The University of Akron Athletics
Four Zips Named Academic All-MAC for Men's Golf
June 21 | Men's Golf
CLEVELAND – The University of Akron men's golf team, lead by senior Lucas Murray, placed four student-athletics on the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Team the league office announced on Tuesday.
The honor is the first Academic All-MAC honor for Murray. He was the only UA golfer named to the first team as Scott Landreth, Tim Lew and Cameron Simmons were named Honorable Mention Academic All-MAC. Akron was one of three schools to have four student-athletes honored on Tuesday (Ball State, Eastern Michigan).
Murray, who graduated in May with a degree in corporate financial management, finished his college career with a 3.732 GPA and broke the school record for career scoring average (73.70, 71 rounds). He was named Second-Team All-MAC this season after posting a team-best scoring average of 74.11. He led the team in Par 3 scoring (3.21), birdies (83), fewest bogeys per round (3.54), fairways hit (.638) and tied for first for lowest round (68).
Landreth, a junior majoring in business and organizational communications, has a 3.243 GPA. Appearing in 11 of 12 events for the Zips, he posted a 74.50 scoring average over 32 rounds, good for third on the team. He finished second on the team with 81 birdies and posted three top-10 and five top-25 finishes.
Lew, a redshirt sophomore with a 3.337 GPA while majoring in biology, appeared in 9 of 12 events, posting a scoring average of 76.38 (26 rounds). He shot the second-lowest round of the season (69) for the Zips during the third round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 22).
Simmons posted a scoring average of 74.28 (29 rounds), second-best on the team. A sophomore majoring in sports and exercise science with a 3.202 GPA, earned a spot on the MAC All-Tournament team after finishing tied for fifth at the MAC Championships (April 29-May 1). He led the team in final-round scoring (73.30), fewest double-bogey holes/round (0.38), fewest putts/round (30.09), sand saves (.435) and tied for first for lowest round (68) and Par 5 scoring (4.88).
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
2010-11 Men's Golf Academic All-MAC Team
Lucas Murray, Akron
Alex Stinson, Ball State
Nick Carbary, Eastern Michigan
John Hahn, Kent State
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
Kevin Miller, Kent State
Tim Kay, Northern Illinois
Andrew Frame, Northern Illinois
2010-11 Men's Golf Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention
Scott Landreth, Akron
Tim Lew, Akron
Cameron Simmons, Akron
TJ Carpenter, Ball State
Tony Lazzara, Ball State
Joe Gasser, Ball State
Derek East, Eastern Michigan
Casey Olsen, Eastern Michigan
Adam Winwood, Eastern Michigan
Paul Grauer, Ohio
Brad Lucas, Ohio
Jean Hubert-Trahan, Toledo
