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Swinehart and Dreher Named All-Americans by Golfweek
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Swinehart and Dreher Named All-Americans by Golfweek

June 17, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. –

Senior Samantha Swinehart and junior Justine Dreher earned All-America honors from Golfweek, as announced by the organization on Tuesday. Both golfers earned Honorable Mention and this marks the second time this season they earned All-America honors, as the pair were named All-Americans by Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Swinehart played a key role in the Gamecocks’ success as she found a spot in the lineup at all 12 tournaments. She wrapped up the season with a team leading 73.12 stroke average, which ranks second all-time for a single season at South Carolina. Swinehart earned second team All-SEC honors and recorded eight top-20 finishes, including a tie for 13th at the NCAA Championship.

Dreher, a first team All-SEC selection, also helped lead the Gamecocks to one of their best seasons in school history. She finished the season with a 73.36 stroke average, which ranks third all-time for a single season at South Carolina. Dreher played in all 12 tournaments and was the team’s low finisher at six of those tournaments.

First Team
Allison Lee, freshman, UCLA
Stephanie Meadow, senior, Alabama
Gaby Lopez, sophomore, Arkansas
Noemi Jimenez, junior, Arizona State
Celine Boutier, sophomore, Duke
Annie Park, sophomore, USC
Kyung Kim, sophomore, USC
Grace Na, senior, Pepperdine
Mariah Stackhouse, sophomore, Stanford
Erynne Lee, junior, UCLA

Second Team
Yu Liu, freshman, Duke
Simin Feng, freshman, Vanderbilt
Ally McDonald, junior, Mississippi State
Laetitia Beck, senior, Duke
SooBin Kim, junior, Washington
Lindsey Weaver, sophomore, Arizona
Lauren Kim, sophomore, Stanford
Dana Finkelstein, junior, UNLV
Matilda Castren, sophomore, Florida State
Doris Chen, junior, USC

Third Team
Jennifer Yang, junior, Washington
Karen Chung, freshman, USC
Tonje Daffinrud, senior, Denver
Marijosse Navarro, freshman, Texas A&M
Charlotte Thomas, sophomore, Washington
Sophia Popov, senior, USC
Ashlan Ramsey, freshman, Clemson
Louise Ridderstrom, sophomore, UCLA
Marissa Chow, sophomore, Pepperdine
Augusta James, junior, North Carolina State

Honorable Mention
Alexandra Kaui, freshman, Oklahoma
Samantha Swinehart, senior, South Carolina
Bronte Law, freshman, UCLA
Emma Talley, sophomore, Alabama
Elizabeth Mallett, sophomore, North Carolina
Chirapat Jao-Javanil, senior, Oklahoma
Jessica Porvasnik, sophomore, Ohio State
Emily Tubert, senior, Arkansas
Casey Danielson, freshman, Stanford
Cassy Isagawa, junior, Oregon
Katerina Ruzickova, senior, Texas A&M
Jenny Hahn, sophomore, Vanderbilt
Madelene Sagstrom, junior, LSU
Justine Dreher, junior, South Carolina
Anne Tanguay, senior, Oklahoma
Monica Vaughn, freshman, Arizona State
Jenny Haglund, junior, SMU
Regina Plasencia, sophomore, Arkansas
Hana Lee, junior, Northwestern
Kendall Martindale, junior, Vanderbilt