Friday, April 19, 2024
by Thomas Lal

PORTLAND, Ore. –  Saint Martin’s sophomore Kelsie Inouye leads a total of 14 players named to the 2024 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Academic All-Conference Team, presented by Barnes & Noble College with a league-high 3.93 GPA.

Inouye is one of eight players on the team to earn academic all-conference honors for the first time this season, earning her standout academic mark as a psychology major while also leading the Saints and ranking third in the GNAC with an average of 76.2 strokes per round this season.

The first-time selections are joined by six repeat honorees, including four two-time award winners and a pair of three-time all-academic recipients.

2024 GNAC Women's Golf Academic All-Conference Team – Presented By Barnes & Noble College

Total Selections: 14 | Third-year: 2 | Second-year: 4 | First-year: 8

*-2023 Selection | #-2022 Selection

Northwest Nazarene boasts both three-time honorees in seniors Madison Gridley and Allison MacMillan. Gridley earned her third selection to the team with a 3.48 GPA as a management major while MacMillan owns a 3.88 GPA while majoring in accounting.

 A native of Meridian, Idaho, Gridley has been one of the top golfers in the classroom and on the course this season. She leads the Nighthawks and ranks fourth in the conference with a 76.2 stroke average across 16 rounds and has notched four top-five finishes this season, including a tournament win at the Nighthawk Challenge on April 12-13. MacMillian has featured for NNU in the majority of its tournaments this season and owns an 86.4 average through 10 rounds.

Northwest Nazarene leads all programs with five players named to the academic all-conference team. The Nighthawks are followed by Montana State Billings and Saint Martin’s with four selections apiece while Simon Fraser has one.

To qualify for the GNAC all-academic teams, nominees must be of sophomore eligibility or greater, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 or greater on a 4.00 scale, be on the team roster for the full season and must be in their second year at the nominating institution.