Women's Golf

Gaboriau named Golfer of the Year; Newcomer of the Year to Highlight 2024 Women's Honors

BROWNWOOD, Texas – Mia Gaboriau secured Golfer of the Year and Newcomer of the Year to headline the 2024 American Southwest Conference Women’s Golf awards and all-conference teams, announced Tuesday following the championship. All voting was done by the ASC Head Women’s Golf Coaches, except for Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year, which was completed by student-athletes during the tournament.
 
Gaboriau emerged on the scene in the fall 2023 season, as she captured three ASC Golfer of the Week awards through a six-week span. Heading into the conference championship, Gaboriau ranked No. 29 nationally and was No. 16 regionally ranked with a scoring average of 74.2. She also had one tournament win and four top-three finishes. At the ASC Championship, Gaboriau finished eighth with her final round being her best performance of the tournament with a 73. She was part of a team-record setting tournament that saw UT Dallas win its third ASC Championship and notch the lowest three-round championship score with an 894.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor Camryn Kiser earned Freshman of the Year. She ranks No. 58 regionally and is averaging a 79.1 score across 20 rounds. Kiser Tied ninth in the ASC Championship with a 231 and had a low-round two score of 71 amongst all competitors. Her effort has supported a No. 18 nationally ranked UMHB squad that rallied to close the gap on the final day of the ASC Championship with a second-place finish.
 
Kiser’s teammate Avery Hill was named Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.
 
UT Dallas second-year head coach Cole Sondergoth earned his second ASC Coach of the Year honor. It is his second accolade in as many years to match his team ASC Championships and individual medalist winners he has guided to. In addition, Sondergoth has his team prepared for another National Women’s Golf Championship Tournament appearance and has had his squad nationally ranked in the top 25 all season.
 
Nine golfers were named to ASC All-Conference multiple times. This includes four-time selection Sarah Kmiecik from Mary Hardin-Baylor.  
 
Golfer of the Year – Mia Gaboriau, UT Dallas
Newcomer of the Year – Mia Gaboriau, UT Dallas
Freshman of the Year – Camryn Kiser, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year – Avery Hill, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Coach of the Year – Cole Sondgeroth, UT Dallas
Two-time Coach of the Year selection
 
2024 ASC Women’s Golf All-Conference Teams

First Team
Name Cl. School Hometown
Mia Gaboriau So. UT Dallas Coppell, Texas
Avery Hill Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Keller, Texas
Sarah Kmiecik 4 Sr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Houston, Texas
Karen Lee 2 Gr. UT Dallas Southlake, Texas
Sofia Trevino 3 Jr. UT Dallas The Woodlands, Texas
Alyssa Yee 3 Sr. UC Santa Cruz Davis, Calif.

Second Team
Name Cl. School Hometown
Izzy Crow Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Dallas, Texas
Maddy Vilven 3 Sr. UT Dallas Magnolia, Texas
Isabella Ferreira So. LeTourneau Plano, Texas
Hannah Newell So. LeTourneau Houston, Texas
Sophia Padilla So. Concordia Texas Spring Branch, Texas
       
Honorable Mention
Name Cl. School Hometown
Mikaela Paracuelles Sr. UC Santa Cruz Folsom, Calif.
Karlee Holcomb Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Amarillo, Texas
Shay West Fr. Hardin-Simmons San Angelo, Texas
Camryn Kiser Fr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Seabrook, Texas
Shreya Krishnan So. UT Dallas Sugar Land, Texas
Kirsten Bridges Jr. East Texas Baptist Blossom, Texas
Allison McGinnis So. Hardin-Simmons Los Fresnos, Texas
 
4 Four-time All-Conference selection
Three-time All-Conference selection
Two-time All-Conference selection