MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has announced its women's golf awards for the 2026 season. UW-Eau Claire's Lilly Kaminski, Tally Schlindwein and Karalyn Skinner earned First Team All-WIAC honors, while Elizabeth Hermann was named to the All-WIAC Second Team.
Kaminski and Schlindwein earned All-WIAC honors for the second consecutive season. Schlindwein earned Second Team All-WIAC recognition and WIAC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2025, while Kaminski was also named to the All-WIAC Second Team last season.
Kaminski led the Blugolds throughout the fall, earning a runner-up finish at the WIAC Championship with a three-round score of 232 (+16). She carded rounds of 81, 76 and 75, including three birdies in the final round. Kaminski also captured medalist honors at the Georgianni Blugold Invitational with a two-round score of 153 (+11). At the Golfweek October Classic, she tied for fourth among 24 teams, finishing at 224 (+8) with eight birdies over the final two rounds.
Schlindwein claimed the individual championship at the Twin Ports Collegiate, carding back-to-back rounds of 72 (+1) for a two-round total of 144 (+2). She recorded seven birdies over the two rounds. Schlindwein also tied for third at the Georgianni Blugold Invitational with a score of 158 (+16) and tied for sixth at the WIAC Championship, finishing at 237 (+21). She closed the conference championship with a 75 (+3) in the final round.
Skinner recorded a fourth-place finish at the WIAC Championship with a three-round score of 235 (+19). She totaled 31 pars and five birdies over the 54 holes. Skinner also finished fourth at the Twin Ports Collegiate with a two-round score of 148 (+6), including a 72 (+1) in the second round. She added a sixth-place finish at the CSB Invite, carding a two-round score of nine-over par, and placed sixth at the Georgianni Blugold Invitational with a 164 (+22).
Hermann earned Second Team All-WIAC honors after placing fifth at the conference championship with a three-round score of 236 (+20). She recorded 24 pars and seven birdies, including five birdies in the final round, when she carded a 75 (+3). Hermann also finished fifth at the Georgianni Blugold Invitational with a two-round score of 162 (+20) and tied for ninth at the Twin Ports Collegiate with a 155 (+13).
The All-Conference Team was determined by using a combination of the WIAC Championship results (50 percent) and the SCOREBOARD Powered by Clippd Regional Rankings (50 percent) distributed on Oct. 22. A player must have completed a minimum of eight rounds in order to be considered for selection to the All-Conference Team and Player of the Year, while a minimum of six rounds were needed to qualify for Newcomer of the Year.
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