Men’s Golf Earns GCAA Presidents Special Recognition Honors
7/24/2020 12:42:00 PM | Men's Golf, Student-Athlete Services
Seven Eagles were named All-America Scholars.
NORMAN, Okla. – The Georgia Southern men's golf team was awarded Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Presidents Special Recognition Honors after finishing the 2019-20 season with a team grade point average above 3.50, the organization announced today.
GS earns a GCAA All-Academic accolade for the fifth straight season and was one of 95 schools across all divisions of collegiate golf to earn Presidents Special Recognition Honors. Yesterday, the GCAA announced that Eagles Luukas Alakulppi, Wilson Andress, Brett Barron, Colin Bowles, Ben Carr, Jake Maples and Mason Williams were named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars.
"Academics are the backbone of our program, and I am proud of this team for putting in the work," said Georgia Southern coach Carter Collins. "They continue to raise the bar on the golf course and in the classroom, and I'm appreciate of each of them. This award is a reflection of their hard work along with the incredible support from Joann Wakefield, Reggie Simpkins and Student-Athlete Services. Great job team!"
Kentucky (Division I), Maryville (Division II), Swarthmore (Division III), Wayland Baptist (NAIA), Northeast Mississippi (NJCAA Division I), South Mountain (NJCAA Division II) were all named Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions. Kentucky finished with the top overall GPA in all divisions, finishing the 2019-20 season with a 3.89 team GPA. A total of 250 schools submitted GPAs of 3.0 or above.
GS earns a GCAA All-Academic accolade for the fifth straight season and was one of 95 schools across all divisions of collegiate golf to earn Presidents Special Recognition Honors. Yesterday, the GCAA announced that Eagles Luukas Alakulppi, Wilson Andress, Brett Barron, Colin Bowles, Ben Carr, Jake Maples and Mason Williams were named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars.
"Academics are the backbone of our program, and I am proud of this team for putting in the work," said Georgia Southern coach Carter Collins. "They continue to raise the bar on the golf course and in the classroom, and I'm appreciate of each of them. This award is a reflection of their hard work along with the incredible support from Joann Wakefield, Reggie Simpkins and Student-Athlete Services. Great job team!"
Kentucky (Division I), Maryville (Division II), Swarthmore (Division III), Wayland Baptist (NAIA), Northeast Mississippi (NJCAA Division I), South Mountain (NJCAA Division II) were all named Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions. Kentucky finished with the top overall GPA in all divisions, finishing the 2019-20 season with a 3.89 team GPA. A total of 250 schools submitted GPAs of 3.0 or above.
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