MWSU Sports Information

Griffon women’s golfers Natalie Bird (Carl Junction, Mo.) and Shelby Stone (St. Paul, Neb.) were named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Team. This marks the second consecutive season that Bird has received this honor and first time for Stone.

Last season Bird was an All-MIAA performer finishing in the top ten four times with her best finish coming at the Northwest Missouri State Fall Invite on October 8, 2010. She finished 3rd out of 42 players at the invite.  She also finished 6th out of 56 players at the MWSU Spring Invitational on March 27, 2011. Bird played 20 rounds averaging 84.9 shots per round. Bird will be a junior and is majoring in recreation sports management.

Shelby Stone had a very solid freshman campaign finishing in the top 15 in five events. She finished 1st at the Fort Hays State Women’s Invite on September 27, 2010 and 8th at the Green and Gold Spring Shootout on April 4 and April 5, 2011. She played 20 rounds averaging 85.8 shots per round. Stone will be a sophomore and is majoring in nursing.

The NGCA All-American Scholar Teams consisted of a total of 566 women’s collegiate golfers from Division I, II and III. In order to be eligible for this prestigious honor the student-athlete must hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 and must have competed in at least 50% (Division I) or 66% (Division II & III) of the regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.