Texas Tech University Athletics
Two Lady Raiders Named All-American Scholars
July 02, 2008 | Women's Golf
July 2, 2008
LUBBOCK, Texas - Two of Texas Tech's women golfers, Megan Dowdy and Ulrika Van Niekerk, have been named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar team.
Dowdy has a 3.6 GPA and is majoring in communication studies and with a minor in Spanish. She played in eleven events during the 2008 season and has a season-best second place finish coming at the McHaney/Morehead Invitational.
Van Niekerk played in 12 events and had the lowest stroke average of 76.38 for the 2008 season. She has compiled a 3.8 GPA and is an environmental engineering major.
The NGCA honors student-athletes who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 and must have competed in at least 50% of completive rounds during the season.
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