The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) has recognized Hollins golfers Elizabeth Cheng ’14 and Shannon Ciccarello ’17 with two of the league’s highest honors in women’s golf.
Cheng, who hails from Virginia Beach, won her second straight ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award from the league’s sports information directors. She maintains a 3.91 grade point average as a chemistry major and biochemistry minor. A member of the ODAC All-Academic Team, she is a three-time NGCA All-American Scholar as well as an honor student at Hollins. She won both the Chemical Society Award and the Judith Gregory Smith Award in 2012.
On the golf course, Cheng placed second in the ODAC Tournament and finished the season leading the ODAC with a 78.5 average. She competed in seven events with six top-ten and five top-five showings. She posted three runner-up performances in addition to the ODAC Tournament, including the Preview at the Barn, Generals Invitational, and Bridgewater Invitational. She is currently rated #21 by Golfstat.
Cheng is the second Hollins student-athlete this spring to win the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award. In April, Cecelia Parks ’14 received the honor for equestrians.
Ciccerello, from Stafford, Virginia, won the ODAC Rookie of the Year Award, capping a strong first year at Hollins. Her season average of 85.6 is seventh in the conference. She competed in seven events this season, posting three top-ten finishes. Sixth place was her high finish in three different events: the Preview at the Barn, Bridgewater Invitational, and ODAC Tournament.
Cheng was also named All-ODAC First Team, while Ciccarello made All-ODAC Second Team.
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