Feb. 12, 2009

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV women's golf program was strongly represented on the Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Women's Golf Team, as the Rebels placed three student-athletes on the 10-player squad, the league announced Thursday.

A pair of former Rebels, Sunny Oh and Elena Kurokawa, are on the team, along with current UNLV junior Natasha Krishna.

Oh (2002-04) played just two years at UNLV but she set the standard for UNLV women's golf, becoming the first All-American in the program's history. A two-time All-American selection, Oh earned her first nod in 2003 as an NGCA honorable-mention selection as a freshman. She followed that by being named to the NGCA second team as a sophomore, as she won medalist honors at the MWC Tournament on her way to being named MWC Player of the Year. Oh won three tournaments in her career, including the 2003 NCAA West Regional, and her career scoring average of 74.16 is second all-time.

Kurokawa (2002-06) was a two-time All-MWC selection and she capped her career by being named the MWC Player of the Year in 2006, winning the league tournament as well. Her career scoring average of 75.82 is fourth all-time in school history and she is tied for the most career rounds played with 131.

Krishna, one of three active players on the team, is a two-time All-MWC selection and she won the 2006 Aloha Collegiate Invitational as a freshman. Krishna holds two of the top-10 seasonal scoring averages and her career mark of 74.48 is third in the Rebel record book.

The Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Women's Golf Team was selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and online fan poll. In order to be eligible for consideration, candidates must have been an All-Mountain West selection at least once in their careers.

Anniversary teams will be chosen for each of the 19 conference-sponsored sports during the 2008-09 season in celebration of the Mountain West's 10th anniversary.