Laila Forstmane, Ana Maria Jimenez Rios Named All-SSC
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Eleven student-athletes have been named to the 2023 Sunshine State Conference women's golf All-Conference teams. The University of Tampa had a pair of student-athletes recognized, including Laila Forstmane and Ana Maria Jimenez Rios. Lynn University, the 2023 SSC Champion, wins Golfer of the Year and Coach of the Year honors. Voting for the All-SSC Women's Golf Teams was conducted among the league's women's golf coaches.
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Forstmane, a graduate student from Garkalne, Latvia, is currently ranked as the No. 35 player in the nation. Averaging 74.46 per round, she is sitting at +3 for the season while finishing in the top-10 at four tournaments this season.
Jimenez Rios, a sophomore from Merida, Mexico, is currently ranked No. 21 among NCAA Division II golfers. The top scorer for the Spartans enters the NCAA Super Regional with a 73.13 average, at +1. She has won individual medalist honors at two events this season, while finishing in the top-five on four occasions. This marks the second consecutive all-SSC honor for Jimenez Rios, who was a second-teamer in 2021-22.
Golfer of the Year: Maria Hoyos, Lynn
Freshman of the Year: Olivia Grønborg, Nova Southeastern
Coach of the Year: Keith Larson, Lynn
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2023 All-SSC First Team |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Maria Hoyos* |
Lynn |
Gr. |
Pereira, Colombia |
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Olivia Grønborg |
Nova Southeastern |
Fr. |
Helsingør, Denmark |
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Sara Ericsson* |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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Katharina Hesse† |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Bremen, Germany |
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Amelie Alcantara |
Eckerd |
Fr. |
Boca Raton, Florida |
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2023 All-SSC Second Team |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Ellen Andersson |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Falköping, Sweden |
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Tampa |
So. |
Merida, Mexico |
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Isabelle Schlick |
Lynn |
Fr. |
Bad Homburg, Germany |
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Camila Madariaga†‡ |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Puebla, Mexico |
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Tampa |
Gr. |
Garkalne, Latvia |
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2023 All-SSC Honorable Mention |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Loren Perez |
Florida Southern |
Gr. |
Bartow, Florida |
* = 2021 All-SSC First Team
^ = 2021 All-SSC Second Team
‡ = 2019 Freshman of the Year
† = 2019 All-SSC First Team
1 Previous Lynn Golfers of the Year: Maha Haddioui (2008), Jessica Bradley (2014 & 2015)
2 NSU's Freshman of the Year Winners: Maria Garcia-Austt (2007), Sandra Changkija (2008), Abbey Gittings (2010), Daniela Ortiz (2012), Linnea Johansson (2013), Hanna Ahlander (2019)
3 Lynn Coach of the Year Winners: Daniel Randolph (2012 & 2014), Marcelo Huarte (2019 & 2021)