July 12, 2018
A Blog by Micaa’ Thomas
While at Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, Maryland, outside of Baltimore, I was on a co-ed golf team in 2012 and we won the golf championship. In 2014, since we had talented girl golfers, I campaigned to start the first girl’s golf team, in which, I was crowned Medalist at our first Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland Conference Championship (IAAM) appearance.
We won the IAAM Championship the following year, as well. I later earned a position on the Maryland State Golf Association, Poindexter Cup Team and competed against Virginia’s team and helped Maryland win the Poindexter Cup.
Creative Art and Golf are my True- Life Passions
I proudly participated in the Bill Dickey Golf Scholarship Program in Atlanta, Georgia, the Langston’s Boys and Girls Golf Program in DC, and the First Tee Program of Greater Washington, DC, where I was successful at Pebble Beach with the “Shot of Day” and featured in Sports Illustrated.
Academically, I attained National Honor Society, National Honor Art Society status and was the Art Program’s Vice President. Cheryl Thomas, my mother, has always been my caddie and supplemental coach and my father, Michael Thomas, has been the supporter behind the scene. Jokingly, he always says, he is the set-up crew, security monitor and public relations representative.
In preparation for College at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Atlanta, Georgia, I knew I had to focus on my academics since I was majoring in Visual Effects and 3D Animation. I also had to transition to collegiate competition in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). In my freshman year, we had a winning season and I was the first freshman at SCAD to win the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship (AAC) and as a team, we placed fourth in the NAIA National Championship which was SCAD’s first.
As a student-artist-athlete, traveling with my team requires great discipline, time management, and prioritization skills, especially since it’s quite challenging to complete art projects and establish connectivity to specialty software on our golf trips. We must either complete projects ahead of schedule or be approved for an extension. SCAD is quite challenging and certainly different than other universities, because nearly every course is project driven and labor intensive. During this past quarter in 2018, my hard work resulted in me making the “Dean’s List.”
With a stellar academic record and golf background Micaa’ Thomas is shown above signing paperwork when she joined the Bees for the 2015-16 women’s golf season.
Balancing Life’s Demands
Sometimes, we must skip practice to meet course requirements. Unlike high-level Division One Programs, SCAD’s Golf Program does not practice daily, it’s impractical. There’s no traveling tutors, technical diagnostic equipment, like Trackman, Launch Monitors and Golf Simulation machines to examine your swing, you must come “game-ready.” However, we do have a dedicated coach, enthusiastic players and a spirited team that have achieved historic results by winning SCAD’s first AAC Conference Championship in 2018 and appearing in three consecutive NAIA National Championships and placing fourth in the nation my freshman year.
I am very proud to have contributed to the success of SCAD’s Golf Program by receiving the Coaches Award in 2016 and 2017. In addition to being Medalist in the 2016 AAC Conference Championship, I made AAC 2nd Team All-Conference in 2017 and 2018.
As a rising senior, my immediate focus is to master my craft in Visual Effects and 3D Animation to carve my way into a top-level studio and the motion picture industry, such as DreamWorks and Pixar companies. This is one of my true passions.
My other true passion is preparing and competing in the LPGA, “not just to be there,” but excel and win tournaments. I do realize in order to prepare for the LPGA, I will need a transition period of concentrated training by some of the best instructors, a mental coach and fitness trainer and custom-fitted equipment. This will require sponsors, supporters and hopefully endorsements to fulfill my passion and dreams.
Golf has truly been a positive experience in my life. I have leadership vision, self-esteem, self-worth, understand the importance of networking and have friendly contacts around the world. Golf is not just a game to me, it is a life-style and offers me personal challenges, an appreciation in victories and peaceful moments of relaxation.
I thank my Lord, Jesus Christ for directing my path to the wonderful world of golf, my parents, coaches, countless supporters and organizations who have helped me on my continual journey to greatness in golf.
I Need Your Monetary Support (Tax-Deductible)
This summer as a rising senior, I hope to gain your support by making “tax-deductible” (win-win) donations preferably to my father, Michael Thomas at P.O. Box 1243, Bowie, Maryland 20715. He can be reached at 240-432-2997 or at mthomas3399@hotmail.com. Your donations go through the “Sisters Who Swing Golf Association,” in my name. Upon making a donation, please call or e-mail my father Michel Thomas for the tax identification number. Or, give my father a call with any questions that you may have.
Thanks in advance for your support and I hope to swing and putt my way to the top of the leaderboard!
