The University of Evansville men’s golf team was recognized with the All-Academic Team award by the Golf Coaches Association of America it was announced in a release Friday.
To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors a college or university must submit the GPAs for each player on its official squad list for the academic year. The honor is given out to teams who achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
“I’m very proud of this team for their accomplishments on and off the course,” said head coach Jim Hamilton. “When you’re recruiting these student-athletes, you’re looking for great students and great athletes and that’s exactly what we have here at the University of Evansville. I’m proud to coach them and proud of this great accomplishment.”
Evansville was one of six Missouri Valley Conference programs to earn the award, as six of the Purple Aces student-athletes hold a GPA of 3.00 or better. Sophomore Robert Waggoner, a finance major, led the team with a 3.92 GPA, while freshman Spencer Wagner was second for the Aces, holding a 3.54 GPA majoring in business.
