GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Two members of the Western Michigan women's golf team have been recognized nationally for their work on the course and in the classroom.

Senior Megha Vallabhaneni and sophomore Lauren Lupinek were both named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team on Tuesday afternoon. This is Vallabhaneni's third straight recognition from CSC while Lupinek earns her first from the organization. Both players were also named to the 2025-26 Academic All-MAC team earlier this month.

Lupinek is a sophomore sports management major with a 3.84 cumulative GPA for her first honor. She appeared in 11 tournaments for the Broncos this season, setting a new career-high with a fourth place finish at the Dayton Flyers Invitational this fall. Lupienk also had a career low round in Dayton, carding a 69 in the final round to finish the tournament only four strokes behind first place. 

Vallabhaneni is a senior sales and business marketing major earned a 3.81 overall GPA during her time at WMU while setting new program records. Through 11 tournaments this season, Vallabhaneni averaged 74.6 strokes for the lowest single-season average in Bronco history. She also earned the program record for lowest career average at 75.98 strokes. Vallabhaneni's best finish during the 2025-26 season was second at the WMU Bronco Fall Classic at nine over par after beginning the season with a third place finish at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational at one under par. 

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in five divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and the College Division.