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San Diego State’s Ema Narita Earns All-Mountain West First Team Honors After Record-Setting Junior Season

Tokyo native became the Aztecs’ statistical leader across every major category, marking SDSU women’s golf’s first all-conference first-team selection since 2022

SAN DIEGO | San Diego State junior golfer Ema Narita capped off one of the most impressive seasons in recent Aztecs women’s golf history Friday after being named to the All-Mountain West First Team, solidifying her status as one of the conference’s elite players.

Narita, a Tokyo native, delivered a breakout campaign in 2025-26, leading San Diego State in every major statistical category while helping elevate the Aztecs back into the national conversation in women’s collegiate golf. Her selection marks the program’s first all-conference honoree since 2022 and underscores the continued international impact on NCAA women’s golf.

The junior finished the season with a 72.79 stroke average — the fourth-best single-season mark in San Diego State history — while dominating the team leaderboard in win-loss record (603-178-26), count percentage (95.6%), rounds in the 60s (6), rounds under par (11), and total birdies (90).

Narita’s consistency became the foundation of the Aztecs’ season. She recorded three top-10 finishes, six top-20 finishes, and an average tournament placement of 16th overall against some of the nation’s top collegiate competition.

Her defining moment came at the Yale Invitational West, where she fired a career-best six-under-par 210 over 54 holes to tie for second place. The score marked the best 54-hole performance by an SDSU golfer since 2019 and further cemented her rise among the Mountain West’s premier competitors.

Narita also etched her name into the San Diego State record books at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational, carding a career-tying five-under-par 67. The round made her just the 15th Aztec golfer ever to shoot 67 or lower in program history. She would go on to finish tied for sixth in the 112-player field with a four-under-par 212.

The All-Mountain West First Team also featured standout performers Leia Chung of Boise State, Alexis Vakasiuola of Grand Canyon, and UNLV stars Amber Chen and Golfer of the Year Zi Yu Foong.

UNLV continued its dominance across the conference awards landscape, with Amy Bush-Herzer earning Coach of the Year honors and Foong taking home Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Year recognition. Grand Canyon freshman Alexis Vakasiuola was named Freshman of the Year after an impressive debut campaign.

Narita’s emergence reflects a broader trend in collegiate golf, where international players continue reshaping NCAA competition with elite technical precision and tournament experience. Her breakthrough season now positions San Diego State as a program to watch entering next season’s Mountain West title race.

For the Aztecs, Narita’s historic year may ultimately serve as both a milestone and a launching point.


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-- By Michael R. Thomas

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