LU GOLFERS HONORED FOR ACADEMICS
Published 12:31 am Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Lamar sports information
BEAUMONT – Three members of the Lamar women’s golf team were honored as Women’s Collegiate Golf All-American Scholars for the 2016-17 season by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
Senior Felicia Sauceda, junior Olivia le Roux and freshman Elodie Chapelet were all recognized by the WGCA. To qualify for the award, the student-athletes needed a minimum GPA of 3.50.
Le Roux, a second-team All-Southland Conference selection as well as a member of the conference’s All-Academic team, is majoring in biology.
Sauceda, who earned her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, is pursuing her master’s degree while competing this season for the Cardinals.
Chapelet, a general business major, had a tremendous freshman season for the Cardinals, being named the Southland Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Chapelet won four events in her first year of collegiate competition, while finishing in the top five in all nine events that she competed in.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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