CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Camille Orito, Kristen Cline, Kacey Dalpes and Kennedie Montoya of the NM State women's golf team earned All-American Scholar honors as announced by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) on Tuesday.
 
This is the third-straight honor for Orito and the second for Cline while Dalpes and Montoya earned their first honor in the Crimson and White.
 
"Our team continues to impress me with their hard work in the classroom and on the golf course," head coach Jackie Booth said. "We travel four to five days every other week so we are missing a good amount of classes, but still get the job done. These ladies exemplify the definition of a true student-athlete. I'm very proud of how they represent the NM State women's golf team."
 
The WGCA All-American Scholar criterion is one of the most stringent in all of college athletics, requiring student-athletes to obtain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 for the academic year.
 
Orito posted an impressive 3.97 GPA for the 2015-16 season as a finance major and boasted a 75.29 average this season in 12 tournaments. Her best finish this season came at the NM State Aggie Invitational where the Fresno, Calif., native tied for fourth with a 1-under 215 card. The junior also tied for seventh at the WAC Championships thanks to her 3-under 69 card in the second round to help NM State claim its third-straight title.
 
As a junior, Cline sported a 3.87 GPA this past season as a communications disorder major. She saw action in six tournaments for the Aggies while posting a 76.94 stroke average. Like Orito, Cline's best performance came at home, where she carded a 5-over 221 – including a low-round best of 68 on the second day of the Aggie Invitational.
 
As one of two seniors on the squad last season, Dalpes shot a 76.59 average to conclude her NM State career. The Alamogordo, N.M., product was a marketing major and owned a 3.74 GPA. She had her best finish of the season at the Fresno State Classic with a 2-over 146 and tied for sixth place. Overall, she saw action in 44 tournaments as an Aggie with a final stroke average of 76.46.
 
Last but not least is Montoya, who was the 2016 WAC Championship medalist after firing in a 1-over 217 to lead the Aggies. The Thatcher, Ariz., played 29 rounds of golf for NM State and shot a 76.69 average her first year in Las Cruces. Montoya rocked a 3.65 GPA this season and is majoring in PGA Marketing.