July 8, 2008

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Siena freshmen women's golfers Katelynn Mannix and Catherine Shomo were named to the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team last week in Coral Springs, Florida. Mannix and Shomo were among the 402 women's collegiate golfers recognized for this prestigious honor.

Mannix (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Beekmantown), the 2008 MAAC Rookie of the Year, had her most impressive performance of the season at the MAAC Championships, capturing the 2008 Charles "Scott" McLeod Award which is presented to the individual tournament champion. She shot a three round score of 235. Mannix is just as successful in the classroom, attaining a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Shomo (Rutland, Vt./Rutland) finished second individually in the MAAC Championships with a 237. She led Siena golfers in two spring tournaments. Shomo earned a 3.82 GPA during the spring semester and has a 3.67 cumulative GPA.

Mannix and Shomo were a part of Siena's 2008 MAAC Championship team.

"The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 50% (Division I) or 66% (Division II & III) of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year."