It is somewhat fitting, that in the final season of the
Biola University women’s golf program, one of the top golfers in conference history and one of the PacWest’s most decorated coaches ring out the year with awards.
Recognized in the annual vote of the conference coaches, Biola’s
Claire Shubin was named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Year and BU’s
Jane Carr was selected as the PacWest Coach of the Year.
Menlo’s Rori Fanning was honored as the PacWest Freshman of the Year.
Claire Shubin enjoyed a long successful career as Dominican’s top golfer and then in 2024-25 wrapped up her collegiate days with a PacWest team championship at Biola. She finished tenth at the PacWest Championships in North Las Vegas, her fourth Top 10 conference placing in her career, tied for first all-time with Academy of Art’s Anahi Servin.
Shubin was the PacWest medalist in 2022, and this year finished third at the Jack Brown, fourth at both the HPU and Pioneer Shootouts and was fifth at national champion Dallas Baptist’s tournament. She finished with a 75.5 scoring average in 2025 and is ranked 29
th in the NCAA West Region.
Her coach,
Jane Carr, won her third PacWest Coach of the Year honor. Carr directed the Eagles to their third PacWest title in the last four years, this time winning the crown by a whopping 20 shots. Since 2018, Biola’s first year in the PacWest, the Eagles never finished lower than third at the conference tournament.
Carr’s Eagles finished their final round at the NCAA West Region Championships in one of the best ways possible with a sizzling round of 286, moving up seven slots to finish ninth in the toughest women’s golf region in the country.
Menlo’s
Rori Fanning was selected by the league’s coaches as the Freshman of the Year. Fanning made a big splash at the PacWest Championships with an opening round 69 to lead the entire field. She settled at eighth place overall with a +6 scorecard for the tournament.
Fanning finished with a 76.2 stroke average in her rookie season, tops in the PacWest for a freshman. She had second place finishes at the PCH Fall Invitational and Vanguard Fall Cup, was fourth at CLU’s tourney and seventh at Sonoma.
Fanning landed as a Second Team All-PacWest honoree and Shubin was a First Team choice, the fifth time she has earned the honor. The three All-PacWest teams are based strictly on the final Clippd rankings of 2025.
Shubin’s teammates
Melanie Reyes and
Theresa Shaw are both First Team members, their second All-PacWest honor.
Westmont’s Hannah Camara is also on the First Team, as is
Menlo’s Holly Obermuller, who had the league’s top stroke average at 75.3.
Third Team selections
Lily Landt (Hawaii Pacific) and
Rachel Shaw (Biola) landed on the all-conference team for the fourth time and
Shuiyen He (HPU) earned her second honor.
| 2025 PACWEST WOMEN’S GOLF AWARDS |
| Golfer of the Year |
Freshman of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
Claire Shubin
Biola |
Rori Fanning
Menlo |
Jane Carr
Biola |
| 2025 ALL-PACWEST WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Holly Obermuller |
Menlo |
Sr. |
Ohringen, Germany / Freie Schule Anne-Sophie |
| Melanie Reyes* |
Biola |
Sr. |
Chula Vista, Calif. / Mater Dei HS |
| Claire Shubin**** |
Biola |
Gr. |
Fresno, Calif. / Clovis West HS |
| Theresa Shaw* |
Biola |
So. |
Ensenada, Mexico / Bear River HS |
| Hannah Camara |
Westmont |
So. |
Rancho Murietta, Calif. / Pleasant Grove HS |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Rori Fanning |
Menlo |
Fr. |
Valencia, Calif. / West Ranch HS |
| Ellexis Mingming |
Dominican |
So. |
Walnut Creek, Calif. / Hawai`i Pacific |
| Jessica Burdick |
Jessup |
Jr. |
Rocklin, Calif. / Rocklin HS |
| Sehlai Purcell |
Vanguard |
Fr. |
West Hills, Calif. / Chaminade Prep |
| Isabella Christy |
Academy of Art |
Fr. |
Paintsville, Kentucky / Paintsville, HS |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Lily Landt*** |
Hawai`i Pacific |
Sr. |
Reno, Nev. / Wooster HS |
| Shuiyun He* |
Hawai`i Pacific |
Jr. |
TaiYuan, ShanYi / Prem Tinsulanonda International |
| Rachel Shaw*** |
Biola |
Sr. |
Pleasanton, Calif. / Amador Valley HS |
| Chantel Tsai |
Academy of Art |
So. |
New Taipai City, Taiwan / Taipai Jingwen HS |
| Faith Guevara |
Dominican |
So. |
Covina, Calif. / Walnut HS |
*Previous All-PacWest selection