California University of Pennsylvania senior Cai Yan Ho was selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
With her selection, Ho is now eligible for consideration on the Google Cloud Academic
All-America Teams that will be announced next month. She is the first women's golfer
in school history to earn the academic laurel from CoSIDA.
Ho recorded a career-best scoring average of 79.2 strokes in the fall season before
graduating in December 2017. She placed among the top 10 overall in all five events
during the fall while competing as an individual. Ho closed her college career by
winning the individual title at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)
Championships in October by six strokes with a six-over 148 (76-72).
A native of Malaysia, Ho earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics with a minor
in statistics while boasting a 3.89 cumulative grade-point average (GPA). She received
Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar accolades in both 2015
and 2016 before completing her degree in 3.5 years.
The women's at-large team includes nominations in the sports of bowling, crew, fencing,
field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, swimming & diving, tennis
and water polo.
To qualify for academic all-district honors, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative
3.30 GPA or higher and must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing
at their institution. The district consists of all schools in the PSAC, Mountain East
Conference (MEC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).