San Jose, Calif.— After a successful 2021 spring season, San José State sophomore women's golfer Kajsa Arwefjäll was named an honorable mention Women's Golf Coaches' Association (WGCA) All-America honoree on Friday.
Arwefjäll played as an individual at the 2021 NCAA Women's Golf Championships where she tied for 36th. She advanced to the championships after finishing fifth at the NCAA Stanford Regional where she shot a four-under 67 in the final round and made her only eagle of the season on the par-5 #12.
Arwefjäll led the Spartans with a 72.26 stroke average, the fourth-best in school history. She was a first team All-Mountain West honoree and recorded four rounds in the 60s including 67 twice. Currently ranked 168 on the WAGR, she had seven top-10 finishes on the season.
WGCA Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Karen Fredgaard, Sophomore, University of Houston
Linn Grant, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Rachel Heck, Freshman, Stanford University
Julia Johnson, Senior, University of Mississippi
Gina Kim, Junior, Duke University
Ingrid Lindblad, Sophomore, Louisiana State University
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Sophomore, University of South Carolina
Emma Spitz, Sophomore, University of California, Los Angeles
Maja Stark, Sophomore, Oklahoma State University
Beatrice Wallin, Junior, Florida State University
Angelina Ye, Sophomore, Stanford University
Second Team
Jaravee Boonchant, Senior, Duke University
Briana Chacon, Sophomore, University of Oregon
Lauren Hartlage, Redshirt Senior, University of Louisville
Yu-Sang Hou, Senior, University of Arizona
Irene Kim, Sophomore, Northwestern University
Rachel Kuehn, Sophomore, Wake Forest University
Agathe Laisne, Senior, University of Texas
Caley McGinty, Sophomore, Kent State University
Kaitlyn Papp, Senior, University of Texas
Ana Pelaez, Senior, University of South Carolina
Erica Shepherd, Sophomore, Duke University
Lauren Walsh, Sophomore, Wake Forest University
Honorable Mention
Alyaa Abdulghany, Sophomore, University of Southern California
Kajsa Arwefjäll, Sophomore, San José State University
Phoebe Brinker, Freshman, Duke University
Allisen Corpuz, Junior, University of Southern California
Isabella Fierro, Sophomore, Oklahoma State University
Sara Kouskova, Junior, University of Texas
Ashley Lau, Junior, University of Michigan
Beth Lillie, Senior, University of Virginia
Ashley Menne, Freshman, Arizona State University
Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Senior, University of Maryland
Emily Price, Junior, Kent State University
Celina Sattelkau, Sophomore, Vanderbilt University
Kate Smith, Senior, University of Nebraska
Latanna Stone, Sophomore, Louisiana State University
Kennedy Swann, Senior, University of Mississippi
Rina Tatematsu, Freshman, Oklahoma State University
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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