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Van Son, Chandra Mohan Earn 2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar Team Honors
June 30 | Women's Golf
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A pair of Akron golfers were named to the 2024-25 WGCA All-American Scholar Team as senior Daphne van Son (Vlijmen, Netherlands) and freshman Sohniya Chandra Mohan (Selangor, Malaysia) were among the 1,499 women's collegiate golfers from 403 programs in all divisions (DI, DII, DIII and NAIA) were recognized with
this prestigious honor.
In 2024-25, van Son appeared in six tournaments and posted a 78.5 stroke average in 15 rounds. She shot a season-low 219 (+6) at Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge to finsh 12th overall. In addition, van Son registered a career-low 2-under par 69 score on the final day of competition to lead the Zips scoring. She earned CSC Academic All-District honors as well as first team Academic All-MAC honor in 2024-35. She was not eligible for the Academic All-MAC and CSC Academic All-District awards in 2023-24 due to injury that Spring.
In 2024-25, Chandra Mohan appeared in 10 tournaments and posted a 77.1 stroke average in 30 rounds. She led the Zips to two runner-up finishes, landing runner-up at the Dayton Flyer Invitational with a 222 (+12) ledger and seventh overall at the Toledo Rocket Classic 226 (+10). She finished in the Top 25 in five tournaments, including a fifth-place finish at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge with a season-low even-par 213 performance. She carded two rounds of 70 (-1) for a career-best 18-hole scores. Chandra Mohan was second in scoring for Akron at the 2025 MAC Championships (228, +12) with a 16th place overall finish. Chandra Mohan was not eligible for the Academic All-MAC or CSC Academic All-District awards in 2024-25 as it was her first year at Akron.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. To be selected, a student-athlete must: Have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher, be an amateur and on the team's roster through the conclusion of the team's season and have played in 50% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year nominated through the team's conference championship.
this prestigious honor.In 2024-25, van Son appeared in six tournaments and posted a 78.5 stroke average in 15 rounds. She shot a season-low 219 (+6) at Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge to finsh 12th overall. In addition, van Son registered a career-low 2-under par 69 score on the final day of competition to lead the Zips scoring. She earned CSC Academic All-District honors as well as first team Academic All-MAC honor in 2024-35. She was not eligible for the Academic All-MAC and CSC Academic All-District awards in 2023-24 due to injury that Spring.
In 2024-25, Chandra Mohan appeared in 10 tournaments and posted a 77.1 stroke average in 30 rounds. She led the Zips to two runner-up finishes, landing runner-up at the Dayton Flyer Invitational with a 222 (+12) ledger and seventh overall at the Toledo Rocket Classic 226 (+10). She finished in the Top 25 in five tournaments, including a fifth-place finish at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge with a season-low even-par 213 performance. She carded two rounds of 70 (-1) for a career-best 18-hole scores. Chandra Mohan was second in scoring for Akron at the 2025 MAC Championships (228, +12) with a 16th place overall finish. Chandra Mohan was not eligible for the Academic All-MAC or CSC Academic All-District awards in 2024-25 as it was her first year at Akron.
The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. To be selected, a student-athlete must: Have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher, be an amateur and on the team's roster through the conclusion of the team's season and have played in 50% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year nominated through the team's conference championship.
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