tournaments in a career.

Koelbaek is the third Rebel to earn All-America honors, joining Sunny Oh, who was an honorable mention selection in 2003 and a second team member in 2004, and Da Sol Chung, who was a first team member in 2006.

-Golfweek's All-Americans-

FIRST TEAM
Jennifer Song, Freshman, USC *
Carlota Ciganda, Freshman, Arizona State *
Azahara Munoz, Senior, Arizona State
Lizette Salas, Sophomore, USC
Candace Schepperle, Junior, Auburn
Stephanie Kono, Freshman, UCLA *
Maria Hernandez, Senior, Purdue
Jane Chin, Senior, UC Irvine
Jodi Ewart, Junior, New Mexico
Belen Mozo, Junior, USC

SECOND TEAM
Megan McChrystal, So., LSU
Jennie Lee, Sr., Duke
Juliana Murcia, Jr., Arizona State
Amanda Blumenherst, Sr., Duke
Caroline Hedwall, Fr., Oklahoma State *
Maria Jose Uribe, So., UCLA
Cindy LaCrosse, Sr., Louisville
Laura Kueny, Jr., Michigan State
Maude Aimee LeBlanc, So., Purdue
Stephanie Sherlock, Jr., Denver

THIRD TEAM
Pernilla Lindberg, Sr., Oklahoma State
Kathleen Ekey, Sr., Alabama
Calle Nielson, So., Virginia
Nannette Hill, Sr., Wake Forest
Pia Halbig, So., California
Glory Yang, So., UCLA
Jennifer Osborn, Sr., Arizona State
Marta Silva, Fr., Georgia *
Tiffany Joh, Sr., UCLA
Whitney Neuhauser, Jr., Virginia

HONORABLE MENTION
Camilla Lennarth, So., Alabama
Kirby Dreher, Sr., Kent State
Natalie Sheary, So., Wake Forest
Mallory Hetzel, Sr., Georgia
Erica Moston, Sr., San Jose State
Caroline Masson, Fr., Oklahoma State
Dori Carter, Sr., Mississippi
Jennie Arseneault, Sr., Virginia
Caroline Westrup, Sr., Florida State
Nathalie Mansson, Fr., Tennessee
Cydney Clanton, So., Auburn
Catherine O’Donnell, Fr., North Carolina
Brooke Pancake, Fr., Alabama
Jessica Yadloczky, So., Florida
Dawn Shockley, Sr., Denver
Thea Hoffmeister, So., Purdue
Allie White, Fr., North Carolina
Sydnee Michaels, Jr., UCLA
Lucy Nunn, Sr., Arkansas
Therese Koelbaek, So., UNLV

* All-freshman team

-UNLV-