AAC Lands 4 on NAIA Women's Golf All-America Team
June 8, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) has four honorees on the 2025-26 NAIA Women's Golf All-America Teams, released Thursday, June 4.
SCAD Atlanta led the way with three first-team honorees. Holly Lau, Amanda Jurander, and Mariana Herrera each made the first team.
Tayla Howroyd of Pikeville collected third-team accolades.
2025-26 NAIA Women's Golf All-Americans
| First Team | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
| Jia Kataria | |
Dalton State (Ga.) | Jr. | New Delhi, India |
| Sara Burger | |
Dalton State (Ga.) | Jr. | Dalton, Ga. |
| Kylee Purdy | Indiana Wesleyan | Jr. | West Salem, Ohio | |
| Sophia Sindersberger | Keiser (Fla.) | So. | Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Herry Ji | Keiser (Fla.) | Fr. | London, England | |
| Emma Weiler | Marian (Ind.) | Jr. | Batesville, Ind. | |
| Logan Allen | Oklahoma City | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev. | |
| Holly Lau | |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Jr. | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Amanda Jurander | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Fr. | Vadstena, Sweden | |
| Mariana Herrera | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Sr. | Cali, Colombia | |
| Yunyi Luo | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | So. | Shenzhen GuangDong, China | |
| Jiahui (Sharon) Shan | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Jr. | Shenzhen GuangDong, China | |
| Sadaly Campbell | Southeastern (Fla.) | Fr. | Fernandina Beach, Fla. | |
| Makena Junkin | Texas Wesleyan | Jr. | Burleson, Texas | |
| Taamtond Nivasananda | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Second Team | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
| Keira Hou | British Columbia | So. | Richmond Hill, Ontario | |
| Grace Yao | British Columbia | Fr. | West Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Madelyn Taylor | Coastal Georgia | Jr. | Baxley, Ga. | |
| Matilda Lind | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Jr. | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Atchariya Thanaudomkul | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Jr. | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Bellamaria Mantini | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | So. | Chandler, Ariz. | |
| Luz Maria Ardila | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | Bogota, Columbia | |
| Linda Stamm | Keiser (Fla.) | Gr. | Heiligenhaus, Germany | |
| Jordan Adam | Marian (Ind.) | So. | Noblesville, Ind. | |
| Maria Kennard | Marian (Ind.) | So. | Mount Carmel, Ill. | |
| Keara Eder | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | Madison, Ind. | |
| Jiayin (Jessica) Wang | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Fr. | Shanghai, China | |
| Iona Pollitt | Tennessee Southern | Sr. | San Fulgencio, Spain | |
| Hannah Ulibarri | The Master's (Calif.) | Sr. | Fullerton, Calif. | |
| Gracie Bloom | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Pass Christian, Miss. | |
| Third Team | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
| Jasmine Points | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Fr. | Suffolk, England | |
| Reese Day | Dalton State (Ga.) | Fr. | Dalton State, Ga. | |
| Emma Marshall | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Fr. | Bremen, Ga. | |
| Addison Meadows | Indiana Wesleyan | Fr. | New Market, Ind. | |
| Kayla Saunders | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Jr. | Ballito, South Africa | |
| Sarah Meral | Loyola (La.) | Sr. | Abita Springs, La. | |
| Chiara Bothe | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | Fr. | Essen, Germany | |
| Brittany Odic | New College of Florida | Jr. | Melbourne, Fla. | |
| Tayla Howroyd | Pikeville (Ky.) | Jr. | Edenvale, South Africa | |
| Grace Metcalf | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Sr. | Arlington, Wash. | |
| Eleanor Schuitema | Taylor (Ind.) | Jr. | Edenvale, South Africa | |
| Shayne Lim | Taylor (ind.) | Sr. | Singapore, Singapore | |
| Natalie Miksovska | Texas Wesleyan | Sr. | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Cindy Koira | Victoria (B.C.) | Jr. | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Aidan Haithcock | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Hoover, Ala. |
