Kiira Riihijarvi Becomes Four-Time All-American

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – University of Tampa senior standout Kiira Riihijarvi has receiver her fourth career All-American honor as the Women's Golf Coaches Association has announced its 2019-20 WGCA All-American Teams for Division II Women's Collegiate Golf. Freshman Hallie Riley was also mentioned as an honorable mention All-American.

Riihijarvi, a senior from Oulu, Finland is the most decorated golfer in program history. She ranks as the lone All-American in program history, doing so in each of her first three seasons at Tampa. The 2019 Sunshine State Conference Golfer of the Year has won 10 individual tournament championships in her career, the only Spartan to be a medalist. After qualifying for the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Tournament, she led the Spartans to the program's first-ever team appearance at the 2019 NCAA South Super Regional. As an individual, she won the 2017 South Super Regional as a freshman, and she finished third as a sophomore, while advancing to the Division II Championships as a freshman and sophomore.

Riley, a freshman from Calvert City, Ky., played in seven events for the Spartans in her first collegiate season. She registered the most successful freshman season since Riihijarvi, averaging 75.78 while finishing in the top-five in three tournaments. She shot a season-low round of three-under-par (69) at the Lady Moc Classic, while her best three-round finish was 213 strokes (-3) at the Lady Moc Classic (02/17-18/2020) in a fifth-place overall finish.

WGCA Division II All-American Teams

First Team

Valentina Albertazzi, Nova Southeastern University
Pilar Echeverria, University of Indianapolis
Amanda Gartrell, Florida Southern College
Hanna Harrison, Dallas Baptist University
Jaime Jacob, California State University San Marcos
Helen Kreuzer, Lynn University
Emily Leung, Simon Fraser University
Susana Olivares, University of Central Oklahoma
Kiira Riihijarvi, University of Tampa
Francesca Santoni, Saint Leo University
Loukyee Songprasert, West Texas A&M University
Emma Thorngren, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Matilda Wahren, Lynn University

Second Team

Sofia Garcia Austt, Nova Southeastern University
Katie Chipman, Grand Valley State University
Cammie Decker, Concordia University-Portland
Faith DeLaGarza, Dallas Baptist University
Julia Garcia, Dallas Baptist University
Alice Gotbring, Barry University
Cailyn Henderson, University of Indianapolis
Jacqueline Klemm, Arkansas Tech University
Synne Lauritzen, Saint Leo University
Hailey McLaughlin, Wingate University
Noemie Pare, Barry University
Loren Perez, Florida Southern College
Megan Sabol, University of North Georgia
Meredith Wipper, University of Findlay 

Honorable Mention Team

Hanna Ahlander, Nova Southeastern University
Evelyn Arguelles, Dallas Baptist University
Seher Atwal, Rollins College
Emily Felix, Lee University
Haverly Harrold, Lee University
Kristina Kniesly, University of Findlay
Anna Kramer, University of Indianapolis
Izzy Lawrence, Saint Leo University
Savannah Magallon, California State University San Marcos
Ainee O'Connor, Lenoir Rhyne University
Warissara Puangcharoen, Wingate University
Hallie Riley, University of Tampa
Anahi Servin, Academy of Art University

About the Women's Golf Coaches Association

The Women's Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.