May 29, 2001

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Wake Forest golfer Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain) was named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) 2001 All-America team, as announced by the organization at the conclusion of the NCAA Championships last week. Prieto, a senior, earned second-team accolades.

Prieto was Wake Forest's top golfer during the 2000-01 season, leading the Deacons with a 74.7 stroke average. She recorded five top 10 finishes during the season and earned an individual bid to the NCAA Championships, where she finished 35th. Her best finish of the season came at the NCAA Fall Preview, where she finished tied for first with teammate Maria Beautell. Prieto also posted top-10 finishes at the SEC/ACC Challenge (9th), the Bryan National Collegiate (4th), the ACC Championships (3rd) and the NCAA East Regional (7th).

Prieto, who was also a three-time All-ACC selection during her career, was one of just three ACC players to earn 2001 All-America honors, as Duke's Virada Nirapathpongporn and Candy Hannemann were first-team selections.

2001 National Golf Coaches Association All-America Teams
First Team
Lorena Ochoa - Arizona
Virada Nirapathpongporn - Duke
Stephanie Keever - Stanford
Natalie Gulbis - Arizona
Young-A Yang - Tennessee
Katy Harris - Louisiana State
Candy Hannemann - Duke
Stacy Prammanasudh - Tulsa
Candie Kung - Southern California
Celeste Troche - Auburn
Kristy McPherson - Southern California

Second Team
Kari Damron - Purdue
Lindsey Wright -Pepperdine
Meredith Duncan - Louisiana State
Marta Prieto - Wake Forest
Summer Sirmons - Georgia
Katherine Hall - Pepperdine
Reilly Rankin - Georgia
Mollie Fankhauser - Ohio State
Maria Boden - Oklahoma State
Kelli Kamimura - Washington
Kristin Dufour - Texas

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Perri - Furman
Amelia Moses - Missouri
Sarah Johnston - Alabama
Jimin Kang - Arizona State
Sasha Medina - New Mexico State
Alena Sharp - New Mexico State
Martina Gillen - Kent State
Michelle Simpson - Florida International
Ursula Tuutti - New Mexico State
Laura Moffat - UCLA