BAY CITY, Mich. - University of Findlay senior Kasey Petty has earned the 2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Golf Athlete of the Year award as announced by the conference office. Grand Valley State University rookie Alex Amos was named the conference's Freshman of the Year while Grand Valley State University head coach Rebecca Mallioux was tabbed GLIAC Coach of the Year.
Findlay senior Kasey Petty becomes the first women's golfer at Findlay to earn GLIAC Golfer of the Year honors. Now a two-time All-GLIAC First Team honoree, Petty recorded eight top-10 finishes on the year. She won the Dayton Invitational (Oct. 19-20) and finished as the runner-up at the 2016 GLIAC Championship (April 22-24), the Cav Classic (April 16-17), the William Bing-Beall Fall Classic (Oct. 11-12) and the Laker Fall Invite (Sep. 26-27).
Grand Valley State's Alex Amos earned GLIAC Women's Golf Freshman of the Year honors. Amos led the field at the GLIAC Championship after the second round of play, and Amos had her second best finish of the season by finishing in third place. Her first round score of 70 was her lowest of the season and the second lowest of the season for GVSU. She shot rounds of 70-73-77 during the GLIAC Championship. Her season average is 78.35, and she has accumulated 25 birdie on the season. "Alex played amazing this weekend", said GVSU head coach rebecca Mailloux. " I'm so happy tfor her and to see her confidence improve going into next week.
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A complete list of the 2016 All-GLIAC Women's Golf teams are listed below.
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2016 GLIAC Women's Golf Postseason Awards |
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Athlete of the Year: Kasey Petty - University of Findlay |
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Conference Medalist: Ali Green - Ashland University |
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Freshman of the Year: Alex Amos - Grand Valley State University |
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Coach of the Year: Rebecca Mallioux - Grand Valley State University |
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2016 All-GLIAC Women's Golf Teams |
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First Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| Kasey Petty | Findlay | Sr. | Groveport, Ohio / Madison |
| Gabrielle Shipley | Grand Valley State | Sr. | Hastings, Mich. |
| Ali Green | Ashland | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West |
| Kaitlin Neumann | Ashland | Jr. | Valley City, Ohio / Avon |
| Alex Taylor | Grand Valley State | Jr. | Port Robinson, Ont. |
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Jamie Ellison |
Ohio Dominican | Sr. | Mason, Ohio / Mason |
| Julie Guckian | Grand Valley State | Jr. | Linden, Mich. |
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Second Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
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Marlies Klekner-Alt |
Northwood |
Sr. |
Ottawa, Ont. / E'Cole |
| Shelby Warner | Findlay | Jr. | Elida, Ohio / Lima Central Catholic |
| Alex Amos | Grand Valley State | Fr. | Komoka, Ont. / Medway |
| Samantha Moss | Grand Valley State | So. | Fenton, Mich. |
| Makenzie Torres | Findlay | Fr. | Grove City, Ohio / Grove City |
| Samantha Hatter |
Findlay | Fr. | Lafayette, Ind. / Jefferson |
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Honorable Mention |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| Libby Berens | Ferris State | Sr. | Zeeland, Mich. / Holland Christian |
| Karissa Guthrie | Northern Michigan | Fr. | Pierre, S.D. / T.F. Riggs |
| Emily Jereb | Ashland | Jr. | Concord Twp., Ohio / Notre Dame Cathedral Latin |
| Grace Cannon | Northwood | Jr. | Liverpool, England / Range |
| Staci Ludwig | Tiffin | So. | Reno, Nevada / Earl Wooster |
| Kayla Hardesty |
Walsh | Sr. | Minerva, Ohio / Marlington |