SE's Thompson, Means Catching National Attention

DURANT, Okla. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association has released its Division II Watchlist for awards and this season's edition features newcomer Emma Thompson on the PING WGCA Player of the Year Watchlist as well as head coach Charlie Means on the Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride watchlist.
 
Thompson, a sophomore transfer from McKinney, Texas, by way of New Mexico State has bolstered the Storm roster, picking up a tournament victory already this fall, taking the top spot at the Grace Shin Invitational in Edmond, Okla.
 
She carries a 73.50 scoring average and ranks second in the region and 47^th nationally at the midway point in the season with a finish percentage over 88 percent.
 
Means is in his second year guiding the Southeastern golf program and has helped steer the women's team to a win, two top-three finishes has climbed to 36^th nationally and second in the region in just the fourth year of the women's program's existence.