Golfweek Tabs Toumpsin for All-America Honors

June 5, 2008

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina sophomore Bénédicte Toumpsin captured her second All-America nod of the season when Golfweek announced its squads today. The magazine placed Toumpsin on its third team after the National Golf Coaches Association bestowed honorable mention status on the Gamecocks’ leading scorer. She is the program’s first All-American since Kristy McPherson collected the honor for the third time in 2003.

An All-SEC and NGCA All-Region selection, Toumpsin wrapped up her sophomore campaign with a 74.03 average to rank eighth in the SEC and 29th in the country. That number is also fourth in South Carolina history, behind McPherson’s three All-America seasons. Toumpsin was named Golfweek Female Golfer of the Week on May 12 after winning the NCAA East Regional with a career-best score of 214 for the first collegiate victory of her career. She was the team’s top finisher in nine of the Gamecocks’ 11 tournaments this season, including five top-five finishes.

First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Amanda Blumenherst, Jr., Duke	Dewi Claire Schreefel, Sr., Sthrn. Cal	Sydnee Michaels, So., UCLA
Stacy Lewis, Sr., Arkansas	Caroline Westrup, Jr., Florida State	Kathleen Ekey, Jr., Alabama
Tiffany Joh, Jr., UCLA	Cydney Clanton, Fr., Auburn	Paola Moreno, Sr., Sthrn. Cal
Azahara Munoz, Jr., Arizona St.	Christina Boeljon, Jr., Purdue	Sara Brown, Sr., Michigan State
Maria Hernandez, Jr., Purdue	Pernilla Lindberg, Jr., Oklahoma St.	Jennie Lee, Jr., Duke
Anna Nordqvist, So., Arizona St.	Stefanie Ednstrasser, So., Sthrn. Cal	Bénédicte Toumpsin, So., South Carolina
Belen Moso, So., Sthrn. Cal	Taylore Karle, Fr., Pepperdine	Valentine Derrey, So., TCU
Alison Walshe, Sr., Arizona	Jessica Yadloczky, Fr., Florida	Maude Aimee Leblanc, Fr., Purdue
Maira Jose Uribe, Fr., UCLA	Lizette Salas, Fr., Sthrn. Cal	Hannah Yun, Fr., Florida
Jaclyn Sweeney, Fr., Oklahoma St.	Glory Yang, Fr., UCLA	Whitney Myers, Sr., Florida