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Avery Howard, Beca Vestman, Daniela Moreno and Grace Zimmerman earned the WGCA academic award on Tuesday.

Women's Golf 7/7/2021 12:57:00 PM Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Four Warriors Collect WGCA All-American Scholar Accolades

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- A quartet of Wayne State University women's golfers have been honored by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) with All-American Scholar accolades. Juniors Daniela Moreno (Bogota, Colombia) and Grace Zimmerman (Bruce Twp., Mich. / Almont), sophomore Avery Howard (Muskegon, Mich. / Reeths-Puffer) and freshman Beca Vestman (Madrid, Spain) received the recognition.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50.

Moreno is a three-time honoree and Howard collects her second recognition. Zimmerman and Vestman both earn the recognition in their first eligible season.

Moreno was the Deans' Award recipient from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college. She was selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team and was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team. Moreno competed in four events and had two top-10 results plus three top-25 results. She posted a stroke average of 79.1 over 12 total rounds and had a low round of 74. Moreno tied-for-10th at the SVSU Spring Invitational (3/20-21) with a 154 (76, 78) and shot a 152 (78, 74) at the GLIAC Championships (4/16-18) to tie-for-10th before posting rounds of 77 and 77 in match play.

Howard was named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team and was selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team. She played in all five tournaments and had a stroke average of 78.7 in 14 rounds. Howard collected a top-10 result plus a four top-24 finishes and posted a low round of 73. Her best finish came at the Cavalier Classic (4/11-12) by carding a 155 (75, 80) to finish tied-for-ninth.

Vestman golfed in all five events and posted an average round of 78.3 to lead the team. She had a low round of 73 and collected two top-25 finishes. Vestman's best finish came to conclude the season at the NCAA East Super Regional (5/3-5) where she shot a 237 (76, 82, 79) to finish 19th.

Zimmerman was named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team after playing in five tournaments and finished with an 85.8 stroke average in 13 rounds. She had two top-25 finishes and a low round of 75. Zimmerman's best finish came at the Cavalier Classic (4/11-12) where she carded a 157 (75, 82) to tie-for-17th.

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Players Mentioned

Avery Howard: 5' 6"; Freshman

Daniela Moreno: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Beca Vestman: 5' 7"; Freshman

Grace Zimmerman: 5' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Avery Howard
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Daniela Moreno
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Beca Vestman
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Grace Zimmerman
: 5' 2"; Junior