ORANGE, Calif. – Freshman Kylie Nguyen has been honored as an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association. Nguyen is one of 1,499 women's collegiate golfers from over-400 program recognized by the WGCA this year.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics and continue to demonstrate the high-level academic achievements of our players. To be selected, a student-athlete must:

·         Have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

·         Be an amateur and on the team's roster through the conclusion of the team's season.

·         Have played in 50% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year nominated through the team's conference championship.

Nguyen played in every tournament for the Panthers this year. She began her career with a third-place finish at the CA State Intercollegiate. The Data Science major from Federal Way, Wash. also led the Panthers academically.