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Maria Hernandez is named first team All-American by the NGCA and Golfweek.
 
 
 

 
Christel Boeljon was named second team All-American by both NGCA and Golfweek.
 
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June 6, 2008

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    • WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The accolades continue to roll in for the Purdue women's golf team after an outstanding 2007-08 season that ended with a third Big Ten title and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships.

    Junior Maria Hernandez, the 2008 Big Ten Golfer of the Year, recently earned first team All-America honors from both the National Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek. It marks the second consecutive year Hernandez has been named first team NGCA All-American and her first time as a Golfweek first teamer. Last year Hernandez was on Golfweek's second team All-America list.

    The Pamplona, Spain, native finished as the Boilermaker's low golfer in seven of Purdue's 11 stroke-play tournaments and finished the season as the fifth-ranked individual in women's collegiate golf. Hernandez became Purdue's first female golfer to win an individual title at the Big Ten Championships, finishing seven strokes under par and the only golfer to finish with a below par score. Her score of 281 set a Big Ten record for lowest individual 72-hole score, surpassing the mark of 284 set just last year by Rachel Meikle of Michigan State. Hernandez tied for first at the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas, with a three-round total of 208.

    Hernandez also won the Mary Fossum Award, given to the player in the Big Ten with the lowest stroke-average to par. Hernandez finished the season with a team-low 71.9 stroke average, which was a 1.3 stroke improvement over last season's 73.2 mark.

    Junior Christel Boeljon was named second team All-American by both NGCA and Golfweek. The Beverwijk, Netherlands, native finished a team-best 12th at this year's NCAA Championships, behind a four-under par 68 in the final round. Boeljon averaged 72.9 strokes per round this season and finished second at the Big Ten Championships for the second year in a row. Boeljon was ranked No. 14 in Golfweek's final individual poll.

     

     

    Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Maude-Aimee Leblanc brought the number of Boilermakers earning All-America accolades to three after being named honorable mention NGCA All-American and third team Golfweek All-American. The 6-foot-1 Sherbrooke, Quebec, native capped off a successful freshman campaign with a tie for 15th at the NCAA Championships. LeBlanc had a 73.6 stroke average in 2007-08 and was ranked No. 28 in Golfweek's final individual poll.

    Purdue finished first or second in seven tournaments in 2007-08 and won its third Big Ten Championship on April 27. Head coach Brouse who completed his 10th season at the helm of both the men's and the women's teams, was named Big Ten Women's Golf Coach of the Year for the third time.

    Purdue is one of five schools to advance to the NCAA Championships in the last nine straight seasons. The other four schools are Arizona State, Duke, Stanford and Southern California.

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