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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced its 2023 national awards on Wednesday afternoon at the annual banquet during the Division III National Championship in Florida. One of the awards announced was the Kim Moore Spirit Award and representing the Adrian College Women's Golf team, Olivia Ohmer was a Co-Winner of the award.
This award is dedicated to Kim Moore, who played golf for the University of Indianapolis (1999-2003). Kim was an inspiration to all as she persevered through many physical challenges while playing collegiate golf. Her positive outlook and dedication toward the game was only out done by her sense of humor and passion for the game.
The purpose of the award is to recognize and honor a student-athlete or coach who exemplifies a great spirit toward the game of golf, a positive attitude on and off the golf course, a role model for her team, and mental toughness in facing challenges.
Ohmer is finishing up her sophomore year at Adrian College where she is majoring in Biology and Pre-Health while being a member of the Dean's List with a GPA of 3.75. She is a member of the Adrian College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society at Adrian College.
She was named First Team All-MIAA in the fall of 2022 along with the MIAA Women's Golf Most Valuable Golfer. She holds the school record for lowest score in a single round (73) along with the Individual Champion at The Ruckus earlier this spring. In the spring of 2022, she was named a WGCA Academic All-American.
At the age of three, Olivia was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes where she has been required to provide herself with daily insulin. A year later, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease which requires daily blood draws and administration of a hormone call levothyroxine. Shortly entering college, she was diagnosed with a third disease called Solar Urticaria which is an allergy to the sun and is known in approximately 640 people across the United States.
No matter what challenges Olivia was faced with, she still manages to continue to play the game she loves along with pursuing her collegiate studies and career.
