(Story courtesy of LeTourneau University Athletics Communications)
PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Following a record-breaking season, LeTourneau women's golf junior Kinley Pessel was named to the WGCA All-Region team, announced the organization during the NCAA Division III Championships.
Pessel becomes the first YellowJacket women's golfer to earn All-Region accolades since 2011 (Leslie Lee).
A junior from Marshall, Texas, Pessel put together the best season in LeTourneau program history in 2025-26. She won a program record five tournaments -- including the SCAC championship -- and tallied seven top-10 finishes across nine tournaments on the year. Her scoring average of 75.89 in 19.5 rounds played set a program season record, while her five rounds of par or better also established a program record.
Pessel -- who ranked as high as No. 23 in the nation this season -- earned first team All-SCAC and compiled quite a résumé within the league. She was a five-time SCAC Golfer of the Week honoree, the most conference weekly awards in a single season in program history and the second-most in a career.
Pessel opened the year with four straight rounds of par or better, including a program record 3-under, 69 in the second round of the Energy Weldfab Tempest Intercollegiate.
Pessel's play led LeTourneau to the program's first team conference title in program history as the YellowJackets captured the SCAC crown. LeTourneau appeared in the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time, placing 24th overall.
