Princeton University Athletics
Kotchasanmanee Earns Pair Of Major WGCA Honors
June 02, 2026 | Women's Golf
A first-year season to remember for Thanana Kotchasanmanee has led to a pair of honors from the Women's Golf Coaches Association as she has been named to both the Division I All-Freshman Team Presented By The AJGA and was also named an honorable mention WGCA Division I All-American.
"What a way for Thanana to close out a historic season," said head coach Erika DeSanty. "Watchin her growth over the course of the season has been tremendous as a coach. She has been steady all season, enjoying each moment and making the best of every opportunity she has earned. Her energy and leadership are contagious and there are only brighter and better days ahead as she moves into the next stage of her collegiate career."
Kotchasanmanee, the 2026 Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, recently made Ivy League history with her 12th place finish at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships which marked the highest-ever individual finish at the NCAA Championships by an Ivy League player.
She is Princeton's third WGCA All-American, joining Mary Moan (1997) and Kelly Shon (2013) who also were named honorable mention All-Americans.
The 2026 Ivy League champion, Kotchasanmanee ended the season ranked No. 38 in the Clippd rankings and posted a season scoring average of 70.5 over her 28 rounds of stroke play. She earned medalist honors at three events -- the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, the Ivy League Championship, and the Princeton Invitational.
Away from collegiate play, she won a U.S. Open Qualifier held in Springfield, Va. and will compete at the U.S. Women's Open at historic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles from June 4-7.
2025-26 Division I All-Freshman Team Presented By The AJGA
Rianne Malixi - Duke University
Kylie Choi - Pepperdine University
Madison Messimer - University of Tennessee
Thanana Kotchasanmanee - Princeton University
Ebba Liljeberg - University of Missouri
2025-26 Division I Women's All-Americans
1st Team
Marie Jose Marin — University of Arkansas
Rianne Malixi — Duke University
Avery Weed — Mississippi State University
Megha Ganne — Stanford University
Paula Marin Sampedro — Stanford University
Meja Ortengren — Stanford University
Andrea Revuelta — Stanford University
Vanessa Borovillos — Texas A&M University
Kiara Romero — University of Oregon
Catherine Park — University of Southern California
Jasmine Koo — University of Southern California
Farah O'Keefe — University of Texas
2nd Team
Sophia Fullbrook — Florida State University
Paula Francisco — University of Florida
Veronika Kedronova — Kent State University
Marie Madsen — North Carolina State University
Marta Silchenko — Oklahoma State University
Eunseo Choi — Pepperdine University
Kelly Xu — Stanford University
Lauren Kim — University of Texas
Cindy Hsu — University of Texas
Bailey Shoemaker — University of Southern California
Kylie Chong — University of Southern California
Macy Pate — Wake Forest University
Honorable Mention
Patience Rhodes — Arizona State University
Anna Davis — Auburn University
Balma Davalos — Auburn University
Janae Leovao — Eastern Michigan University
Nichakorn Pinprayoon — Iowa State University
Pimkwan Chookaew — Iowa State University
Kylee Choi — Pepperdine University
Jeneath Wong — Pepperdine University
Thanana Kotchasanmanee — Princeton University
Charlotte Beck — University of Arizona
Reagan Zibilski — University of Arkansas
Pimpisa Sisutham — University of Central Florida
Megan Propek — University of Florida
Siuue Wu — University of Florida
Kajasalotta Svarvar — University of Mississippi
Megan Streicher — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pinky Chaisilprungruang — University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Variana Heck — University of South Carolina
Eila Galitsky — University of South Carolina
Elise Lee — University of Southern California
Kyra Van Kan — University of Tennessee
Madison Messimer — University of Tennessee
Jaclyn LaHa — University of Virginia
Cayatana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio — Texas A&M University
Chloe Kovelesky — Wake Forest University
Morgan Ketchum — Wake Forest University
"What a way for Thanana to close out a historic season," said head coach Erika DeSanty. "Watchin her growth over the course of the season has been tremendous as a coach. She has been steady all season, enjoying each moment and making the best of every opportunity she has earned. Her energy and leadership are contagious and there are only brighter and better days ahead as she moves into the next stage of her collegiate career."
Kotchasanmanee, the 2026 Ivy League Player of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, recently made Ivy League history with her 12th place finish at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships which marked the highest-ever individual finish at the NCAA Championships by an Ivy League player.
She is Princeton's third WGCA All-American, joining Mary Moan (1997) and Kelly Shon (2013) who also were named honorable mention All-Americans.
The 2026 Ivy League champion, Kotchasanmanee ended the season ranked No. 38 in the Clippd rankings and posted a season scoring average of 70.5 over her 28 rounds of stroke play. She earned medalist honors at three events -- the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, the Ivy League Championship, and the Princeton Invitational.
Away from collegiate play, she won a U.S. Open Qualifier held in Springfield, Va. and will compete at the U.S. Women's Open at historic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles from June 4-7.
2025-26 Division I All-Freshman Team Presented By The AJGA
Rianne Malixi - Duke University
Kylie Choi - Pepperdine University
Madison Messimer - University of Tennessee
Thanana Kotchasanmanee - Princeton University
Ebba Liljeberg - University of Missouri
2025-26 Division I Women's All-Americans
1st Team
Marie Jose Marin — University of Arkansas
Rianne Malixi — Duke University
Avery Weed — Mississippi State University
Megha Ganne — Stanford University
Paula Marin Sampedro — Stanford University
Meja Ortengren — Stanford University
Andrea Revuelta — Stanford University
Vanessa Borovillos — Texas A&M University
Kiara Romero — University of Oregon
Catherine Park — University of Southern California
Jasmine Koo — University of Southern California
Farah O'Keefe — University of Texas
2nd Team
Sophia Fullbrook — Florida State University
Paula Francisco — University of Florida
Veronika Kedronova — Kent State University
Marie Madsen — North Carolina State University
Marta Silchenko — Oklahoma State University
Eunseo Choi — Pepperdine University
Kelly Xu — Stanford University
Lauren Kim — University of Texas
Cindy Hsu — University of Texas
Bailey Shoemaker — University of Southern California
Kylie Chong — University of Southern California
Macy Pate — Wake Forest University
Honorable Mention
Patience Rhodes — Arizona State University
Anna Davis — Auburn University
Balma Davalos — Auburn University
Janae Leovao — Eastern Michigan University
Nichakorn Pinprayoon — Iowa State University
Pimkwan Chookaew — Iowa State University
Kylee Choi — Pepperdine University
Jeneath Wong — Pepperdine University
Thanana Kotchasanmanee — Princeton University
Charlotte Beck — University of Arizona
Reagan Zibilski — University of Arkansas
Pimpisa Sisutham — University of Central Florida
Megan Propek — University of Florida
Siuue Wu — University of Florida
Kajasalotta Svarvar — University of Mississippi
Megan Streicher — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pinky Chaisilprungruang — University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Variana Heck — University of South Carolina
Eila Galitsky — University of South Carolina
Elise Lee — University of Southern California
Kyra Van Kan — University of Tennessee
Madison Messimer — University of Tennessee
Jaclyn LaHa — University of Virginia
Cayatana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio — Texas A&M University
Chloe Kovelesky — Wake Forest University
Morgan Ketchum — Wake Forest University
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