GLIAC — For the third straight year, Grand Valley State senior Katie Chipman was named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Golf Player of the Year announced by the conference office on Wednesday (April 15), while Wayne State freshman Avery Howard captured Freshman of the Year honors.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Katie Chipman - Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State senior Katie Chipman (Plymouth, Mich.) has been named the 2020 GLIAC Player of the Year it was announced by the league office. She becomes the first-ever GLIAC women's golfer to be named the GLIAC Player of the Year three times in a career. Chipman, who tallied a scoring average of 73.53 and ranked 18th nationally, won two tournaments and finished among the top five four times during the fall portion of the schedule. Following a fourth-place finish at the Indianapolis Fall Invitational to open the season, Chipman won the Gilda's Club Invite with a -2, 70. In addition, Katie won the Chippewa Invitational with a -3, 141 and finished second at the Women's DII National Preview with a +3, 219.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Avery Howard - Wayne State
A complete list of the 2020 All-GLIAC Women's Golf teams are listed below:
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2020 GLIAC All-Conference Women's Golf Teams |
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| First Team | |||
| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/High School |
| Katie Chipman | Grand Valley St. | Sr. | Plymouth, Mich. / Plymouth High School |
| Destiny Lawson | Ferris State | Sr. | Ocala, Fla. / West Port High School |
| Abbey Pierce | Grand Valley St. | Jr. | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
| Arna Kristjansdottir | Grand Valley St. | So. | Reykjavik, Iceland / Verzlunarskoli Islands |
| Sophie Hemleben | Ashland | Jr. | Columbus, Ohio / Upper Arlington High School |
| Hannah Meloche | Davenport | So. | Windsor, Canada / Riverside Secondary School |
| Second Team | |||
| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/High School |
| Sabrina Coffman | Saginaw Valley St. | Jr. | Toledo, Ohio / St. Ursula Academy |
| Caro Els | Northern Michigan | Sr. | Swakopmund, Namibia / Pro-Ed Academy |
| Sydni Harding | Northwood | Jr. | Grand Blanc, Mich. / Goodrich High School |
| Morgan Janke-Wolff | Grand Valley St. | Sr. | Portage, Mich./ Portage Northern High School |
| Taylor Simoneau | Lake Superior St. | Jr. | St. Catherines, Ontario / Governor Simcoe Secondary |
| Ines Dorado | Northwood | So. | Barcelona, Spain |
| Honorable Mention | |||
| Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/High School |
| Taylor Harding | Northwood | Sr. | Grand Blanc, Mich. / Goodrich |
| Daniela Moreno | Wayne State | So. | Bogota, Colombia Colegio Andino Deutsche Schule |
| Ali Martus | Northwood | Sr. | Wayland, Mich. / Wayland |
| Erin Johnson | Grand Valley St. | So. | Canton, Mich. / Plymouth High School |
| Avery Howard | Wayne State | Fr. | Muskegon, Mich. Reeths-Puffer |
| Maria Sol Pose | Grand Valley St. | Sr. | Tandil, Argentina |
