CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor women's golfer Laura Lonardi was named recipient of the 2016 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award on Friday, as announced by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

The award is given annually by the WGCA to the Women's Golf Division I student-athlete who is an upper classman and both a WGCA All-American Scholar and a WGCA All-American. Lonardi is the 25th honoree since the award was first given in 1989, and she's the third award winner representing the Big 12 Conference, joining Oklahoma State's Karin Sjodin (2005) and Emma Zackrisson (2002). In addition to being the first winner from Baylor, Lonardi is also the first award winner from any program in Texas.

A donation of $5,000 from the Curtis & Edith Cummings Munson Foundation will be made in honor of Lonardi to Baylor's general scholarship fund.

A Verona, Italy, native, Lonardi is a four-time WGCA All-American Scholar and was named a WGCA Second-Team All-American following her 2015-16 senior season. She was also chosen as the Big 12 Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year in each of the last two seasons, and she won the 2016 NCAA Elite 90 Award as the golfer with the highest GPA among those to earn berths in the NCAA Women's Golf Championship.

Lonardi recorded a 3.96 cumulative GPA on her way to earning degrees in both Applied Mathematics and Statistics. She earned All-America honors after recording six top-10 finishes in 11 tournaments as a senior, and she led the team with a 72.39 stroke average. She finished her Baylor career with the second-best stroke average in program history at 74.12, and her 72.39 stroke average this season was the second-best single-season mark in school history.

EDITH CUMMINGS MUNSON AWARD WINNERS
1989 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Elsabe Heffer, Lamar
1990 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" JoAnne Brooks, Nebraska
1991 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Traci Hanson, San Jose State
1992 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Stephanie Martin, Oklahoma State
1993 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Stephanie Neill, Wake Forest
1994 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Katharina Larsson, Tennessee
1995 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Heather Bowie, Arizona State
1996 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Marcie Clemmons, Auburn
1997 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" K.M. Juul, San Jose State
1998 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Julia Boros, Georgia
1999 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Hilary Homeyer, Stanford
2000 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Lisette Lee, LSU
2001 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Stacy Prammananasudh, Tulsa
2002 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Emma Zackrisson, Oklahoma State
2003 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Alena Sharp, New Mexico State
2004 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Kailin Downs, New Mexico
2005 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Karin Sjodin, Oklahoma State
2006 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Amanda Blumenherst, Duke
2007 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Marci Turner, Tennessee
2008 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Azahara Munoz, Arizona State
2009 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Azahara Munoz, Arizona State
2010 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Juliana Murcia, Arizona State
2011 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Brooke Pancake, Alabama
2012 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Brooke Pancaka, Alabama
2013 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Stephanie Meadow, Alabama
2014 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Stephanie Meadow, Alabama
2015 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Noemi Jimenez, Arizona State
2016 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Laura Lonardi, Baylor