STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s golf standout Avery Weed was named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Honorable Mention Team on Tuesday. She is the eighth Bulldog to earn All-American honors from the WGCA, and the fourth to do so in the past four seasons.
Weed capped an impressive sophomore campaign with a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championship last week, posting three under par rounds in her four rounds of competition.
”I was super excited for another chance to compete at Omni La Costa on the biggest stage this week,” Weed told the Dispatch after the tournament. “The course played a bit more gettable this year with the course playing softer, so I knew it would take some under-par scores to play well. I felt very confident with my game heading to the tournament after some good finishes at SECs and regionals.”
Weed scored -3 in Round 1 and -4 in Round 2, and responded to a +4 Round 3 with a -1 finish to her stay at the national championship.
“The first two days, all parts of my game were clicking,” she said. “The last two days came with a bit more challenges, didn’t feel quite as sharp on the course, but I felt that I handled adversity well and battled through for a solid finish.”
The Bulldogs missed the final cut as a team, but proved once again that the team is an emerging power in the sport. Weed, in particular, continued to grow after an All-SEC Freshman Team selection last year, and went 3-0 to help the Bulldogs win the SEC Championship. This year, the Ocean Springs native led the team with a 71.67 average and earned two individual wins at the Mason Rudolph Championship and The Ally in the fall.
Weed will take on greater responsibilities next year with the departure of key seniors Chiara Horder and Ana Pina Ortega, but she certainly isn’t lacking experience after two impressive years in a winning program under head coach Charlie Ewing.
“The national championship is the biggest stage in college golf, so to get a top 10 there is a great accomplishment and I’m excited to see where my junior year takes me,” she said. “I’m so happy I got to end the season well with my teammates and give our seniors one last good finish as a team.”
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