Coming off an impressive year both on and off the course, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s women’s golf team has added another impressive accolade to their repertoire. 

The Trojans have been recognized by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association as having the 10th-highest collective average team grade point average (GPA) for the 2016-17 season.

Little Rock finished the 2016-17 season with a combined team GPA of 3.71, ranking first among all Trojan athletic programs. The team posted an outstanding combined 3.9 GPA for the fall 2016 semester and followed up that performance with a 3.69 GPA in the spring.

For their efforts both on the course and in the classroom, five Trojans were named WGCA All-American Scholars in 2016-17. Sabrina Bonanno made the list for the third time in her Little Rock career with Emelie Blennow and Peyton Weaver each earning honors for the second time. Shania Berger and Lucy Owen both made the cut as well, needing a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to qualify.

The recognition came in a year in which Little Rock remained competitive in competition as well, finishing the year with a 307.39 per round average. The Trojans finished among the Top 10 in nine of their 11 events of the year, highlighted by a runner-up showing at the Little Rock/ASU Invitational in March.

In addition to the national recognition, the team added another honor a little closer to home. Women’s golf was announced as the winner of the 2016-17 Trojan Cup at Little Rock’s welcome back program for student-athletes on Aug. 15.

The program, in its second year of existence, is a competition among all Little Rock athletic programs based on four areas: academic success, athletic accomplishments, community service, and Trojan spirit.