Messimer and Van Kan Named WGCA Honorable Mention All-Americans

FRISCO, Texas – Tennessee freshman Madison Messimer and sophomore Kyra Van Kan grew to become the 14^th and 15^th Lady Vol golfers to ever earn All-American honors on Tuesday afternoon.

The pair have been every named Honorable Mention All-Americans by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). They change into the primary Tennessee ladies’s golfers to garner All-American recognition since assistant coach Anna Newell was named a First Team All-American as a scholar athlete in 2016. It is the third time in program historical past, and first since 2015, that the Lady Vols have had a number of All-Americans in the identical season.

Additionally, Messimer turns into the primary freshman to be named an All-American since Newell was additionally named an Honorable Mention All-American on the conclusion of her debut season on rocky prime in 2015. For her phenomenal freshman season, Messimer was additionally named to the WGCA Division I All-Freshman Team on Tuesday morning. The honor acknowledges the 5 greatest freshmen within the 2025-26 faculty golf season.

In what has been top-of-the-line seasons in program historical past for Tennessee ladies’s golf, each Messimer and Van Kan have been statistical leaders for the Lady Vols. Van Kan set new single-season program data with a 71.00 scoring common and 21 rounds of par or higher. The sophomore posted six prime ten finishes, together with a person victory on the Paradise Invitational, capped by a tie for fifth place on the NCAA Championships, the second-best end ever by a Lady Vol on the occasion.

Messimer’s had the same output for Tennessee. The freshman notched a 71.11 scoring common and 20 rounds of par or higher, each surpassing the earlier single-season data getting into the 2025-26 season. Messimer clinched seven prime ten finishes this season, together with a victory on the Chris Banister Golf Classic and a runner-up end in her SEC Championships debut.

The All-American and All-Freshman accolades add on to an inventory of accolades for Messimer that features SEC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, and a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team. Van Kan earned a spot on the All-SEC Second Team for her spectacular sophomore season.

WGCA First Team All-Americans
Marie Jose Marin — University of Arkansas
Rianne Malixi — Duke University
Avery Weed — Mississippi State University
Megha Ganne — Stanford University
Paula Marin Sampedro — Stanford University
Meja Ortengren — Stanford University
Andrea Revuelta — Stanford University

Vanessa Borovillos — Texas A&M University
Kiara Romero — University of Oregon
Catherine Park — University of Southern California
Jasmine Koo — University of Southern California
Farah O’Keefe — University of Texas

WGCA Second Team All-Americans
Sophia Fullbrook — Florida State University
Paula Francisco — University of Florida
Veronika Kedronova — Kent State University
Marie Madsen — North Carolina State University
Marta Silchenko — Oklahoma State University
Eunseo Choi — Pepperdine University
Kelly Xu — Stanford University
Lauren Kim — University of Texas
Cindy Hsu — University of Texas
Bailey Shoemaker — University of Southern California
Kylie Chong — University of Southern California
Macy Pate — Wake Forest University

WGCA Honorable Mention All-Americans
Patience Rhodes — Arizona State University
Anna Davis — Auburn University
Balma Davalos — Auburn University
Janae Leovao — Eastern Michigan University
Nichakorn Pinprayoon — Iowa State University
Pimkwan Chookaew — Iowa State University
Kylee Choi — Pepperdine University
Jeneath Wong — Pepperdine University
Thanana Kotchasanmanee — Princeton University
Charlotte Beck — University of Arizona
Reagan Zibilski — University of Arkansas
Pimpisa Sisutham — University of Central Florida
Megan Propek — University of Florida
Siuue Wu — University of Florida
Kajasalotta Svarvar — University of Mississippi
Megan Streicher — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pinky Chaisilprungruang — University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Variana Heck — University of South Carolina
Eila Galitsky — University of South Carolina
Elise Lee — University of Southern California
Kyra Van Kan — University of Tennessee
Madison Messimer — University of Tennessee
Jaclyn LaHa — University of Virginia

Cayatana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio — Texas A&M University
Chloe Kovelesky — Wake Forest University
Morgan Ketchum — Wake Forest University

WGCA All-Freshman Team
Rianne Malixi – Duke University
Kylie Choi – Pepperdine University
Madison Messimer – University of Tennessee
Thana Kotchasanmanee – Princeton University
Ebba Liljeberg – University of Missouri