JULY 11, 2011

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Achieving academic success has been a cornerstone for the Drake women's golf team and seniors Michelle Mathwick (Greenfield, Wis./Whitnall) and Kaitlyn Mauk (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) and freshman Hadley Jennings (Trenton, Mo./Trenton) were rewarded with their inclusion on the National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Teams for Division I.

"Michelle (Mathwick), Kaitlyn (Mauk) and Hadley (Jennings) are a testament to the kind of student-athletes we recruit at Drake," Bulldog head coach Leanne Smith commented.  "We are all so proud of their accomplishments both on the course and in the classroom."

Tabbed to the squad for the third time during her Drake career was Mathwick, who boasts a 3.92 grade point average in accounting and marketing. She finished her final campaign as a Bulldog registering a scoring average of 78.3 for 27 rounds this year.  She posted a team-best 17 rounds in the 70s, including a season-low 72 on three occasions.

Mathwick was named to the 2007-08 and 2008-09 NGCA All-American Scholar teams for Division I.

Mauk and Jennings are both first-time recipients of the honor and represent the fourth and fifth Drake women's golfers, respectively, to collect NGCA All-American Scholar accolades.

Mauk owns a 3.89 GPA in marketing and completed her senior campaign with an 81.3 stroke average for 23 rounds.  Maintaining a 3.75 GPA in business is Jennings, who registered an 83.7 stroke average for 27 rounds this past season.

The NGCA announced a total of 566 women's collegiate golfers across Division I, II and II were recognized with this prestigious honor. 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.