STARKVILLE — Mississippi State golfers Julia Lopez Ramirez and Avery Reed were both named to the Fall ANNIKA Award Watchlist on Tuesday, marking the second time in program history that two Bulldogs were recognized.
The ANNIKA Award, named in honor of Annika Sorenstam, is presented to the top female golfer in Division I as voted on by players, coaches and members of the media.
This is the second year in a row Lopez Ramirez has been recognized by the Haskins Foundation on the award watchlist. She was a finalist for the award in 2023 and has continued to build on a remarkable career with the Bulldogs.
This season, Lopez Ramirez has a pair of top three finishes at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and the Carmel Cup. She finished last year at the top of the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is currently in the top five, with last year’s ANNIKA Award winner, LSU’s Ingrid Lindblad, at No. 1.
Weed is already a two-time Southeastern Conference Co-Golfer of the Week in her sophomore year after making the All-SEC Freshman Team last season. Her resume is boosted by a pair of individual wins at the Mason Rudolph Championship and The Ally this year.
Lopez Ramirez and Weed follow in the footsteps of Ally Ewing and Jessica Peng, the last pair of Bulldogs to appear on the award watchlist together.
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