SLC All-Academic Team selects Far-Arun.

FRISCO – On Tuesday morning, the Southland Conference all-academic second team selected Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golfer Benz Far-Arun. 

Far-Arun (Bangkok, Thailand) is among ten women’s golf student-athletes from the conference they selected to the all-academic teams. Far-Arun, a psychology major and a dean’s list recipient, finished in the top 20 at the SLC Championships last month. She recorded five top-25 finishes during the 2022-23 season, including finishing tied for seventh at the Texas State Invitational.

Each school’s head coach, sports information director, and academic/compliance staff member vote upon Southland Conference All-Academic Teams. Student-Athletes of the Year are voted upon by an awards committee which consists of one administrator from each member school. Voting for one’s athletes is not permitted.

To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average through the semester before the sport’s championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating school before the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s competitions during the most recently completed season.

2023 SLC WOMEN’S GOLF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Student-Athlete of the Year: Lucie Charbonnier, A&M-Corpus Christi

First Team

Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	Major
Lucie Charbonnier	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Peron, France	Business
Alex Giles	UIW	Sr.	Bristol, England	Cultural Studies
Jackie Nguyen	HCU	So.	Houston, Texas	Biology
Ellen Nicholas	UIW	Jr.	Angmering, England	Business Administration
Elise Parel	HCU	Sr.	Kingwood, Texas	Interdisciplinary Studies

Second Team

Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	Major
Maria Beltran	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Rosario, Argentina	Finance
Napabhach Boon-in	Augusta	Sr.	Hua Hin, Thailand	Business Administration
Benz Far-Arun	A&M-Commerce	Jr.	Bangkok, Thailand	Psychology
Lily Hirst	UIW	So.	Huddersfield, England	Psychology
Linnea Jerlebo	Lamar	Jr.	Hofterup, Sweden	Management