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Lignell, Macnab Named to ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List
9/11/2023 | Women's Golf
Marks Fourth Straight Season At Least One Rebel Golfer Tabbed on Award’s Preseason Watch List
OXFORD, Miss. – A duo of Ole Miss women's golfers, Andrea Lignell and Caitlyn Macnab, earned a place on the 2023-24 ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List, Golfweek and Golf Channel announced on Monday. Ole Miss is one of only four schools that has two student athletes tabbed to the esteemed list.
This marks the fourth consecutive year in which at least one Rebel has been named to the prestigious award's preseason watch list. Recent Ole Miss grad Chiara Tamburlini earned her spot last year while Julia Johnson claimed spots on two years' installments (2020, 2021).
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division I collegiate golfer as voted by players, coaches and members of the college golf media.
Lignell was a key player on last year's team as she appeared in the Rebel lineup for all 12 competitions and was Ole Miss' lowest finisher in six tournaments. She had a breakout junior campaign with two wins and three other top-three showings.
Last year, the Gothenburg, Sweden, native racked up the awards by being named a First Team WGCA All-American, an All-SEC First Team honoree and individually finished tied for fourteenth at the NCAA Championship which is the third-highest finish in program history.
Macnab's last two years at TCU has been nothing short but impressive. She played in 23 total tournaments, compiling a career 71.73 stroke average and logged 11 top-10 finishes. Macnab also posted four top-5 finishes in 2022-23 and won her first collegiate individual title at the Schooner Fall Classic.
The Johannesburg, South Africa, native is a two-time WGCA All-American and was named to the All-Big 12 team both seasons. She was also slated as the 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year after breaking multiple program records with the Horned Frogs.
Lignell, Macnab, and Ole Miss returned to action today to begin their 2023 fall season in Charleston, South Carolina, for the Cougar Classic.
For all Ole Miss women's golf latest news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWGolf, on Instagram at OleMissWGolf and on Facebook at Ole Miss Women's Golf. General athletic news can also be found at @OleMissSports on Twitter, Ole Miss Sports on Facebook, and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
2023-2024 Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List:
Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State
Amari Avery, Southern Cal
Zoe Campos, UCLA
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Rachel Heck, Stanford
Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Mackenzie Lee, SMU
Andrea Lignell, Ole Miss
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State
Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss
Caley McGinty, Ohio State
Tunrada Piddon, UCF
Ashley Menne, Arizona State
Anna Morgan, Furman
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
Megan Schofill, Auburn
Latanna Stone, LSU
Lottie Woad, Florida State
Jeneath Wong, Pepperdine
This marks the fourth consecutive year in which at least one Rebel has been named to the prestigious award's preseason watch list. Recent Ole Miss grad Chiara Tamburlini earned her spot last year while Julia Johnson claimed spots on two years' installments (2020, 2021).
Created in 2014, the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel is annually given to the top female Division I collegiate golfer as voted by players, coaches and members of the college golf media.
Lignell was a key player on last year's team as she appeared in the Rebel lineup for all 12 competitions and was Ole Miss' lowest finisher in six tournaments. She had a breakout junior campaign with two wins and three other top-three showings.
Last year, the Gothenburg, Sweden, native racked up the awards by being named a First Team WGCA All-American, an All-SEC First Team honoree and individually finished tied for fourteenth at the NCAA Championship which is the third-highest finish in program history.
Macnab's last two years at TCU has been nothing short but impressive. She played in 23 total tournaments, compiling a career 71.73 stroke average and logged 11 top-10 finishes. Macnab also posted four top-5 finishes in 2022-23 and won her first collegiate individual title at the Schooner Fall Classic.
The Johannesburg, South Africa, native is a two-time WGCA All-American and was named to the All-Big 12 team both seasons. She was also slated as the 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year after breaking multiple program records with the Horned Frogs.
Lignell, Macnab, and Ole Miss returned to action today to begin their 2023 fall season in Charleston, South Carolina, for the Cougar Classic.
For all Ole Miss women's golf latest news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWGolf, on Instagram at OleMissWGolf and on Facebook at Ole Miss Women's Golf. General athletic news can also be found at @OleMissSports on Twitter, Ole Miss Sports on Facebook, and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
2023-2024 Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List:
Kajsa Arwefjall, San Jose State
Amari Avery, Southern Cal
Zoe Campos, UCLA
Hannah Darling, South Carolina
Megha Ganne, Stanford
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M
Charlotte Heath, Florida State
Rachel Heck, Stanford
Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State
Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest
Mackenzie Lee, SMU
Andrea Lignell, Ole Miss
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State
Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss
Caley McGinty, Ohio State
Tunrada Piddon, UCF
Ashley Menne, Arizona State
Anna Morgan, Furman
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Amanda Sambach, Virginia
Megan Schofill, Auburn
Latanna Stone, LSU
Lottie Woad, Florida State
Jeneath Wong, Pepperdine
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