A pair of Portland State golfers were among 29 student-athletes in the Big Sky Conference honored as 2017-18 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars.
 
Sophomore Valerie Hernandez and freshman Windy Huang were each selected to the list based on their outstanding academic achievements. They were also key members of a Viking team that finished third at the Big Sky Conference Championship this past spring. Hernandez had a 74.97 scoring average this season and was third team All-Big Sky Conference. Huang was one of the league's top freshmen with a 76.51 scoring average. This is the second straight year that Hernandez has been named to the WGCA All-American Scholar team.
 
The WGCA All-American Scholar Golf Teams recognize the outstanding academic and athletic achievements in women's college golf. Recognized as having one of the highest standards for selection to these teams in college athletics (3.50 GPA), the WGCA All-American Scholar Golf Teams continue to demonstrate the high level academic achievements of our players.
 
2017-18 Big Sky Conference WGCA All-American Scholars
Kimberlie Miyamoto, Sr., Eastern Washington
Kirsten Ishikawa, Jr., Eastern Washington
Madalyn Ardueser, So., Eastern Washington
Alexa Clark, Fr., Eastern Washington
Kendall Gray, Sr., Idaho
Michelle Kim, Jr., Idaho
Laura Gerner, Jr., Idaho
Clare Dittemore, Jr., Montana State
Kelly Hooper, So., Montana State
Coral Schulz, So., Montana State
Delaney Elliott, So., Montana State
 Jaylee Tait, Sr., Montana State
Haily Abel, Sr., North Dakota
Hanna Peterson, Jr., North Dakota
Ally Rogers, SO., North Dakota
Carly Akine, Sr., Northern Arizona
Sofia Anokhina, Jr., Northern Arizona
Sierra Bezdicek, Sr., Northern Arizona
Alexis Keene, Fr., Northern Arizona
Loren Skibba, So., Northern Arizona
Christina Ferreira, Sr., Northern Colorado
Aili Bundy, Fr., Northern Colorado
Morgan Sahm, So., Northern Colorado
Yun-Chu "Windy" Huang, Fr., Portland State
Valerie Hernandez, So., Portland State
Corinne Viden, Fr., Sacramento State
Sofie Babic, So., Sacramento State
Nishtha Madan, So., Sacramento State
Astha Madan, Sr., Sacramento State