NCAA DIII Women
2024/25 Awards Winners

June 20, 2025 • by Scoreboard

Division III PING WGCA Player of the Year

Alison Takamiya, George Fox UniversityAlison 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.

Division III WGCA Freshman of the Year Presented by StrackaLine

Zimo Li, Emory University

Kim Moore Spirit Award

Natalie Kammer, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Division III Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride

Liz Fernandes, Emory University
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).

Division III Golf Pride WGCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Bill Kangas, Williams College

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.

WGCA Division III All-American Teams

First Team

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)

Second Team

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)

Honorable Mention Team

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)

WGCA All-Freshman Team

Cecilia Jia (Carnegie Mellon), Zimo Li (Emory), Emily Renoff (Bowdoin College), Emma Wong (Carnegie Mellon), Covi Yan (Emory)