June 20, 2025 • by Scoreboard
A round-up of the DIII women's award winners from the 2024/25 season. Congratulations to all those listed below on a fine season.
Alison Takamiya collected five tournament wins during the 2024-25 season and finished in the top four in all but one event. She captured the Northwest Conference individual title before going on to tie for third place at the NCAA Championship. The Honolulu, Hawaii native is the first player to claim back-to-back player of the year honors since 2008.
Sydney Kuo finished in the top 10 in every tournament during the 2024-25 season, with four top three finishes and one win. The University Athletic Association Player of the Year placed seventh at the NCAA Championship.
In her four seasons at WashU, the four-time WGCA First-Team All-American helped lead the Bears to three top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a runner-up finish in 2023. She is a four-time UAA Player of the Year, the only four-time winner in the conference’s history, as well as a three-time WGCA All-American Scholar.
The Emory University women’s golf team placed in the top three in all but two tournaments played throughout the season. The Eagles collected five tournament victories, including the NCAA Championship where they set a new national record with a four-day score of 1168 (+16).
Bill Kangas helped lead Williams to five top three finishes, including three tournament victories. Kangas served as the team’s interim head coach during the fall season, where the Ephs broke the school record for both 18-hole and 36-hole scores to win the Polar Bear Shootout.
Ellen Dong (Emory University), Erin Donovan (Piedmont University), Cecilia Jia (Carnegie Mellon), Sydney Kuo (Washington University in St. Louis), Zimo Li (Emory University), Sharon Mun (Emory), Alexis Sudjianto (Carnegie Mellon), Alison Takamiya (George Fox), Makensie Toole (George Fox), Becky Williams (DePauw), Emma Wong (Carnegie Mellon)
Liana Brown (George Fox University), Tiffany Chan (Washington University in St. Louis), Emily Chang (Pomona-Pitzer), Stella Cheng (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Jessie Kong (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Rachel LeMay (Pomona-Pitzer), Jessica Mason (Trinity University, Texas), Sriya Mupparaju (Carnegie Mellon), Emily Renoff (Bowdoin College), Audrey Wang (Wellesley College), Sarah Yeh (Wellesley College)
Ava Bankston (Rhodes College), Amy Beanblossom (Washington University in St. Louis), Tiya Chowdary (New York), Emily Gresham (Methodist), Lilly Hall (Randolph-Macon College), Esther Jung (Emory), Esther Lee (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Shih Ting (Naomi) Tan (New York), Kyra Venne (St. Catherine), Christine Yu (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Cecilia Jia (Carnegie Mellon), Zimo Li (Emory), Emily Renoff (Bowdoin College), Emma Wong (Carnegie Mellon), Covi Yan (Emory)