Reddies' Nelson Named an All-American for Third Time

FRISCO, Texas – The WGCA announced its Division II postseason teams on Wednesday; Henderson State's Lily Nelson was named to both the Central Region and All-American teams.

A four-year player for the Reddies, Nelson earns her third all-American honor; she was named a second team member in the 23-24 season before receiving an honorable mention nod in 24-25.

Nelson's honors come at the end of a season in which she finished with the highest individual national placement in program history after placing third at the national championship in West Palm Beach, Florida. Nelson won two individual events and placed in the top three in three additional events. The New Castle, Colorado native was named to the GAC First Team for the third time in her career, in addition to the regional and all-American honors.

The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), formerly known as the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA), began in 1983 as an organization to promote participation in women's collegiate golf. The vision of the WGCA since its inception has been to encourage the playing of intercollegiate golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition.

The WGCA instills within coaches of women's golf a deeper sense of responsibility for the promotion, development, maintenance and conduct of competitive golf for women.

Today, the WGCA represents the finest coaches in women's golf with a membership of over 750 coaches of Division I, II & III, NAIA and NJCAA collegiate programs.

The organization provides its membership with a numerous benefits including industry recognition through prestigious awards, opportunity to participate in educational and networking events, cost-savings through association sponsored programs and communication through it's many features on www.wgcagolf.com.

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Players Mentioned

Lily Nelson: 5' 8"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Lily Nelson
: 5' 8"; Senior