CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A trio of Purdue golfers were named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team. Jade Gu, Ashley Kozlowski and Momo Sugiyama earned the recognition for their performances on the course and in the classroom throughout the 2023-24 academic year.
To be selected to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team, a student-athlete must have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and play in 50 percent of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year through the team's conference championship.
Kozlowski became just the fifth three-time WGCA All-American Scholar in program history, joining Heather Zielinski (2001-03), Maria Hernandez (2006-08), Thea Hoffmeister (2009-11) and August Kim (2014-17). Gu and Sugiyama collected the accolades for the second straight season due to their success in the classroom and providing an impact on the course.
Playing in 41 tournaments over the past four years, Kozlowski saw her collegiate career come to an end at the NCAA Championships in May. As a Boilermaker, she carded 11 rounds in the 60s (fifth all-time), including six as a senior to tie a single-season school record. The Littleton, Colorado, native ended the 2023-24 campaign ranked No. 145 in the national rankings while earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors. Kozlowski led Purdue in five different events and made 113 birdies, both team highs. Her 72.92 stroke average ranked second on the team, and she put together four Top 10 finishes throughout the season. She led Purdue to a win in the Mary Fossum Invitational, finishing runner-up individually for the second time in her career with a 214 (73-71-70). Along with being named Academic All-Big Ten as well as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Kozlowski earned her degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
A star in the classroom and on the golf course, Sugiyama led the Boilermakers for the second straight season. She produced a team-best 72.45 stroke average, the third-best single-season stroke average in school history, which included 19 rounds of par-or-better for the third-most all-time. Sugiyama soared up the national rankings to No. 126 and earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors alongside Kozlowski. She had five Top 10 finishes, including a fourth-place performance at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217) for her best placing of the season. Her 10th-place finish was the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since 2019, and her 54-hole score (71-73-71—215) was the lowest by a Purdue golfer in the tournament since 2018. Just like Kozlowski, Sugiyama was also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar along with collecting academic all-conference honors.
Gu played in eight of Purdue's 13 tournaments throughout the 2023-24 season, cracking the lineup five times. The junior recorded a 76.41 stroke average and came off the bench to play in the third round of the NCAA Championships. She placed 37th at The Show (73-78-78—225) for her best finish of the season. At the Briar's Creek Invitational, Gu shot a season-best 223 (70-71-82), which included a team-low 70 (-2) in the opening round. She also was named Academic All-Big Ten at the conclusion of the season.
To be selected to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team, a student-athlete must have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and play in 50 percent of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year through the team's conference championship.
Kozlowski became just the fifth three-time WGCA All-American Scholar in program history, joining Heather Zielinski (2001-03), Maria Hernandez (2006-08), Thea Hoffmeister (2009-11) and August Kim (2014-17). Gu and Sugiyama collected the accolades for the second straight season due to their success in the classroom and providing an impact on the course.
Playing in 41 tournaments over the past four years, Kozlowski saw her collegiate career come to an end at the NCAA Championships in May. As a Boilermaker, she carded 11 rounds in the 60s (fifth all-time), including six as a senior to tie a single-season school record. The Littleton, Colorado, native ended the 2023-24 campaign ranked No. 145 in the national rankings while earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors. Kozlowski led Purdue in five different events and made 113 birdies, both team highs. Her 72.92 stroke average ranked second on the team, and she put together four Top 10 finishes throughout the season. She led Purdue to a win in the Mary Fossum Invitational, finishing runner-up individually for the second time in her career with a 214 (73-71-70). Along with being named Academic All-Big Ten as well as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Kozlowski earned her degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
A star in the classroom and on the golf course, Sugiyama led the Boilermakers for the second straight season. She produced a team-best 72.45 stroke average, the third-best single-season stroke average in school history, which included 19 rounds of par-or-better for the third-most all-time. Sugiyama soared up the national rankings to No. 126 and earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors alongside Kozlowski. She had five Top 10 finishes, including a fourth-place performance at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217) for her best placing of the season. Her 10th-place finish was the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since 2019, and her 54-hole score (71-73-71—215) was the lowest by a Purdue golfer in the tournament since 2018. Just like Kozlowski, Sugiyama was also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar along with collecting academic all-conference honors.
Gu played in eight of Purdue's 13 tournaments throughout the 2023-24 season, cracking the lineup five times. The junior recorded a 76.41 stroke average and came off the bench to play in the third round of the NCAA Championships. She placed 37th at The Show (73-78-78—225) for her best finish of the season. At the Briar's Creek Invitational, Gu shot a season-best 223 (70-71-82), which included a team-low 70 (-2) in the opening round. She also was named Academic All-Big Ten at the conclusion of the season.