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CORAL SPRINGS, Fl.- The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) released its Scholar All-American teams on Monday morning and West Chester had a pair of players honored for the second year in a row as
Cierra Griffith (Pottstown, Pa./Spring Ford) and
Emilee Barkley (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown) were honored by the association for their efforts in the classroom and on the course in 2024-25.
The WGCA bestowed this honor upon nearly 1,500 (1,499) collegiate golfers from 403 programs in 2024-25.
To be eligible for this recognition, golfers must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, maintain amateur status, remain on the roster throughout the 2023-24 season, and have played in at least 50 % of the team's scheduled rounds through the Conference Championship.
Griffith, who was honored by the Association for the second year in a row, played in 23 rounds over the course of 11 Tournaments and posted an 84.48 scoring average with three top-10 finishes. Griffith was the Golden Rams top individual finisher at the PSAC Championships, finishing sixth at +27 (243) after shooting an 82 in the first and third rounds and a 79 in the second round to help West Chester to a second-place team finish.
Barkley played in 13 rounds in six Tournaments and posted a 92.4 scoring average in these rounds. Barkley's top finish was a 23
rd-place showing in the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational when she fired a 182 (+40) with a 90 in the opening round and a 92 in the second and final round.
About the WGCA
The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), formerly known as the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA), began in 1983 as an organization to promote participation in women's collegiate golf. The vision of the WGCA since its inception has been to encourage the playing of intercollegiate golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. The WGCA instills within coaches of women's golf a deeper sense of responsibility for the promotion, development, maintenance and conduct of competitive golf for women.Today, the WGCA represents the finest coaches in women's golf with a membership of over 750 coaches of Division I, II & III, NAIA, and NJCAA collegiate programs. The organization provides its membership with a numerous benefits including industry recognition through prestigious awards, opportunity to participate in educational and networking events, cost-savings through association sponsored programs and communication through it's many features on www.wgcagolf.com.
