San Jose, Calif.— San José State sophomore women's golfer Natasha Andrea Oon added to her honors collection as she was named an honorable mention Women's Golf Coaches' Association (WGCA) All-America honoree on Tuesday.
Oon led the Spartans with a 71.64 stroke average during the shortened season. She recorded three top-10 finishes – second at Minnesota Invitational (-8, 136), tied for eighth at Illini Women's Invitational (-4, 212) and tied for eighth at Juli Inkster at Meadow Club Invitational (+3, 219). After the fall season, Oon was one of 15 collegiate women's golfers named to the 2020 Golfweek ANNIKA Award Fall Watch List. Oon currently ranks 68th on the WAGR.
"Natasha continued to be a leader on the course and in the classroom for us," said Spartan head coach Dana Dormann. "She works very hard to play at the highest level, and we are very proud of her! We cannot wait to see what type of impact she will continue to have on the record books of Spartan golf."
Oon received All-American honors for the second consecutive year after she was a second team 2019 All-America honoree by the WGCA. Other honors she received her freshman year included a 2019 Golfweek Third Team All-America selection, the 2018-19 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and a first team All-MW honoree. She finished ninth at the 2019 NCAA Championship Stroke Play and won two tournament titles – Minnesota Invitational and The Gold Rush.
WGCA Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Ana Belac, Senior, Duke University
Linn Grant, Freshman, Arizona State University
Vivian Hou, Freshman, University of Arizona
Rachel Kuehn, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Ingrid Lindblad, Freshman, Louisiana State University
Emilia Migliaccio, Junior, Wake Forest University
Kaitlyn Papp, Junior, University of Texas
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Freshman, University of South Carolina
Emma Spitz, Freshman, University of California, Los Angeles
Natalie Srinivasan, Senior, Furman University
Kaleigh Telfer, Junior, Auburn University
Second Team
Allisen Corpuz, Senior, University of Southern California
Sofia Garcia, Junior, Texas Tech University
Renate Grimstad, Senior, University of Miami
Sophie Guo, Freshman, University of Texas
Yu-Sang Hou, Junior, University of Arizona
Julia Johnson, Junior, University of Mississippi
Aline Krauter, Sophomore, Stanford University
Siyun Liu, Senior, Wake Forest University
Pimnipa Panthong, Senior, Kent State University
Kenzie Wright, Senior, University of Alabama
Angelina Ye, Freshman, Stanford University
Honorable Mention Team
Alyaa Abdulghany, Junior, University of Southern California
Jaravee Boonchant, Junior, Duke University
Ya Chun Chang, Sophomore, University of Arizona
Elodie Chapelet, Redshirt-Senior, Baylor University
Alessandra Fanali, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Isabella Fierro, Freshman, Oklahoma State University
Amelia Garvey, Junior, University of Southern California
Allyson Geer-Park, Senior, Michigan State University
Ashley Gilliam, Freshman, Mississippi State University
Lauren Hartlage, Senior, University of Louisville
Momoka Kobori, Senior, Pepperdine University
Caley McGinty, Freshman, Kent State University
Olivia Mehaffey, Senior, Arizona State University
Sofie Nielsen, Freshman, University of Oregon
Natasha Andrea Oon, Sophomore, San José State University
Emilie Paltrinieri, Freshman, University of California, Los Angeles
Valery Plata, Sophomore, Michigan State University
Priscilla Schmid, Junior, Indiana University
Karoline Stormo, Senior, Kent State University
Beatrice Wallin, Sophomore, Florida State University
Lauren Walsh, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Jennifer Zhou, Sophomore, University of North Carolina
About the Women's Golf Coaches Association
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. Today, 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.
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