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Kelly Amundrud Named Academic All-American

Kelly Amundrud Named Academic All-American

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BradleyBraves.com Women's Golf 6/7/2012 6:30:00 PM

PEORIA, Ill. -- Former Bradley women's golfer Kelly Amundrud (Calgary, Alberta/Strathcona Tweedsmuir) added one more academic honor to her list, earning Capital One Academic All-America honors for the second consecutive year, according to an announcement by the College Sports Information Directors of America Thursday.  Amundrud was a Second-Team Academic All-American this spring. 

The sixth two-time Capital One Academic-America selection in school history, Amundrud is the first women's golfer to earn the honor twice and is the first Bradley student-athlete to earn the award in consecutive years since men's tennis standout Evgeny Samoylov earned a spot on the Academic All-America At-Large teams following the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years.

Amundrud was a Third-Team Capital One Academic All-America pick last year and was one of nine individuals to earn At-Large Academic All-America honors each of the last two years.

A three-time First-Team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete, Amundrud earned all-conference honors twice in her career and was the 2010-11 MVC Golfer of the Year.  She battled a season-long back injury to finish third on the team with a 78.3 stroke average in 2011-12 and tied for 22nd at the State Farm MVC Championship in her final season on The Hilltop. 

Amundrud, who was a three-time Capital One Academic All-District selection, finished out her career with the lowest stroke average in school history (77.11) and a school-record 87 rounds in the 70's.  This season she finished in the top 20 in three of nine tournaments and shared MVC Golfer of the Week honors after tying for sixth at the Lady Moc Classic to open the spring schedule.  Amundrud's 78.3 stroke average is the 14th best season average in school history and she owns three of the top 10 and four of the top 14 season stroke averages at Bradley. 

A six-time MVC Golfer of the Week selection during her career, she garnered Third-Team Capital One Academic All-America honors last year as a junior and was a second-team academic all-district pick as a sophomore.  An accounting major, Amundrud owns a 3.94 cumulative grade point average.  

To be eligible for the Capital One Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and reached sophomore athletic and academic standings in order to be nominated.

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Kelly Amundrud

Kelly Amundrud

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelly Amundrud

Kelly Amundrud

Freshman