Women’s Golf 15th in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By: TAMU Sports Information Department/Deanna Werner

Posted: Wed 2:42 PM, Sep 12, 2012

COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The Texas A&M women’s golf team is ranked No. 15 in the Golf World/NGCA preseason coaches’ poll to begin the 2012-13 season.

The experienced Aggies return 10 letterwinners from a 2012 team that finished tied for 16th at the NCAA Championship. A&M opens the year at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Sept. 21-23 in Franklin, Tenn.

Head coach Trelle McCombs enters her sixth season in Aggieland and guided the Aggies to their fifth straight NCAA Regional appearance last year and their fourth NCAA Championship appearance in her five years with the program.

The top returner for A&M is junior Katerina Ruzickova (Ostrava, Czech Republic), who was recently named one of Golf World’s Top 50 Female Players to Watch this season. Also back are seniors Sarah Beth Davis (Victoria, Texas), Susy Grunden (Krum, Texas), Mary Michael Maggio (Conway, Ark) and Aly Smith (Houston, Texas); juniors Janell Lysack (Katy, Texas), Chelsea Mocio (Fort Worth, Texas) and Natalie Reeves (Euless, Texas); and sophomores Patricia Garcia (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) and Kirby Kramer (Houston, Texas).

One newcomer in freshman Callie Scheffler (Dallas, Texas) joins the team this season, while redshirt freshman Alex Neal (Baird, Texas) is also eligible for competition.

Defending NCAA champion Alabama claimed the top spot in the poll, earning 19 of the 27 possible first-place votes, and is followed by UCLA, USC, Arizona State and Duke.

GOLFWORLD/NGCA COACHES POLL
Rank Team Points NCAA
1. Alabama 655 Win
2. UCLA 638 8th
3. USC 578 2nd
4. Arizona State 559 T-6
5. Duke 525 15th
6. North Carolina 470 10th
7. Auburn 452 DNP
8. Vanderbilt 380 11th
9. Florida 354 12th
10. LSU 324 3rd
11. Georgia 311 DNP
12. Virginia 294 4th
13. Tennessee 272 19th
14. Arizona 260 DNP
15. Texas A&M 255 T-16
16. Colorado 239 18th
17. South Carolina 237 5th
18. California 226 DNP
19. Oklahoma 200 T-6
20. Baylor 176 T-16
21. Oklahoma State 175 DNP
22. Purdue 173 9th
23. Arkansas 143 23rd
24. Pepperdine 127 21st
25. N.C. State 126 T-13

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