Keating, Zech Named WGCA All-American Scholars

BOULDER – University of Colorado graduates Alexis Keating and Allie Zech have earned golf's top academic honor as the pair of Buffaloes were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association on Tuesday.

To be eligible for selection, the student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average and play in half the team's scheduled competitions.

Keating graduated cum laude this past May with a degree in communication and she minored in education. The Elma, Wash. native finished her academic career with an impressive 3.59 GPA. In her final year playing for the black and gold, Keating posted the third best stroke average in program history at 75.95. In total, she played in 124 rounds, fifth most all-time and 90 percent of her rounds played counted toward team scoring. Keating, a four-year letterwinner also recorded 96 rounds in the 70s, third-most all-time in school history.

Zech, an Indian Wells, Calif. native, graduated magna cum laude with a 3.65 GPA, majoring in International Affairs. Over her four-year career, Zech played 72 rounds and registered 50 rounds in the 70s. She tallied a pair of top 20 finishes, which was highlighted by her first career win as a junior. The honor marks the second for Zech, who was named a WGCA All-American Scholar as a freshman and she is only one of three Buffs in program history to earn the award multiple times.

Keating and Zech also earned Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team honors this past spring.

In total, 828 women's collegiate golfers from all three division programs were recognized, 17 of which from the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona State led the conference with four honorees and three were honored from Oregon and Washington State. CU and Arizona both had a pair while Oregon State, UCLA and Washington each placed one golfer on the team.

Players Mentioned

Alexis Keating

Allie Zech

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