Academics | 5/22/2020 10:36:00 AM
DAYTON, Ohio - Barry University put two women's golfers on the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-South Region team as Noemie Paré and Josefina Foa Torres earned spots.
Paré is a three-time All-American and All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). One of the top players in school history, ranking third in career scoring average with 18 top-10 finishes in 43 career tournaments, she picked up her one career win at the Division I LadyCat Invitational as a junior. A member of the 2017 NCAA Divison II National Championship team, she is a four-time member of the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. She carries a 3.96 GPA in management and graduated in May.
Foa Torres, a four-year letterwinner for the women's golf team, is a two-time All American and a member of the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship Team. Another one of the best players in Buccaneer history, she is ranked 4th in program history in scoring average, and set a school record with a 9-under-par 207 at the BarryU Invite last year. She has two career wins and 13 top-10 finishes. She is also a four-time member of the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll and three-time recipient of WGCA All-American Scholar honors. She also has a 3.96 GPA and graduated in May with a degree in finance.
The 2020 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Honorees selected first-team Academic All-District® will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. Academic All-America® honorees will be announced from June 16-19.
The Division II CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Divisions II Academic All-America® programs.
