Fredensborg Named Academic All-America

Arkansas Tech University’s Caroline Fredensborg has earned a place on the 2015-16 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America at-large second team for NCAA Division II.

Fredensborg, who recently completed her junior season as a member of the Golden Suns golf team, carries a 4.0 grade point average as a broadcast journalism major.

On the course, the Roskilde, Denmark, product had a scoring average of 77.3 over 30 competitive rounds during the 2015-16 season. She won the 2016 BancorpSouth Invitational in April, a finish that marked the beginning of four top-10 finishes in a row.

Fredensborg helped the Golden Suns win their second consecutive Great American Conference championship and qualify for the NCAA Division II Central Regional in 2016. She earned an individual berth in the 2016 NCAA Division II Championships at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., by finishing tied for third at the regional.

Rounds of 79-74-73-79 gave Fredensborg a four-day total of 305 and a share of 39th place in the final individual standings at the national finals.

Fredensborg was named All-GAC first team for her play during the 2015-16 season, and she received the NCAA Elite 90 award. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at each finals site for each of the NCAA’s 90 championships.