MADISON — University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic's
Julia Imai was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.
Karma Hasselberger was named WIAC Newcomer of the Year,
Ashleigh Johnson and
Brin Neumann earned All-WIAC honors.
Imai, a junior from Brookline, Mass., also earned first-team All-WIAC honors. She becomes the first three-time consecutive Player of the Year in WIAC history.. Imai owns a 75.7 stroke average for the fall season and is currently ranked 69th nationally.
Imai recorded five top-10 finishes this fall, including two tournament victories. She won the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational and the St. Catherine (Minn.) Fall Invitational. She also finished third at the WIAC Championship, fourth at the UW-Whitewater Fall Invitational and seventh at the Minnesota State Mankato Fall Brawl.
Johnson, a senior from Reedsburg, Wis., earned first-team All-WIAC honors for the second consecutive season. She finished sixth at the WIAC Championship and is ranked 20th in the region with a 78.4 stroke average.
Hasselberger, a freshman from Tomah, Wis., was named WIAC Newcomer of the Year and earned second-team All-WIAC honors. She owns an 82.38 stroke average, finished ninth at the WIAC Championship and is ranked 62nd in the region.
Neumann, a senior from Warrens, Wis., earned second-team All-WIAC honors. She finished 10th at the WIAC Championship and is ranked 28th in the region with a 78.7 stroke average. Neumann has recorded three top-10 finishes this fall.
The All-Conference Team was determined using a combination of results from the WIAC Championship (50 percent) and the SCOREBOARD Powered by Clippd Regional Rankings (50 percent) distributed Oct. 21. A minimum of eight rounds was required for consideration for All-Conference honors and Player of the Year, while a minimum of six rounds was required for Newcomer of the Year.
