2025-26 All-PacWest Teams

LONG BEACH, CA – A truly dominant first season for freshman Kim Penzold culminated in the Menlo Women's Golf Oak earning the distinction of Pacific West Conference Freshman of the Year as well as All-PacWest First Team in the conference's Friday announcement.

"Kimmy is a pleasure to coach," said Director of Golf Jess Stimack. "Her work ethic and willingness to learn is unmatched. She is an unbelievable teammate and makes a positive impact on everyone she comes across. Coach Joe Dolby and I could not be more proud of her and are excited to see what the future holds. She embodies what it truly means to be a Menlo College Oak!"

Penzold Procures PacWest Prize
A confident leader despite competing as a collegiate golfer for the first time, Penzold spent the 2025-26 season pacing the Oaks in nearly every tournament along the way while posting a 75.3 scoring average. She placed among the top 10 on seven different occasions including two tournament victories, the RCA Electric Spring Invitational and The Big Freeze (with her season's best two-round tournament score at 1-over-par 143), which led her to be named PacWest Golfer of the Week twice in three weeks (Mar. 11, Mar. 25). The native of Rathenow, Germany native's best three-round tournament score of the year was her 2-over-par 218 at the PacWest Championship where she ended as the top freshman, second overall, and concluded with the second-highest ranking among golfers in the conference.