Stanford's Rachel Heck caps stellar freshman year with Annika Award

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rachel Heck’s magical freshman season finally came to an end Tuesday at the NCAA Women’s Championship. Heck won her match, but top-seeded Stanford still fell in the quarterfinals to Arizona.

However, Heck isn’t leaving Grayhawk empty-handed. She captured the NCAA individual title on Monday, becoming just the ninth freshman to do so, and on Tuesday afternoon she was awarded the Annika Award, which is presented to the female collegiate golfer of the year.

“It is unreal,” Heck said. “I remember in high school the Annika Award Instagram page followed me and I was freaking out. I thought it was the coolest thing in the whole world. Every year I would see the watch list come out…