FRISCO, Texas – Ploy Makmanee of HCU has been named the Southland Conference’s Women’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Makmanee was named the 2026 SLC Golfer of the Year and had a scoring average of 74.6 with two top-three finishes. The junior from Thailand has a 3.90 GPA, majoring in Finance.
The all-academic teams are voted on by a head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.25 cumulative GPA and completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
2026 Women's Golf Student-Athlete of the Year: Ploy Makmanee, HCU, Jr., 3.90 GPA
2026 Women’s Golf All-Academic Team
Marie Baertz, ET, Jr., 3.73 GPA
Marie Naeher, ET, Sr., 4.00 GPA
Linnea Olsson, ET, Fr., 3.90 GPA
Tais Mareno, ET, Jr., 3.66 GPA
Becky Baberg, ET, Fr., 4.00 GPA
Ploy Makmanee, HCU, Jr., 3.90 GPA *
Alejandra Ferrer, HCU, Sr., 3.79 GPA *
Alyssa Stewart, HCU, So., 3.58 GPA *
Hailey Hendershott, HCU, Sr., 3.69 GPA
Sara Pihlajamaki, HCU, Fr., 4.00 GPA *
Isabella Saenz, UIW, Jr., 3.78 GPA
Jordan Sandoval, UIW, Fr., 3.58 GPA
Maria Jose Ramirez, UIW, Gr., 3.52 GPA
Victoria Patterson, UIW, Sr., 3.88 GPA
Victoria Bauer, UIW, So., 3.88 GPA
Karolina Krasova, LU, Sr., 3.69 GPA
Kamaya Moodliar, LU, Fr., 4.00 GPA
Brooke Frerichs, LU, Jr., 3.31 GPA
Montana Di Leo, LU, Jr., 4.00 GPA
Marley Dickens, SFA, Fr., 3.76 GPA
Taryn Clayton, SFA, So., 3.38 GPA
Avree Fields, SFA, Sr., 3.25 GPA
Lucia Ramirez, AMCC, Sr., 3.94 GPA
Samantha Gibbs, AMCC, Jr., 3.76 GPA
Tristan Gabbard, AMCC, Gr., 4.00 GPA
Elsa Tornvall, AMCC, Sr., 3.89 GPA
Hannah Creekmore, AMCC, So., 3.70 GPA
Miriam Barcalova, UTRGV, So., 3.50 GPA *
Cristina Galban, UTRGV, Sr., 3.43 GPA
Zoe Hobbs, UTRGV, So., 3.90 GPA
Natalia Rodriguez, UTRGV, Jr., 3.90 GPA
Preston Saiz, UTRGV, Jr., 3.63 GPA
*First Team All-Conference Selections