Head Coach Jill Briles-Hinton Named SEC Coach of the Year, Four Lady Gators Honored
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | Women's Golf
Florida head coach Jill Briles-Hinton was voted 2008 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, announced by the league office on Wednesday. In addition, four Lady Gators were honored by the SEC coaches.
In her 10th season as the head coach for the Lady Gators, Briles-Hinton led Florida to its first SEC Women's Golf Championship since 1995. She became the first Florida golf coach to receive SEC Coach of the Year honors since Mimi Ryan in 1984 and 1985 and has led the team to a No. 5 National Ranking.
Freshmen Jessica Yadloczky (Casselberry, Fla.) and Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) were both named to the SEC All-Freshman team, in addition to receiving first team All-SEC honors. On the verge of finishing her freshman season, Yadloczky ranks sixth among SEC competitors, owning a 73.83 stroke average this season. Her best finish came with a second place finish at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, where she shot a personal tournament best 3-over par 216.
Yun averages 74.35 strokes in 17 rounds heading into NCAA regionals. Most recently, she went head-to-head with defending NCAA champion Stacy Lewis of Arkansas in the final round of the SEC Championships, concluding with a career-best second place finish at 1-under 215.
Senior Whitney Myers (East Berlin, Pa.) also garnered first-team honors on Wednesday. Myers leads the Lady Gators and ranks fourth in the SEC with a 73.66 stroke average. With two second place finishes this season, Myers has placed tenth or higher on the leader board on six different occasions. Her two second place finishes came at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational and when she tied Yadloczky at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
Senior Tiffany Chudy (Miramar, Fla.) rounded out the SEC honors receiving a second team All-SEC selection. In 29 rounds this season, Chudy has averaged 74.62 strokes. She won her first career title and helped lead the team to a victory at the Lady Gator Invitational with a 1-under par 209.
2008 SEC Women's Golf Awards
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR: Jill Briles-Hinton, Florida
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Stacy Lewis, Arkansas
SEC GOLFER OF THE YEAR: Stacy Lewis, Arkansas
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Cydney Clanton, Auburn
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC
Kathleen Ekey, Alabama, Jr.
Stacy Lewis, Arkansas, Sr.
Cydney Clanton, Auburn, Fr.
Whitney Myers, Florida, Sr.
Jessica Yadloczky, Florida, Fr.
Hannah Yun, Florida, Fr.
Dori Carter, Ole Miss, Jr.
Benedicte Toumpsin, South Carolina, So.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC
Candace Schepperle, Auburn, So.
Margaret Shirley, Auburn, Sr.
Tiffany Chudy, Florida, Sr
Krystle Caithness, Georgia, Fr.
Garrett Phillips, Georgia, Sr.
Megan McChrystal, LSU, Fr.
Marci Turner, Tennessee, Sr.
Liebelei Lawrence, Vanderbilt, Sr.
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Courtney Harter, Alabama
Camilla Lennarth, Alabama
Kelli Shean, Arkansas
Cydney Clanton, Auburn
Jessica Yadloczky, Florida
Hannah Yun, Florida
Krystle Caithness, Georgia
Megan McChrystal, LSU
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