Ten American Athetic Conference student-athletes received 2017 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars honors as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (CGAA) on July 26.
UCF led the way with three honorees, while Memphis had two student-athletes named to the list. Cincinnati, Houston, USF and SMU each had one player receive All-America Scholars honors.
A new record number of student-athletes earned All-America Scholar status including 260 in Division I, 108 in Division II and 20 in NAIA. Additionally, 46 honorees were added to the previously released Division III Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholars.
To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 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 his college or university.
Division I Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars
(American Athletic Conference selections only)
Manuel Elvira, UCF
Juuso Kahlos, UCF
Ryan Stovash, UCF
Jared O'Kelley, Cincinnati
Jack Sides, East Carolina
Michael Perras, Houston
Sydney Chung, Memphis
Kevin Lee, Memphis
Rigel Fernandes, USF
Andrew Buchanan, SMU
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