FRISCO, Texas (July 14, 2026) - The 2025-26 WGCA All-American Scholar Team was announced, with 1,551 women's collegiate golfers recognized with this prestigious honor for their excellence in the classroom and on the course.
To be selected, a student-athlete must have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, be an amateur, remain on the team's roster through the conclusion of the team's season, and have played in at least 50 percent of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds through the team's conference championship.
Three Northern Arizona golfers repeated their success, earning spots on the prestigious list in recognition of their academic and athletic achievements.
Senior Lizzie Neale was named to the team for the fourth time in her career, joining Eliska Kocourkova, Ali Carter and Stephanie Kim as the only Lumberjack golfers in program history to earn the honor four times.
Neale graduated this year with a degree in University Studies. The 2024 Big Sky champion went all the way at the 2026 Big Sky Championship, earning co-medalist honors with a phenomenal final round of 6-under 65 that featured eight birdies. The New Zealander helped lead the Lumberjacks to their 10th conference title in program history. Neale finished tied for the individual title at 5-under before falling to Montana State's Nora Seidl on the first playoff hole. Recently named Big Sky Player of the Year after a standout season, Neale reinforced that honor with an impressive campaign. Of her 26 rounds during the 2025-26 season, 16 were at even par or better, including eight rounds in the 60s. She finished her senior season with a 71.65 scoring average.
Juniors Frankie Dezis and Amy Hodgkins each received the honor for the third time in their careers.
Dezis, a psychological sciences major, played 33 rounds across 11 tournaments for the Lumberjacks this season. She posted a career-best scoring average of 73.40 and recorded 12 rounds at par or better. The Bath, England, native tied for third at the Big Sky Championships with rounds of 70-71-70 (-2). Her best finish of the season came at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, where she tied for second with rounds of 74-72-68 (-2).
Hodgkins, the 2024 Big Sky Freshman of the Year and a three-time All-Big Sky First Team selection, played in 11 events and ranked second on the team with a 72.64 scoring average. An environmental sciences major, she recorded eight rounds at par or better, including three in the 60s. At this year's Big Sky Championship, the Australian shot rounds of 72, 71 and 75 to finish with a 218 (+5) total and tie for 12th. Her best finish of the year came at the Red Rocks Invitational, where the Queensland native shot 65-72-73 for a 210 (-6) total to become the fourth NAU individual champion in the tournament's last five years. The Lumberjacks also won the team title with a tournament-record score of 10-under, finishing 10 strokes ahead of the field.
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