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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Golf World Announces Mid–Season
United States College Awards

Golf World has announced its mid–season awards for the first half of the 2008–09 United States collegiate golf season. The complete mid–season review can be viewed online at www.golfworld.com
In the “Players of the Mid–Year” category, senior Jorge Campillo of Indiana and junior Anna Nordqvist of Arizona State earned the honours for their accomplishments during the first half of the season.
Campillo, a native of Spain, posted a 70.27 stroke average this fall and won two of the five stroke–play events he played. His performance also helped the Hoosiers notch top–three finishes in their final two tournaments of the fall and claim the No. 8 spot in the final Golf World/Nike Golf coaches’ poll of the season.
Nordqvist, a native of Sweden, posted a 70.44 stroke average and broke par in seven of her nine rounds. After a runner–up showing at the NCAA Fall Preview and a T–7 finish at the Mason Rudolph, the junior closed out the fall with a victory at the Derby Invitational. Arizona State finished No. 2 in the final Golf World/NGCA coaches’ poll of the fall season.
Golf World has also selected its men’s and women’s Mid–Season All–American Teams.
The women's team includes Curtis Cup player Jodi Ewart (New Mexico & Catterick).
The men’s team is comprised of
Campillo, Zahkai Brown (Colorado St), Bronson Burgoon (Texas A&M), Kevin Foley (Penn St), Dustin Garza (Wichita St), Matt Hill (N.C. St), Scott Langley (Illinois), Eddie Olson (UNLV), Kyle Stanley (Clemson), Derek Tolan (Colorado), Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech) and Mike Van Sickle (Marquette).
On the women’s side, the team consists of
Nordqvist, Jane Chin (UC Irvine), Kirby Dreher (Kent St), Jodi Ewart (New Mexico), Caroline Hedwall (Oklahoma St), Therese Koelbaek (UNLV), Cindy LaCrosse (Louisville), Lisa McCloskey (Pepperdine), Azahara Munoz (Arizona St), Sydnee Michaels (UCLA), Lizette Salas (Southern Calif) and Candace Schepperle (Auburn).

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