In a career of firsts for
Hanna Alberto, add one more to the list. Alberto becomes the first All-American in the history of the women's program, with Sunday's announcement by Golfweek Magazine.
Alberto, who was the first Bearkat to participate in the NCAA Championships, was an honorable mention selection.
"I couldn't be more proud of Hanna and this is an amazing honor on her historic career," said head coach Brandt Kieschnick. "She has helped us take this program to a place it's never been before. I'm not sure I can say how much she has meant to us these five years."
She won four of her six tournaments this season including earning a share of the Southland Conference title with teammate
Jennifer Herbst. The two tournaments she didn't win were both third place finishes, once finishing behind her teammate and sister Leah and the other behind Herbst.
The one tournament Alberto didn't play this season was the Bearkats' home event at Raven Nest. She was spending her time playing in her second Augusta National Women's Amateur where she made the cut and finished 16
th. She fired a 74 at Augusta that included birdies at the famous Amen Corner, Nos. 12 and 13.
This season 12 of her 21 rounds were played at par or better, including four rounds in the 60s. She shot a 73 in the opening round of the NCAA Championships, closing with a pair of rounds at 79.
Her best tournament of the season was her first. She shot three rounds in the 60s, setting a new school 54-hole record of 201. She broke her own record by six strokes, set on that same course two years earlier. In fact, of the top 17 tournament scores in programs history, 11 were shot by Alberto.
Her career scoring average of 73.02 is the lowest in school history by almost three full strokes.