Kalamazoo College women's golf had two student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, announced on Tuesday, June 16. Ellie Britt and Jacey Merkle both earned the honor.

To earn the distinction of CSC Academic All-District honors, the student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, and be in the lineup for 75% of the team's events or be in the lineup for the conference championship tournament.

A sophomore from Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion), Britt played in all 10 tournaments for the Hornets this season. She tied for the lowest average round score for a season in program history (79.6), taking medalist honors with a season-low 74 in the Steven Tyler Memorial, earned co-medalist honors at the Hornet Fall Invite, and was named Second Team All-MIAA. This is her first Academic All-District honor.

Merkle, a sophomore from Saugatuck, Mich. (Saugatuck), also played in all 10 tournaments for Kalamazoo in 2025-26. She tied for the lowest average round score for a season in program history (79.6) and became the first player to earn medalist honors three times in a season: at the MIAA Jamboree #1 with a season-low 74, co-medalist at the Hornet Fall Invite, and at the Earlham Spring Invitational. She picked up a Second Team All-MIAA nod along with her first Academic All-District award this season.

This season, the Hornets won four events: the Kyle Campbell Invitational, MIAA Jamboree #1, Hornet Fall Invite, and Earlham Spring Invitational. The team had each of its three lowest rounds in program history, led by an all-time best of 309 on day two of the Kyle Campbell Invitational (Sept. 6, 2025) to secure the win.