Perryman and Lindahl honored as NAIA All-Americans

KANSAS CITY, Mo (June 4, 2021) – Milligan University golfers Alayna Perryman and Michaela Lindahl were tabbed as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-Americans by the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Association All-America Committee on Thursday afternoon.

Perryman and Lindahl were both named to the NAIA All-America Second Team and ranked in the top 30 of Golfstat's NAIA final player rankings. The pair are the first women's golf All-Americans since Cassidy Gibson in 2015-16.

Perryman collected the AAC Player of the Year and All-AAC First Team conference honors. She logged a scoring average of 77.00 (+4.95) over 20 rounds in 2020-21. She posted a the team's season-best round (2 under par 71) on day two of the AAC NAIA Direct Qualifier win the individual title by three strokes.

At the NAIA national championship event, Perryman tied for 16th with a 299 four-round overall score. She finished the season 26th in Golfstat's final rankings, logged eight top-10 finishes and five all-tournament awards.

Lindahl earned All-AAC First Team status and was ranked third overall among AAC golfers by the all-conference formula. She averaged 77.13 strokes (+5.00) in 15 rounds during her sophomore season.

At the NAIA championship, Lindahl tied for 29th at 306 strokes. She finished the year ranked 25th nationally by Golfstat, registered six top-10 outing and five all-tournament awards despite missing multiple events with injury.

The Buffs made their fourth appearance at the NAIA Women's Golf National Championship in the last five seasons. Milligan won the direct qualifier by 29 strokes and swept the AAC Fall and Spring championships for the third time since 2015. At the NAIA national championships, the Buffs placed 10th, the top finish in program history.