Kearney, Neb. – Junior Kaitlyn Howe and freshman Paige Lucero represent Nebraska-Kearney on the 2019-20 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar team.

To qualify a student-athlete must post a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA and have played in at least 50% of the rounds completed by their team during the 2019-20 season. A total of 1,401 women's golfers qualified from all three NCAA divisions.

Howe (Wilsonville, Oreg.) has senior academic standing and a 3.715 GPA as an Exercise Science major. She played in all 12 rounds last season and posted a 79.67 stroke average. Also an Exercise Science major, Lucero (Kingman, Ariz.) has a perfect 4.00 GPA. Already a sophomore academically, she appeared in 10 rounds last season to lead all Loper newcomers.

UNK begins the 2020-21 season September 8th in Blue Springs, Mo., at the annual Central Region Preview.


UNK's All-Time WGCA All-American Scholars
Samantha Crawford           2018
Jenny Deines                     2002
Kami Hehn                        2005
Kaitlyn Howe                     2020
Paige Lucero                      2020
Maaika Mestl                     2018-19
Breanna Redl                    2018
Stacy Smith                     2001-03
Ambur Vanneman             2004-05
Lindsey Vivian                  2004-06