The Early Wave Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholars for NCAA Division III have been announced for the 2019-20 golf season by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
It was a record setting year for the award as 614 student-athletes earned the title of All-America Scholar, the most since the awards inception in 1982. Of the 614 honorees, 108 players were Division III selections. 2020 marks the first year in which sophomores are eligible for the award.
Five Lynx were among the 11 Southern Athletic Association men's golfers to been named all All-America Scholar this year:
Senior Tyler Cohen (Business)
GPA – 3.57 | Golf scoring average 73.97
Sophomore Luke Harrison (Political Economy)
GPA - 3.23 | Golf scoring average 76.58
Junior Grant Hill (Political Science)
GPA – 3.90 | Golf scoring average 76.35
Senior Tom Weaver (Business)
GPA – 3.30 | Golf scoring average 74.36
Junior Vince Wheeler (Economics)
GPA - 3.51 | Golf scoring average 74.83
It's the second straight year for Cohen and Weaver to garner the honor.
To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically. In addition, they must participate in 40-percent of his team's competitive rounds for the 2019-20 season, have a stroke-average under 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade point average of 3.2.