St. Stephen’s graduate Liza Freed recently gained first-team All-American honors in NCAA Division III women’s golf. She will be a senior at Washington & Lee University this fall. Washington & Lee Athletic Department
Alexandrian Liza Freed, a rising senior at Washington & Lee University, recently earned first-team All-American honors in NCAA Division III golf. The 2014 St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes graduate also was a first team All-East Region pick. She recorded five top-10 finishes in the 2016-2017 season and a 75.43 scoring average.
The Women’s Golf Coaches Association determines the D-III All-American players and announced last season’s selections during a banquet during the NCAA D-III championship tournament in May. “I wasn’t really expecting to make the first team,” Freed said. “I was ranked number seven at that time, and, since only six make the first team, I was totally surprised at the banquet when I was not included on the second team.” Her assumption that she had gained first-team honors was confirmed minutes later when the announcer called out “Liza Freed, Washington and Lee University.”
She later learned that her selection was based on her consistent top-10 finishes in the six tournaments she played during the combined fall and spring season.
She is a Dean’s List scholar at Washington & Lee, with a math major and minors in computer science and philosophy. This summer she is enrolled at University of Colorado Denver studying biostatistics. She and her parents are Old Town residents.