San Jose, Calif.—The honors continue to pile up for San José State freshman Natasha Andrea Oon as she was named a second team Women's Golf Coaches' Association (WGCA) All-America honoree on Thursday.
Oon is the 20th Spartan women's golfer to receive All-American honors. In all, San José State women's golfers have received 38 All-American honors. The last SJSU freshman to earn All-America recognition was SJSU Sports Hall of Famer Janice Moodie in 1994.
Oon had a tremendous freshman year for San José State as she finished the season with nine top-10 finishes including ninth place at the NCAA Championship earlier this week where she shot a three-over 222. She was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and a first team All-MW selection. Oon led the team in stroke average at 72.18, the third-best average in school history behind All-American My Leander (71.27) and Erica Moston (72.07).
For the season, Oon recorded 13 rounds under par and seven rounds of par. She led the team at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional with a four-under 211 to tie for ninth place. Oon tied for second at the MW Championship at three-over 219.
She started her freshman year with a victory at the Minnesota Invitational with a nine-under 207, and shot 67-70 in the first two rounds, which happened to be her 17th birthday. Oon tied teammate Abegail Arevalo for The Gold Rush individual title at two-under 214.
"I think it is kind of cool to be an All-American my freshman year," said Oon. "This was something I wanted to achieve in my four years here at San José State. I just didn't think it would happen this year."
"Natasha was an immediate impact player, who along with Abby (Arevalo), elevated the level of play on the entire team this year," said Spartan head coach Dana Dormann."Natasha is a special player for our program and the country of Malaysia. She represents her country in international competitions including the Asian Games and Asian Pacific Amateur, all while balancing her academics and Spartan golf competitive schedule.
"Pat (Hurst) and I enjoyed passing along lessons we have learned in our competitive days to Natasha and look forward to seeing her continued growth in her years to come at San José State."
The criteria used to determine the WGCA All-American Teams include:
· Head-to-head competition
· Comparison with common opponents
· Scoring average
· Place finishes in regular season events and tournament wins
· Strength of schedule
WGCA Second Team All-Americans
Kaylee Benton, Senior, University of Arkansas
Sierra Brooks, Junior, University of Florida
Sofia Garcia, Sophomore, Texas Tech University
Yu-Sang Hou, Sophomore, University of Arizona
Jiwon Jeon, Junior, University of Alabama
Gina Kim, Freshman, Duke University
Olivia Mehaffey, Junior, Arizona State University
Malia Nam, Freshman, University of Southern California
Natasha Andrea Oon, Freshman, San José State University
Bianca Pagdanganan, Senior, University of Arizona
Gabriela Ruffels, Sophomore, University of Southern California
Aneka Seumanutafa, Freshman, Ohio State University
WGCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
Alyaa Abdulghany, Sophomore, University of Southern California
Ana Belac, Junior, Duke University
Mariel Galdiano, Junior, UCLA
Virginia Elena Carta, Senior, Duke University
Amelia Garvey, Sophomore, University of Southern California
Leonie Harm, Senior, University of Houston
Lois Kaye Go, Junior, University of South Carolina
Auston Kim, Freshman, Vanderbilt University
Aline Krauter, Freshman, Stanford University
Siyun Liu, Junior, Wake Forest University
Julie McCarthy, Sophomore, Auburn University
Haley Moore, Senior, University of Arizona
Hira Naveed, Senior, Pepperdine University
Emily Price, Freshman, University of South Carolina
Anna Redding, Senior, University of Virginia
Karoline Stormo, Junior, Kent State University
These All-Americans join the following WGCA First Team All-Americans announced on Tuesday, May 21:
WGCA First Team All-Americans
Jaravee Boonchant, Sophomore, Duke University
Jennifer Chang, Sophomore, University of Southern California
Hailee Cooper, Freshman, University of Texas
Maria Fassi, Senior, University of Arkansas
Frida Kinhult, Freshman, Florida State University
Jennifer Kupcho, Senior, Wake Forest University
Agathe Laisne, Sophomore, University of Texas
Andrea Lee, Junior, Stanford University
Emilia Migliaccio, Sophomore, Wake Forest University
Kaitlyn Papp, Sophomore, University of Texas
Patty Tavatanakit, Sophomore, UCLA
Albane Valenzuela, Junior, Stanford University
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