Gushrowski, Ikejiani, Kato and Parker earn recognitionÂ
NORMAN, Okla. – For the first time in program history, four University of Evansville men’s golfers were recognized as the 2022-23 GCAA All-America Scholars for NCAA Division I have been announced.
Evansville’s recipients include Nicholas Gushrowski, Michael Ikejiani, Masatoyo Kato and Carson Parker. To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate’s Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA.
In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, under 78.0 in NCAA Division II, under 79.0 in NCAA Division III, under 78.0 in NAIA, and under 77.0 in NJCAA, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
A total of 548 NCAA Division I athletes from 194 schools earned 2022-23 GCAA All-America Scholar honors.
Gushrowski, a member of the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team, has the distinction of posting the highest GPA and lowest stroke average for the Purple Aces. The Civil Engineering major currently has a 3.848 GPA. On the course, he ranked 15th in the MVC with a 74.08 average. Gushrowski picked up top ten finishes at the Alabama A&M Fall Invite and the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate before coming home in 11th at the MVC Championship.
Ikejiani saw multiple highlights from his junior season. The MVC Men’s Golfer of the Week on Nov. 3, 2022 carded a 67 in the final round of the Alabama A&M Fall Invite. His effort was tied for the 4th-lowest round in school history. In five spring events, he finished 8th or better on three occasions to lower his season stroke mark to 74.43. Majoring in Literature, Ikejiani holds a 3.677 GPA.
Kato completed his second season with the UE squad with a 75.43 stroke average. He tied for 24th in each of the fall events that he played in while adding a season-low round of 71 in the opening round of the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate. He is majoring in Exercise Science and holds a 3.505 GPA.
Coming off a solid season, Carson Parker was second on the squad with a stroke average of 74.25. He was even better in the spring, posting a 73.33 mark. In the second round of the MVC Championship, Parker registered a 67, which tied him for the 4th-lowest round in school history. That round helped him tie for 20th place, his top finish of the season. Majoring in Accounting, Parker holds a 3.335 GPA.
