Marshall University Athletics
Marshall's Helly Earns C-USA All-Academic Honors
4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
IRVING, Texas -- Marshall's Sarah Helly (Enniscrone, Ireland) is one of five women's golfers to be named to the Conference USA Women's Golf All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Thursday.
The award is the first of her career, and a first for Marshall women's golf since Molly Ginger earned the accolade on April 15, 2011. Helly is the fourth female Herd golfer all-time to receive the honor, alongside Ginger (2011), Larie Lynch (2009, '10) and Allyson Hatcher (2007).
"This is a great honor for Sarah," coach Tiffany Prats said. "She works hard in the classroom. Being how difficult our travel schedule is, to maintain such a high GPA is impressive. Sarah on and off the golf course this year has been a great leader for our team."
Helly is a member of the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 3.44 GPA in sport management. This season, she has posted a pair of top-10 finishes and five top-20 showings for the Herd. The senior was tabbed the March 4 C-USA Golfer of the Week following a 4-over-par 220, including a career-low 70 in the second round, at the highly-competitive Kiawah Island Intercollegiate.
Below is a complete list of winners.
2014-15 Conference USA Women's Golf All-Academic Team
Meghan MacLaren* - FIU, Jr., Cambridge, United Kingdom, 3.68 GPA in English
Sarah Helly - Marshall, Sr., Enniscrone, Ireland, 3.44 GPA in Sports Management
Camino Sardinero* - UTEP, Sr., Villanueva De La Canada, Spain, 3.71 GPA in Finance/International Business
April Butler - WKU, Sr., Paducah, Kentucky, 4.0 GPA in Pre-Med (Biology)
Ellinor Haag - WKU, Jr., Sigtuna, Sweden, 3.96 GPA in International Business
* - repeat winner
The 2015 Conference USA Women's Golf Championship at Verandah Club in Fort Myers, Fla., is April 20-22. The 11 teams will play 18 holes per day on the Bob Cupp designed Old Orange, a par 72, 6,081-yard Verandah course, which will be hosting its first C-USA event. For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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