Stephanie Wong is winding down her collegiate golf career by earning NAIA All-American status for the fourth consecutive year.
The UBC Thunderbirds standout from Richmond was among 15 players earning First Team status, as selected by the NAIA-Women’s Golf Coaches’ Association All-America Committee. Wong also earned First Team honours as a freshman and was a Second Team recipient the past two seasons.
The former Quilchena junior helped UBC finish 11th at last week’s NAIA National Championships. Wong carded rounds of 74-75-84-83.
“We graduate Reagan (Wilson) and Stephanie from NAIA competition - they were both part of the NAIA banner year in 2012 and I’m proud they have had such productive years as Thunderbird student-athletes,” said UBC coach Chris MacDonald.
Wong’s final collegiate tournament will be next week’s Golf Canada University/College Championship in Guelph.
Freshman Chris Crisologo has helped Simon Fraser University advance to this week’s NCAA Division II National Championship.
The Vancouver College graduate finished sixth overall among 107 players at the West/South Central Regional Tournament,.
Meanwhile some local juniors turned in some strong performances at Golf Canada’s CN Future Links Pacific stop.
Janet Zhang fired rounds of 71-75-75 to finish fifth overall in the Junior Girls’ Division. Right behind her was Team Canada Development Squad member Alisha Lau in sixth position (71-77-76).
On the junior men’s side, Diego San Pedro finished in a three-way tie for seventh among 70 players with rounds of 71-71-75.
