Pickerell Named WGCA All-American Scholar
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Oregon State women’s golfer Ashlee Pickerell was named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) on Monday.
The criteria for selection to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics with the minimum cumulative GPA being a 3.50.
Pickerell, a junior from Salem, Ore. who carries a 3.54 GPA in public health, was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team this past June after earning Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention recognition last year.
“Ashlee embodies the complete student-athlete, excelling on the golf course and in the classroom,” Oregon State head coach Sammie Chergo said. “Her hard work and dedication to Oregon State is incredible. This is a much deserved award.”
After transferring to Oregon State from the University of Tennessee in 2012, Pickerell has been a mainstay in the Beavers’ lineup. She played in all 10 tournaments this past season and had a scoring average of 76.41, the 16th best in school history.
Pickerell fired a career-best 2-under 70 in the third round of the Anuenue Spring Break Classic and her best finish was a tie for 19th place at that same tournament where she shot a season-best 5-over 221.
About the Women’s Golf Coaches AssociationThe 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 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
