Eastern Michigan Athletics
Riley Kim Earns Academic All-MAC Honors
5/20/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
Sophomore helped Eagles to a record-breaking season
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Mid-American Conference announced its annual Academic All-MAC team for women's golf with Eastern Michigan University placing Riley Kim on the list, the league announced, May 20. A total of 29 student-athletes from around the conference were honored by maintaining at least a 3.2 grade-point average and competing in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions with players in their first year at an institution (freshmen and transfers) being ineligible for the award.
Kim (Aldie, Va./Lightridge) played 39 rounds on the season and average 77.3 strokes as she helped the team to a best four-player average of 300.9, bettering the record of 304.0 set in 2015-16. Her best tournament of the season came March 3-4 at the River Landing Classic in Wilmington, N.C., where she finished fourth overall at 2-over 218 (73-72-73), carding the best score of her career by four strokes and earning her first collegiate top 10 finish. Additionally, her 218 strokes tied for the 20th-best score in program history. Kim helped the team place third at the MAC Championships before playing in the Women's National Golf Invitational, the program's first postseason appearance in which the Eagles placed second overall.
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2025 Academic All-MAC Selections
Eastern Michigan (1)
Riley Kim, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.50
Akron (4)
Katrin Danielsdottir, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.212
Emily Liptak, Junior, Business Management, 3.74
Daphne Van Son, Senior, Food & Environmental Nutrition, 3.474
Hridhika Vora, Junior, Economics, 3.344
Ball State (6)
Jasmine Driscoll, Junior, Sport Administration, 4.00
Sarah Gallagher, Junior, Finance, 4.00
JJ Gregston, Sophomore, Media, 3.975
Madelin Boyd, Junior, Sport Administration, 4.000
Jenna Estravillo, Sophomore, Strategic Comm: Advertising, 3.867
Madelyn Young, Sophomore, Legal Studies, 4.000
Bowling Green (3)
Sammie Dolce, Sophomore, Business, 4.00
Makenna Jones, Senior, MBA, 3.936
Ava O'Sullivan, Junior, Biochemistry, 3.633
Central Michigan (2)
Rachel Niskanen, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.84
Hailey Katona, Graduate Student, History, 3.76
Kent State (2)
Veronika Kedronova, Sophomore, Finance, 4.000
Leon Takagi, Junior, Professional Studies, 3.388
Northern Illinois (1)
Caroline Kent, Senior, Business Administration, 3.96
Ohio (5)
Sydney Longstreth, Senior, Nursing, 3.648
Zoe Luebbers, Sophomore, Accounting, 3.952
Mackenzie McRee, Junior, Industrial & Systems Engineering, 3.264
Morgan Rodgers, Sophomore, Journalism News and Information, 3.903
Anna Coccia, Sophomore, Entrepreneurship, 3.749
Toledo (2)
Kyleigh Dull, Senior, Marketing, 3.706
Yedam Lee, Senior, Speech Language Pathology, 3.277
Western Michigan (3)
Megha Vallabhaneni, Junior, Sales & Business Marketing, 3.90
Macy Beeson, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.52
Jenna Hayes, Junior, Finance, 3.97
Kim (Aldie, Va./Lightridge) played 39 rounds on the season and average 77.3 strokes as she helped the team to a best four-player average of 300.9, bettering the record of 304.0 set in 2015-16. Her best tournament of the season came March 3-4 at the River Landing Classic in Wilmington, N.C., where she finished fourth overall at 2-over 218 (73-72-73), carding the best score of her career by four strokes and earning her first collegiate top 10 finish. Additionally, her 218 strokes tied for the 20th-best score in program history. Kim helped the team place third at the MAC Championships before playing in the Women's National Golf Invitational, the program's first postseason appearance in which the Eagles placed second overall.
Follow The Eagles
Fans are encouraged to check EMUEagles.com and the team's social media handles (@EMUWomensGolf on X, Instagram, and Facebook) for periodic updates throughout the summer.
2025 Academic All-MAC Selections
Eastern Michigan (1)
Riley Kim, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.50
Akron (4)
Katrin Danielsdottir, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.212
Emily Liptak, Junior, Business Management, 3.74
Daphne Van Son, Senior, Food & Environmental Nutrition, 3.474
Hridhika Vora, Junior, Economics, 3.344
Ball State (6)
Jasmine Driscoll, Junior, Sport Administration, 4.00
Sarah Gallagher, Junior, Finance, 4.00
JJ Gregston, Sophomore, Media, 3.975
Madelin Boyd, Junior, Sport Administration, 4.000
Jenna Estravillo, Sophomore, Strategic Comm: Advertising, 3.867
Madelyn Young, Sophomore, Legal Studies, 4.000
Bowling Green (3)
Sammie Dolce, Sophomore, Business, 4.00
Makenna Jones, Senior, MBA, 3.936
Ava O'Sullivan, Junior, Biochemistry, 3.633
Central Michigan (2)
Rachel Niskanen, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.84
Hailey Katona, Graduate Student, History, 3.76
Kent State (2)
Veronika Kedronova, Sophomore, Finance, 4.000
Leon Takagi, Junior, Professional Studies, 3.388
Northern Illinois (1)
Caroline Kent, Senior, Business Administration, 3.96
Ohio (5)
Sydney Longstreth, Senior, Nursing, 3.648
Zoe Luebbers, Sophomore, Accounting, 3.952
Mackenzie McRee, Junior, Industrial & Systems Engineering, 3.264
Morgan Rodgers, Sophomore, Journalism News and Information, 3.903
Anna Coccia, Sophomore, Entrepreneurship, 3.749
Toledo (2)
Kyleigh Dull, Senior, Marketing, 3.706
Yedam Lee, Senior, Speech Language Pathology, 3.277
Western Michigan (3)
Megha Vallabhaneni, Junior, Sales & Business Marketing, 3.90
Macy Beeson, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.52
Jenna Hayes, Junior, Finance, 3.97
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