 
A pair of University of Evansville men’s golfers earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team as the 2014 squad was announced by the league on Monday morning.
Senior Quinn Vilneff and sophomore Alex Turner were named to the team. It marked the second-consecutive berth on the squad while Turner was honored for the first time.
Vilneff completed his Evansville career with the third-best stroke average in program history (75.04) and was second on the team and fourth in the MVC with a 73.35 average in 2013-14. He notched three top five outings while shooting his low of a 67 in the final round if the Cleveland State Intercollegiate on his way to a 5th place outing.
He carded rounds of 72 and 71 on his way to a tie for 5th at the Butler Fall Invitational and led the Purple Aces to a win at the Benbow Invitational in March with a 2-over 144 as he finished in fourth place. His effort of a 146 (T10) helped the Aces win their second tournament at the Bradley Invitational. The 2013 winner of the Elite 18 Award finished his career at UE with a 3.91 GPA in Sports Management.
Public Health major Alex Turner picked up his first Scholar-Athlete honor. Turner finished his sophomore season with a 3.616 GPA and also got the job done on the course, finishing the season with the second-lowest average in the MVC at 72.62.
Turner finished in a tie for 10th at the MVC Championship en route to a berth on the All-Conference Team. He shot four rounds in the 60’s this season including a season-low 68 at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate. In his second season at UE, Turner alsoposted three top 3 finishes and tied for second out of 93 at the Dayton Flyer Invitational with a 1-under 139. He took third at the Benbow Invitational finishing with a 143 while tying for third at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate.
This season marks the third time that the Aces placed multiple golfers on the Scholar-Athlete Team. Evansville also did so in 2006 and 2007. Seven players were on the 2014 squad as UE as the only school to place two on it.
2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
FIRST TEAM, School Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Nick Dennis, Loyola Jr. 3.59 Finance Waterford, Mich.
Parker Freiburg, Illinois State Sr. 3.63 Accounting Quincy, Ill.
Alec Heinen, Wichita State So. 3.80 Accounting Edmond, Okla.
Ryan Horner, UNI Sr. 3.59 Accounting Waukee, Iowa
Danny Masrin, Bradley Jr. 3.41 Business Mgmt. / Admin. Palatine, Ill.
Alex Turner, Evansville So. 3.62 Public Health Evansville, Ind.
Quinn Vilneff, Evansville Sr. 3.91 Sport Management Amherstburg, Ohio
Honorable Mention Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Alex Cusumano, Loyola Sr. 3.35 Finance St. Louis, Mo.
Tyler Gentilella, Illinois State So. 3.37 Finance Parkland, Fla.
Mark Karlsen, Missouri State Jr. 4.00 Business Alleroed, Denmark
Devin Leland, Drake Jr. 3.86 Cell/Molecular Biology/Biochemistry Huxley, Iowa
