AUSTIN, Texas – Griffon Women’s Golfer Shi Qing Ong was named second team Google Cloud Academic All-America as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Ong became Missouri Western’s first Google Cloud Academic All-America selection in two years and is Griffon Athletics first-ever Women’s At-Large recipient of the honor. At-large selections are highly selective with just one honoree per sport, per division on each team. The at-large program for the Google Cloud Academic All-America program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men. Since 1991, Missouri Western has had 16 student-athletes receive Google Cloud Academic All-America distinction.

The latest honor for the recent MWSU graduate adds to a highly decorated career. Ong was Missouri Western’s first-ever finalist for the MIAA’s Ken B. Jones award and was a two-time winner of Missouri Western’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year. She was twice named MIAA Women’s Golfer of the Year and was a four-time first team All-MIAA selection. Following her remarkable senior campaign, Ong was named second team All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association and became a three-time WGCA All-Region selection. Ong won a Missouri Western record 14 career events and won five-straight individual titles her senior season, including her second consecutive MIAA title.

CoSIDA began the distinguished Google Cloud Academic All-America program in 1952, and since then, has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America scholar-athlete honors. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. Nominees are first voted upon by district, with first team all-district honorees becoming eligible for Google Cloud Academic All-America distinction.

MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY GOOGLE CLOUD ACADMEIC ALL-AMERICA HISTORY

YEAR	NAME	SPORT	TEAM
1991	Deb Drysdale	Softball	2nd
1992	Deb Drysdale	Softball	2nd
2001	Nick Saccaro	At-Large/Men’s Golf	2nd
2002	Troy Gustafson	Baseball	3rd
2005	Marian Broderick	Volleyball	1st
2006	Leon Douglas	Football	1st
	Brice Garnett	At-Large/Men’s Golf	3rd
2008	Dustin Strickler	Football	1st
2009	Steven Jones	Football	2nd
2010	Steven Jones	Football	2nd
2013	Grant Fink	Baseball	2nd
2014	Sarah Faubel	Volleyball	1st
	Erica Rottinghaus	Volleyball	1st
2016	Josh Caldwell	Football	2nd
2017	Morgan Rathmann	Softball	2nd
2019	Shi Qing Ong	At-Large/Women’s Golf	2nd