Madison Messimer and Kyra Van Kan earn All-America honors
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 3, 2026, 2:01 PM
Last updated Jun 3, 2026
Madison Messimer and Kyra Van Kan of the Tennessee women’s golf team received honorable mention All-America recognition from the Women's Golf Coaches Association on June 3, 2026. They are the first Lady Vols to earn All-America honors since 2016 and the first duo since 2015. Messimer, a freshman, also made the WGCA Division I All-Freshman Team with a 71.11 scoring average, while Van Kan set program records and secured a fifth-place finish at the NCAA championships.
- •Messimer and Van Kan are the 15th and 16th Lady Vols All-Americans.
- •Messimer is the first freshman All-American since 2016.
- •Van Kan finished fifth at the NCAA championships.
- •Both players earned SEC postseason honors.
- •Messimer also won SEC Freshman of the Year.
- 2:01 PMYahoo Sports — Two Lady Vols earn Women's Golf Coaches Association All-America honors
"Madison Messimer and Kyra Van Kan named honorable mention All-Americans.
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