The Women's Golf Coaches Association announced the 2025-26 NAIA WGCA Awards on Wednesday. Keiser's Herry Ji has been named the NAIA WGCA Freshman of the Year Presented by StrackaLine.

She becomes the third Seahawks in program history to earn this award (Sophia Sindersberger - 2024-25; Emma Lee Tortensson - 2019-20).
 

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Herry Ji, First Year, London, England

• Becomes the third Seahawks to win be named NAIA WGCA Freshman of the Year (Sophia Sindersberger - 2024-25; Emma Lee Tortensson - 2019-20)
• Earned Second-Team WGCA All-America honors
• Also named to the WGCA NAIA All-Freshman Team presented by the AJGA
• Named the 2025-26 Sun Conference Freshman of the Year 
• Ji became the fifth Sun Conference Freshman of the Year in program history
• Named a First-Team All-Sun Conference selection for the first time
• Appeared in 10 events for the Seahawks for a total of 29 rounds
• Had five top-5 finishes, including three in the top 3
• Had top-10 placement of the year
• Finished tied for fifth at the 31st Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championship (May 19-22), shooting a 10-over, 226
• Placed second Jupiter Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 13-14) for her first top-5 placement, shooting a 3-over, 213
• Finished third individually at the Flagler Fall Slam (Nov. 2-3), firing rounds of 69 (-3), 70 (-2), and 75 (+3) for a three-round total of 214
• Named the Sun Conference and NAIA Golfer of the Week for her performance at the Flagler Fall Slam
• Finished the year with an adjusted scoring average of  73.3
• Ranked No. 6 by in the nation (clippd)

 

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