HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Gracie Baun, Abby Cook, Rachel DiDonato, Emmanuelle Hewson and Reagan Nolan of the Northern Kentucky women's golf team were named Scholar All-Americans by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) on Tuesday.
 
As freshmen, Baun, DiDonato and Nolan are being honored with the award for the first time, while sophomores Cook and Hewson have now earned this honor for two consecutive years.

Cook, a sophomore from Wilder, Kentucky, posted a GPA of 3.93 overall as a Business Information systems Pre-Major at NKU. Hewson, a sophomore from Harpenden, England, a Journalism major with a minor in Sports Business & Event Management minor sported an overall GPA of 3.86 this past year. Cook and Hewson were each named to the Horizon League Fall and Spring Academic Honor Roll as well.  

Baun, a freshman from Powell, Ohio, recorded a 4.0 grade point average as a Marketing Pre-Major, along with a Business minor this past year. DiDonato, a freshman from Green, Ohio, turned in a GPA of 3.92 as a General Business Pre-Major with both Business and Health Science minors. Nolan, a freshman from Upper Arlington, Ohio, recorded a 3.71 GPA as a Marketing Pre-Major with a Business minor this year. 

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics as student-athletes must hold a minimum of a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50.