NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt sophomore Celina Sattelkau has been named an honorable mention All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
From Neustadt, Germany, Sattelkau capped her breakout season with a 53rd-place finish competing as an individual at the NCAA Championships earlier this month in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sattelkau, a first-team All-SEC selection, finished tied for 11th at the NCAA Regional in Columbus, Ohio, and third overall at the SEC Championships. She recorded five top-10 finishes during the season.
The criteria used to determine the WGC All-American teams included head-to-head competition, comparison with common opponents, scoring average, finishes in the regular-season events and tournament wins and strength of schedule
The 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.
The WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
