Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech's Emily Mahar continues to cement her legacy as one of the Hokies' all-time greats, becoming the women's golf program's first-ever All-American Thursday afternoon, as announced by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
Mahar, who tied for 63rd at the 2022 NCAA Women's Golf National Championship last week, was one of 17 players named an Honorable Mention All-American. There was a 12-player first team, headlined by individual national champion, Rose Zhang of Stanford. The second team consisted of 11 players.
The Brisbane, Australia native concludes her Tech career as the program's all-time career scoring average leader (73.25), in addition to recording 60 par-or-better rounds, 10 top-5s and 17 top-10s.
Mahar set the single-round scoring record earlier this year at the Florida State Match Up when she fired a 7-under 65 at Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida. She also holds the 54-hole record of 203 (-7), which the grad student set in 2019 when she won the Princess Anne Invitational.
There was a stretch during the 2021-22 season where she charted four straight top-5 finishes, including the Columbia Classic where Tech won its first outright team title in program history.
In all, Mahar was a part of four straight NCAA regionals and two NCAA national championship appearances – one as a team and one as an individual.
Mahar intends on turning professional in the near future.
WGCA First Team All-Americans
Amari Avery, Freshman, University of Southern California
Hannah Darling, Freshman, University of South Carolina
Rachel Kuehn, Junior, Wake Forest University
Alexandra Forsterling, Senior, Arizona State University
Ashley Lau, Senior, University of Michigan
Ingrid Lindblad, Junior, Louisiana State University
Polly Mack, Senior, University of Alabama
Natasha Andrea Oon, Senior, San Jose State University
Emma Spitz, Junior, University of California, Los Angeles
Chiara Tamburlini, Junior, University of Mississippi
Beatrice Wallin, Senior, Florida State University
Rose Zhang, Freshman, Stanford University
WGCA Second Team All-Americans
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Sophomore, Oklahoma State University
Gurleen Kaur, Senior, Baylor University
Aline Krauter, Senior, Stanford University
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Freshman, Wake Forest University
Tze-Han Lin, Senior, University of Oregon
Hsin-Yu Lu, Sophomore, University of Oregon
Benedetta Moresco, Sophomore, University of Alabama
Anna Morgan, Junior, Furman University
Bohyun Park, Freshman, University of Texas
Brooke Seay, Junior, Stanford University
Amelia Williamson, Senior, Florida State University
WGCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
Briana Chacon, Junior, University of Oregon
Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Junior, Texas A&M University
Anna Foster, Sophomore, Auburn University
Charlotte Heath, Sophomore, Florida State University
Taglao Jeeravivitaporn, Junior, Iowa State University
Sofie Kibsgaard Nielson, Junior, University of Oregon
Sara Kouskova, Senior, University of Texas
Julia Lopez Ramirez, Freshman, Mississippi State University
Caitlyn Macnab, Freshman, Texas Christian University
Emily Mahar, Graduate Student, Virginia Tech
Jana Melichova, Senior, Old Dominion University
Carolina Melgrati, Freshman, University of Arizona
Ashley Menne, Sophomore, Arizona State University
Jennie Park, Junior, Texas A&M University
Amanda Sambach, Freshman, University of Virginia
Megan Schofill, Junior, Auburn University
Erica Shepherd, Junior, Duke University