Reigning SCIAC champion No. 5 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges have been picked unanimously to defend their title according to the 2026 SCIAC Women’s Golf Preseason Poll, as voted by the league’s coaches.
The Sagehens return an enviable four All-SCIAC players from last season and a fifth from 2024. Two-time First Team selection
Rachel LeMay, two-time All-Conference honoree
Federica Domecq Lacroze and Second Teamers
Malia Loo and
Eunice Yi along with 2024 Second Team pick
Ottavia Lombardo leave Coaching Staff of the Year winner
John Wurzer spoilt for choice. First-year
Ann Zhao also factored in heavily over the fall portion of the split season, winning the UW-Whitewater Invite and leading the Sagehens at the NCAA Preview in September.
Three-time First Team choice and 2023 Athlete of the Year
Esther Lee headlines a No. 20 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges squad that also includes fellow First Teamer and two-time All-Conference pick
Christine Yu and two-time Second Teamer
Jessie Kong. The Athenas placed 10
th at the NCAA Preview and fourth in the Hollins Cup at UC Santa Cruz in the fall. The University of Redlands closed out the fall ranked 16
th in the nation with a pair of top five tournament finishes thanks to Second Teamers
Savanah Christenson and
Jizelle Robledo as well as 2024 honoree
Chloe Phan.
RV California Lutheran University welcomes back a Second Team honoree from each of the past two seasons in
Maya Dela Rama and 2024 Newcomer of the Year
Anna Poulin. The Regals placed within the top 10 at the Golfweek Classic in October.
Rachel Aujero stepped up from the Second Team to the top squad alongside
Katie Leinwand at last year’s SCIAC Championship for Occidental College. Chapman University’s
Nika Gholami was the Panthers’ top finisher at last year’s championship, tying for 24
th place. Former CMS men’s assistant
Alec Spencer takes over the helm at the University of La Verne and has brought in Redlands alum and former Athlete of the Year
Kendall Nicholson, who returns to the SCIAC after a year away in the Northwest Conference.
Alexis Aguilera and
Taylor Ward are the Leopards’ top returners.
The Lewis & Clark College West Coast Classic kicked off most teams’ spring schedule earlier this week with SCIAC #1 looming on Feb. 21.
2026 SCIAC Women’s Golf Preseason Poll
1. Pomona-Pitzer, 49 points (7 first-place votes)
2. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 36 pts
2. Redlands, 36 pts
4. California Lutheran, 28 pts
5. Occidental, 20 pts
6. Chapman, 19 pts
7. La Verne, 8 pts
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