Aug. 6, 2002
50th Anniversary Teams Announcement Schedule
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Women's Golf Team was announced today by Commissioner John Swofford. The 50-member team was voted on by the six league institutions that sponsor the sport as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.
Duke led all league schools with 23 members on the Golden Anniversary team while North Carolina was second with 12 honorees. Wake Forest had 10 players selected, followed by Florida State with three and NC State with two.
The ACC's 50th Anniversary Women's Golf team, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
Alicia Allison, Duke (1994-1998)
1996-97 All-ACC selection ... owns 19 career top-10 finishes which ranks seventh all-time at Duke.
Kalen Anderson, Duke (1997-2001)
Member of Duke's 1999 NCAA Championship squad ... 1999-00 All-America selection...three-time Academic All-America and All-ACC selection ... owns 16 top-10 finishes all-time at Duke ... currently playing on the Future's tour.
Donna Andrews, North Carolina (1986-1989)
Lady Paladin Invitational Champion in 1988 ... second-team All-American in 1989 ... finished in third place at the 1989 NCAA Tournament, the low Tar Heel for the event.
Alexandra Armas, Wake Forest (1994-1998)
Became only the second player to be named All-American (second team) her freshman year ... a member of the 1995 ACC Championship team ... helped the Deacons earn their top finish at the NCAA Championships (third) ... placed ninth individually at the 1995 NCAA Championships ... earned honorable mention All-America honors as a senior in 1998 after recording six top-10 finishes.
Jean Bartholomew, Duke (1985-1989)
Notched two career victories at Duke ... went on to play in the LPGA and is still playing ... owns 13 career top-10 finishes at Duke.
Beth Bauer, Duke (1998-2000)
1998-99 & 1999-00 first-team All-American and All-ACC ... ACC Player of the Year in 1999-00 and Co-ACC Player of the Year in 1998-99 ... National & ACC Rookie of the Year in 1998-99 ... led Future's Tour in 2000-01 in money earned and received her LPGA tour card for 2002 ... led Duke to 1999 NCAA Championship.
Tonya Blosser, Duke (1990-1994)
1992-93 honorable mention All-American ... 1993-94 Academic All-America and All-ACC selection ... owns 18 career top-10 finishes.
Amy Bond, Florida State (1996-1999)
1998 All-ACC selection ... Seminoles' top player from 1997-99 ... earned ten top-10 finishes ... named the team Most Valuable Player each year ... competed in the NCAA Championship tournament in 1999 and played in three NCAA regional tournaments during her career ... finished in the top-20 in four consecutive ACC Championship tournaments and was a medallist at the 1998 Ryder/Florida State Championship tournament.
Lisa Brandetsas, Duke (1988-1992)
Won the 1991-92 South Carolina Invitational ... owns 18 career top-10 finishes, which rank ninth all-time at Duke.
Jamie Bronson, NC State (1982-1985)
All-ACC honoree in 1985 ... NC State's season stroke average leader at 77.7 in 1983.
Leslie Brown, NC State (1983-1986)
Owns five of the top nine lowest rounds in school history.
Kimberly Byham, North Carolina (1990-1993)
Carolina's second ever first-team All-American, selected to the team in 1993 ... All-ACC selection in 1992 and 1993 ... won 1993 Woodbridge Collegiate and 1992 Tar Heel Invitational ... Champion of 1993 NCAA East Regional ... placed third in 1993 ACC Tournament ... led Carolina to an ACC Championship in 1992 and two NCAA eighth-place finishes in 1992 and 1993.
Kim Cayce, Duke (1990-1993)
A 1991-92 All-ACC selection and honorable mention All-American ... won two career tournaments at Duke ... owns 12 career top-10 finishes.
Jenny Chuasiriporn, Duke (1995-1999)
Three-time first team All-American and honorable mention All-American as a freshman ... ACC Player of the Year in 1996-97 & 1997-98 and Co-ACC Player of the Year in 1998-99 ... runnerup in 1999 U.S. Open ... Four-time All-ACC selection ... led Duke to 1999 NCAA Championship ... went on to play in the Future's tour.
Brenda Corrie Kuehn, Wake Forest (1982-1986)
Qualified for the NCAA Championships three times ... won the ACC individual crown in 1986 ... the fifth-ranked player in the country, she led the Deacons in all five fall tournaments as a senior ... her five-under par 67 at the 1985 Ford Invitational remains tied for the best round in school history ... helped the U.S. team to the 1998 Curtis Cup.
Laura D'Alessandro, Wake Forest (1986-1990)
All-American honorable mention in 1990 ... won the 1990 Lady Tar Heel and Duke Fall Invitationals ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1990 and finished 13th ... qualified for the 1989 U.S. Open and also won the Metropolitan Open ... placed in the top five seven times in 10 tournaments.
Debbie Doniger, North Carolina (1989-1992)
All-ACC selection in 1992 ... 1992 ACC Tournament Champion ... led Tar Heels to team title in 1992 ACC Tournament ... helped garner eighth-place NCAA finish for Carolina in 1992.
Kristina Engstrom, Duke (1999-2000)
Two-time All-ACC selection and member of two ACC Championship squads ... won the Topy Cup tournament in 1999-00.
Maria Garcia-Estrada, Duke (1998-2001)
1999-00 ACC Rookie of the Year...1999-00 ACC Champion, All-America and All-ACC selection.
Charlotte Grant, Wake Forest (1977-1981)
The first All-American in women's golf at Wake Forest after being named to the regional All-America team in 1980 ... capped off her career by finishing third nationally in 1981 ... named the most outstanding Wake Forest female athlete for the 1980-81 season ... led Wake Forest to the 1980 North Carolina AIAW Championship finishing second individually.
Candy Hannemann, Duke (1998-present)
Member of Duke's 1999 and 2002 NCAA Championship squads ... 2001 NCAA Individual Champion and 1999 NCAA runner-up ... has won four career tournaments in three years ... 2000-01 first-team All-America and ACC Player of the Year ... three-time All-ACC selection ... her 20 top-10 finishes rank fifth all-time at Duke.
Filippa Hansson, Duke (1995-99)
Member of Duke's 1999 NCAA Championship squad ... won ACC Championships in 1996, '97, '98 and '99 ... owns five career top-10 finishes.
Leigh Anne Hardin, Duke (2000-present)
As a freshman in 2000-01, earned All-ACC honors and won the Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Invitational ... member of the 2001 ACC Championship squad ... member of Duke's 2002 NCAA Championship team.
Patty Jordan, Wake Forest (1978-1982)
Won the 1979 James Madison Invitational ... 1980 AIAW State Individual Champion ... member of 1980 AIAW State Championship team ... three invitational team championships in 1980; Duke Fall Invitational, Wake Forest Invitational, Lady Mountaineer Invitational ... semifinalist in the NY State Women's Amateur in 1982 ... earned LPGA Tour card in 1986.
Kandi Kessler, North Carolina (1984-1986)
Selected to the 1986 United States Curtis Cup team, the first Carolina golfer to receive that prestigious honor ... captured one individual championship during her collegiate career, winning the 1985-86 Lady Kat Invitational.
Stephanie Kornegay, North Carolina (1977-1980)
Won four tournaments during her collegiate career ... captured individual title at 1976-77 North Carolina AIAW Tournament, the 1976-77 Duke Best Ball, the 1977-78 Duke Fall Invitational and the 1978-79 Lady Kat Invitational.
Sarah LeBrun, Duke (1984-1988)
Notched two career victories at Duke ... 1986-87 first-team All-American and 1987-88 honorable mention All-American ... 1984-85 All-ACC selection ... owns 23 career top-10 finishes, which rank third all-time at Duke.
Amie Lehman, Duke (1996-2000)
Member of Duke's 1999 NCAA Championship squad...went on to play in the Future's Golf tour for the past two years...Academic All-America in 1997-98 and 1999-00...owns nine career top-10 finishes.
Jodi Logan, Duke (1982-1986)
Won two career tournaments at Duke ... 1984-85 honorable mention All-American ... Two-time All-ACC selection ... went on to play in the LPGA ... owns 12 career top-10 finishes...went on to play in the LPGA.
Page Marsh, North Carolina (1982-1985)
1983 third-team All-American ... 1985 All-ACC selection ... won 1982-83 Pat Bradley Intercollegiate ... Duke Spring Invitational Champion in 1982 and 1983 ... led Tar Heels to team title at 1982 Duke Spring Invitational ... placed 19th in1983 NCAA Championships, playing as an individual.
Kelly McCall, North Carolina (1994-1997)
Two-time All-ACC performer being selected to the team in 1995-96 and 1996-97 ... won three tournaments during her collegiate career - the 1995 Duke Invitational, the 1996 Lady Tar Heel Invitational and the 1997 Lady Gamecock Classic ... voted the team's Most Valuable Player three years (1995, '96, '97) ... was the low Tar Heel at two ACC Championships, tying for third place in 1997 and finishing seventh in 1996.
Linda Mescan, North Carolina (1980-1982, 1984)
Selected third-team All-American after 1981-82 season, Carolina's first- ever women's All-America selection ...won 1979-80 North Carolina AIAW Tournament ... Champion of 1981 Duke S pring Invitational ... won 1981 Duke Fall Invitational ... led Tar Heels to team title at 1981-1982 Blue Ridge Mountain Invitational and Duke Spring Invitational.
Michele Miller, Duke (1982-1986)
Member of Duke's 1984 and 1985 ACC Tournament Championship squads ... owns five career top-10 finishes.
Megan Morgan, North Carolina (1995-1998)
Selected to the All-ACC team in 1998 ... was the low Tar Heel at the 1998 NCAA East Regional, tying for eighth place ... carded nine of 10 top-25 finishes in 1997-98 ... in the 1996-97 season Morgan tied for 11th place at the ACC Championships and was the team's low finisher at the NCAA East Regional, tying for 29th place.
Stephanie Neill Harner, Wake Forest (1991-1995)
The first female player in school history to gain All-America recognition four times ... the first Deacon ever to be named an All-American as a freshman ... gained second team honors in 1992 before making first-team her last three years ... won eight career tournament titles, in addition to tying for first on two other occasions ... had only six non-top 10 finishes during her career ... was recognized as the top women's amateur in the United States.
Marcy Newton, North Carolina (1997-2000)
1999 second-team All-America selection ... three-time All-ACC selection in 1997, 1999 and 2000 ... 1997 ACC Rookie of the Year ... named to 1999 first-team Golfweek Sagarin Mid-Atlantic/East District Team...won three tournaments during her collegiate career - the 1997 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic, 1999 Fripp Island Intercollegiate and 2000 Bryan National Collegiate ... Captured Championship at 2000 U.S. Women's Amateur.
Virada Nirapathpongporn, Duke (2000-present)
As a freshman in 2000-01, earned ACC Rookie of the Year, first-team All-America, All-ACC and East Region National Freshman of the Year ... ACC Champion in 2000-01.
Karen Noble, Wake Forest (1985-1989)
1985 team won Longwood Invitational ... member of 1986 ACC Championship team ... 1987 and 1988 N.J. Women's Amateur Champion ... won 1988 Women's Metropolitan Match Play title ... 1988 Marge Crisp Award recipient as team MVP ... runner-up in 1988 U.S. Women's Amateur ... 1989 Trans National Champion ... Noble and Helen Wadsworth were first WFU golfers to participate in Curtis Cup (1990) ... earned LPGA Tour Card in 1991.
Evelyn Orley, Duke (1984-1988)
1984-85 honorable mention All-American and 1987-88 second-team All-American ... 1985-86 All-ACC selection ... won two career tournaments including the 1984-85 ACC Championship ... went on to play in the LPGA.
Katie Peterson, North Carolina (1986-1989)
Named third-team All-American after 1987-88 season ... Carolina's first first-team All-America selection after 1988-89 season ... won five individual championships during her career at Carolina - the 1986 Duke Spring Invitational, the 1987-88 Lady Seminole Invitational, the 1988-89 Memphis State Invitational, the 1988-89 North/South Collegiate and the 1989 Duke Spring Invitational ... helped Carolina gain eighth place finish in 1989 NCAA Championships ... finished 11th at 1989 NCAA Championships ... Carolina's only five-time individual medalist and two-time All-America ... Selected to 1990 Curtis Cup team.
Laura Philo Diaz, Wake Forest (1993-1997)
Continued Wake Forest's string of All-Americans ... was voted to the first- team for two straight years ... finished in the top-10 in nine of the 10 tournaments in which she competed in her senior season and eight of 10 her junior year ... finished among the top five in every tournament except the NCAA Championships during her final spring campaign ... during her All-American seasons she finished second at the ACC Championships twice and second in the NCAA regional once ... won the ACC title in 1995 ... recently earned her LPGA Tour card for 1999 ... ranks seventh on the 2001 LPGA earnings list.
Kathi Poppmeier, Duke (1992-1996)
Two-time second-team All-America selection ... three-time Academic All-American and All-ACC selection ... owns 20 top-10 finishes at Duke, which ranks sixth all-time ... went on to play in the LPGA.
Marta Prieto, Wake Forest (1997-2001)
Voted to the All-America second team in 2001 ... finished third at the ACC Championships and tied for 35th at the NCAA Championships during her All-America year ... finished third individually at the NCAA Championships her junior year ... earned All-ACC honors in 1999 and 2001 ... the 1998 ACC Individual Champion, becoming only the fourth player in program history to win the ACC title ... named ACC Rookie of the Year in 1998.
Stephanie Sparks, Duke (1991-1994, 1996)
Won three career tournaments at Duke ... 1992-93 first-team All-American and 1993-94 second-team All-American...two-time All-ACC selection ... went on to play in the LPGA ... owns 22 career top-10 finishes.
Karen Stupples, Florida State (1992-1995)
Earned All-ACC honors in 1994 and 1995...led Florida State to a second place finish in the ACC Championship in 1995...won two tournaments during her collegiate career as a Seminole...qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt and was a member of Great Britain's 1996 and 1998 Curtis Cup teams
Kelly Tilghman, Duke (1987-1991)
Won the 1989-90 Furman Lady Paladin Invitational ... owns seven career top-10 finishes.
Helen Wadsworth, Wake Forest (1984-1987)
Longwood Invitational team champions in 1985 ... member of 1986 ACC Championship team ... place third as an individual at the 1986 ACC Championships ... qualified for match play in 1986 USGA Women's Amateur ... 1987 Golfweek Collegiate All-National team ... set course records at The Berkshire, England in 1985 (67) and Aberdovey, England in 1986 (66) ... 1990 Curtis Cup participant for Great Britain/Ireland squad, along with Karen Noble were first WFU golfers to be members ... named to the Welsh Senior team, English Junior team and Welsh Under-22 Junior European team.
Mary Anne Wideman, Duke (1980-1984)
First-team All-American in 1983-84...second-team All-American in 1981-82 & 1982-83 ... Duke's first All-America selection ... won 12 tournaments ... won the 1983-84 ACC Championships ...went on to play in the LPGA.
Jessica Wood, North Carolina (1990-1993)
Selected to the All-ACC team in 1992-93 ... won two tournaments during her career - the 1990 Lady Seminole Invitational and the 1990 Duke Fall Invitational.
Louise Wright, Florida State (1998-2001)
An All-ACC selection as a senior in 2001 ... earned an individual national ranking as high as 75th in Division I during her senior season ... led the Seminoles with a 76.21 stroke average during the 2000-01 season (both fall and spring averages combined) ... participated in two NCAA Regional Tournaments (1999 and 2001) and one NCAA Championship (1999) during her career.
