CALIFORNIA (June 17) – The California (PA) women's golf team placed a trio of golfers on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Tuesday afternoon.

Senior Madelyn Myers, junior Ari Kaser and sophomore Jessica Ricciardi earned the accolade from the organization. Myers collected laurels for the third-consecutive season, while Kaser and Ricciardi received the honor for the initial time in their careers.

A Uniontown product, Myers ranked second on the team with scoring average of 85.9 strokes while playing all 11 tournaments. She carded four top-10 finishes as a senior and paced the team by finishing 11th overall at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships in April. Myers recently completed her bachelor's degree in mathematics with a minor in general business while maintaining a 3.72 cumulative grade-point average (GPA).

Kaser paced the team with a career-best scoring average of 83.8 strokes, nearly a two-stroke improvement from last year. She earned All-PSAC Second-Team status last month after firing a team-best score at eight events this season. Kaser holds a 3.83 GPA while pursuing a degree in biology with a concentration in molecular biology and biotechnology with minors in digital media technology and chemistry.

A native of New York, Ricciardi played all 11 events this season and posted a scoring average of 96.1 strokes. She set a career low round during the fall at the Vulcan Invitational hosted at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Ricciardi boasts a 3.97 GPA while majoring in integrated business with a concentration in event planning and management with a minor in tourism and hospitality management.

To qualify for CSC Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, maintain a cumulative 3.50 GPA and have competed in at least 70 percent of the team's total scored events. Additionally, each institution is capped at six nominees in the women's at-large program, which includes the sports of beach volleyball, bowling, crew/rowing, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing and water polo.