IRVINE, Calif. – Headlined by Golfer of the Year, Kaitlyn Zermeno Smith, the 2024-25 All-Big West Team has been unveiled as voted on by the league's nine head coaches.
Zermeno Smith capped off a spectacular junior year with the league's top honor after anchoring the Titans historic championship run at Spanish Trail Country Club. The bogey-free 65 in the second round of the Big West Championship was the lowest score of the tournament and emblematic of calm under pressure. Along with the team and individual Championship victories, the native of Covina, Calif., also claimed the individual title at the UC Riverside Soboba Classic this season and finished with a 72.4 scoring average.
Teammate Davina Xanh, the 2023-24 Golfer of the Year, joins Zermeno Smith on the All-Big West First Team after a consistent junior season. A runner-up finisher at The Big West Championship, Xanh turned in five Top-5 performances on the season and heads into the national postseason averaging 72.3 strokes per round.
Kathryn Hosch was named the Big West Coach of the Year after guiding the Titans to a historic breakthrough in 2024-25. Hosch led Fullerton to its first-ever Big West women's golf championship, capping off a season that saw the program consistently ranked among the league's top contenders.
Louise Dahl and Katharina Zeilinger earned Big West Honorable Mention after strong 2024-25 campaigns. Dahl placed sixth at The Big West Championship, helping the Titans earn their first Big West team title. The junior earned an individual title this season, taking first place at the Nashville Invitational in March.
Zeilinger placed tied for 28th at The Big West Championship and had a season-best placing of tied for seventh at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Sept.
Fullerton awaits its regional location which will be announced on the Golf Channel Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. PT. The regionals take place May 5-7.
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