DALLAS, Texas – Old Dominion women’s golfer Jana Melichova was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year, while Charlotte De Corte earned a First Team All-Conference spot. Two other Monarchs in Leah Onosato and Sana Tufail earned All-Conference honors, the league announced Tuesday. ODU had the most All-Conference members out of all the C-USA schools.
Earning a spot on the All-Conference First Team, Charlotte De Corte owns a 72.7 stroke average. De Corte tied for third place at the 2019 C-USA Championships individually, where she posted three-straight par or better rounds. Earlier in the season, De Corte went seven-under par at the UCF Challenge, adding another top-5 finish. The senior ranks 16th in the nation in par 3 scoring.
Melichova and Leah Onosato both earned spots on the All-Conference Second Team. Both freshman, Melichova owns the best stroke average on the team with a 72.6. The C-USA Freshman of the Year finished in second place at the Golfweek Program Challenge, her first collegiate tournament, which also marked the lowest round for a Monarch in school history. Nationally, Melichova ranks 11th in par 4 scoring. Joining the Monarchs in January, Onosato has played in five collegiate rounds. Her stroke average is a 73.5 and tied for eighth place finish at the Briar's Creek Invitational, her best finish.
Rounding out ODU's All-Conference accolades is Sana Tufail, who is also a member of the C-USA All-Academic squad. Tufail boasts a 3.81 GPA in Speech Pathology and a 73.4 stroke average. Tufail posted her best finish at the Golfweek Program Challenge, where she took a fifth place finish. Tufail broke 70 four times this season, including a 69 in the opening round of the 2019 C-USA Championship.
All-Conference First Team
Cecile Finne-Ipsen, Charlotte
Hanley Long, Middle Tennessee
Lauren Cox, North Texas
Charlotte De Corte, Old Dominion
Ana Gonzalez, UTSA
All-Conference Second Team
Valentina Gilly, FIU
Shelby Brauckmuller, Marshall
Jana Melichova, Old Dominion
Leah Onosato, Old Dominion
Julie Houston, UTSA
All-Conference Third Team
Sierra Stout, Charlotte
Sophie Burks, Middle Tennessee
Sana Tufail, Old Dominion
Lily Downs, UTEP
Mary Joiner, WKU
Player of the Year
Hanley Long, Middle Tennessee
Freshman of the Year
Jana Melichova, Old Dominion
Most Improved Player
Jillian Farrell, Charlotte
Coach of the Year
Summer Baptiste, UTSA