Olivet Athletics

Garcia Nabs WGCA All-Region Selection

Second all-region honor of her career

5/19/2021 10:55:00 AM

WGCA Release

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Senior Jackie Garcia (San Diego, Calif.-Cathedral Catholic) was named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region team Wednesday, May 19.

Garcia, who earned the honor for the second consecutive season, played in six tournaments for Illinois Wesleyan. She posted four top-15 finishes, including two top-five, and averaged 81.75 strokes over 13 rounds. She carded a final round of 77, her best round of the season, at the Dan Salisbury Memorial Collegiate, Oct. 5, where she tied for fourth. Garcia claimed a share of second at the ONU Fall Intercollegiate, Oct. 10.

Garcia graduates with the third-lowest career scoring average (81.28) in program history. She is tied for 13th on IWU's all-time career wins list, nine in rounds of par-or-better, and eighth in career birdies.

About the Women's Golf Coaches Association
The Women's Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 650 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

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