COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- On Wednesday morning, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its Women's Golf Academic All-Conference teams.
 
The qualifications to be named to the first team are that the student-athlete must complete two consecutive semesters at the institution, use a season of eligibility, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5. For the honor roll selections, the minimum GPA is 3.3.
 
Rianna Garland was selected as a member of the first team as a chemical engineering major, carrying a 3.547 GPA. The Mesa, Arizona native has been stellar on the course as well. Garland won two individual titles, finished in the top-10 at the RMAC Championships, recorded a second-place finish at the Hardrocker Spring Invite and a top-20 finish at the Samuel Proal Invite. In the career records, you will find Garland's name often.
 
Jessalyn Shipp, Lora Ortega, and Julia Sabetti were selected to the honor roll.  
 
Jessalyn Shipp is a biomechanical engineering major who will be going on to complete a graduate degree in physician assistant studies for the next couple of years and was a big piece of the team, playing in a school record of 59 rounds throughout her career.
 
Lora Ortega is a sophomore majoring in Biomedical Engineering and hails from Alamosa, Colorado. Ortega participated in eight tournaments this season, scoring an average of 83.88 and finishing in the top-10 three times.
 
Julia Sabetti is a sophomore from Lakeville, Minnesota and played in four tournaments this season, finishing in the top-21 in three of the four.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.