Women’s Golf Duo Earns WGCA All-America Accolades

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Less than 48 hours after winning Ole Miss' first team title since 1962, two Rebel golfers earned All-America honors from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Friday.

Julia Johnson garnered first team WGCA All-America accolades, while senior Kennedy Swann received honorable mention recognition.

Johnson, a second team WGCA selection in 2020, becomes the first Rebel in program history to earn first team All-America honors by any organization. Johnson, ranked No. 8 individually in the NCAA by both Golfstat and Golfweek, played in all 10 events during the 2020-21 season for Ole Miss and led the team in stroke average (71.34).

The St. Gabriel, Louisiana, tallied five top 5, eight top 10 & nine top 20 finishes this season, including a fifth place individual finish at the NCAA Championship. She has led Ole Miss on the leaderboard in six of the team's 10 events and registered 18 rounds of par or under.

Johnson's fifth place showing marked the 16th top 5 finish of her career, a program-best. Johnson now holds four of the five lowest 18-hole season averages in school history.

Swann finished the season with a stroke average of 72.68 after participating in every tournament this season for the Rebels. She tied for second on the team with seven top 20 finishes in 2020-21, including a co-medalist showing at the prestigious East Lake Cup in October.

Swann, who used her fifth-year of eligibility to return and pursue her MBA, finished the season No. 27 in Golfweek's collegiate individual rankings. She was Ole Miss' selection to earn an exemption into the Marathon LPGA Classic.

The Austin, Texas, native finished a perfect 3-0 during match play at the NCAA Championship, including a 2&1 win over the No. 4 collegiate player in the country, Maja Stark.

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WGCA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS

First Team
Karen Fredgaard, Sophomore, University of Houston
Linn Grant, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Rachel Heck, Freshman, Stanford University
Julia Johnson, Senior, Ole Miss
Gina Kim, Junior, Duke University
Ingrid Lindblad, Sophomore, Louisiana State University
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Sophomore, University of South Carolina
Emma Spitz, Sophomore, University of California, Los Angeles
Maja Stark, Sophomore, Oklahoma State University
Beatrice Wallin, Junior, Florida State University
Angelina Ye, Sophomore, Stanford

Second Team
Jaravee Boonchant, Senior, Duke University
Briana Chacon, Sophomore, University of Oregon
Lauren Hartlage, Redshirt Senior, University of Louisville
Yu-Sang Hou, Senior, University of Arizona
Irene Kim, Sophomore, Northwestern University
Rachel Kuehn, Junior, Wake Forest University
Agathe Laisne, Senior, University of Texas
Caley McGinty, Sophomore, Kent State University
Kaitlyn Papp, Senior, University of Texas
Ana Pelaez, Senior, University of South Carolina
Erica Shepherd, Sophomore, Duke University
Lauren Walsh, Sophomore, Wake Forest University

Honorable Mention
Alyaa Abdulghany, Sophomore, University of Southern California
Kajsa Arwefjall, Sophomore, San Jose State University
Phoebe Brinker, Freshman, Duke University
Allisen Corpuz, Junior, University of Southern California
Isabella Fierro, Sophomore, Oklahoma State University
Sara Kouskova, Junior, University of Texas
Ashley Lau, Junior, University of Michigan
Beth Lillie, Senior, University of Virginia
Ashley Menne, Freshman, Arizona State University
Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Senior, University of Maryland
Emily Price, Junior, Kent State University
Celina Sattelkau, Sophomore, Vanderbilt University
Kate Smith, Senior, University of Nebraska
Latanna Stone, Sophomore, Louisiana State University
Kennedy Swann, Senior, Ole Miss
Rina Tatematsu, Freshman, Oklahoma State University
Teresa Toscano, Senior, South Dakota State University

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Players Mentioned

Julia Johnson

Kennedy Swann

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