The University of Idaho Women's golf team is the recipient of the 2008-2009 National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar Team GPA Award. This award recognizes the women's collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA, which includes all of the team's student-athletes for the 2008-09 season. Idaho's seven team members had an average GPA of 3.780.

“To achieve the highest team GPA of all divisions of college golf is a phenomenal accomplishment,” Idaho coach Lisa Johnson said. “It's great the team is recognized for its efforts not only on the course but in the classroom.

“I am extremely proud of how well this team embodies our program's core values by succeeding both on the course by finishing second at the WAC Championship and achieving the highest academic honor in collegiate golf.”

Members of the Idaho women's golf team are:

·         Amanda Jacobs, a senior this fall from Portland, Ore.

·         Dani Madden, a junior this fall from Woodinville, Wash.

·         Annika Karlsson, a sophomore this fall from Ekero, Sweden.

·         Kayla Mortellaro, a sophomore this fall from, Phoenix, Ariz.

·         Frida Nilsson, a sophomore this fall from Pitea, Sweden.

·         Teo Poplawski, a sophomore this fall from Lincoln, Vt.

·         Gracie Schory, a sophomore this fall from Chewelah, Wash.

The top 25 teams are:

1.       University of Idaho                                       3.780

2.       Southwestern University                           3.756

3.       University of South Alabama                    3.748

4.       Gardner-Webb University                         3.743

5.       Ohio University                                              3.740

6.       Concordia University - St. Paul                 3.730

7.       University of Denver                                   3.708

8.       Bradley University                                        3.685

9.       Gustavus Adolphus College                      3.679

10.   Stanford University                                      3.679

11.   Wheeling Jesuit University                        3.672

12.   Longwood University                                  3.658

13.   Wichita State University                             3.648

14.   Oklahoma State University                       3.646

15.   Hope College                                                  3.618

16.   University of Indianapolis                          3.610

17.   Middle Tennessee State University      3.602

18.   University of Cincinnati                               3.588

19.   Eastern Michigan University                     3.582

20.   Indiana State University                             3.576

21.   Weber State University                              3.570

22.   Illinois State University                               3.538

23.   Georgetown University                              3.535

24.   Missouri State University                           3.532

25.   Dartmouth College                                       3.530