The University of Akron Athletics
Murray, Landreth Named All-America Scholars
July 20 | Men's Golf
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NORMAN, Okla. – Former University of Akron men's golfer Lucas Murray and current senior Scott Landreth were named 2011 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Wednesday.
A total of 138 players in Division I were named All-America Scholars this season. The honor is the second-consecutive honor for Murray and is the first for Landreth. The honors are the fourth and fifth for the program, including Colin Clemente (2008) and Billy Williamson (1999).
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).
In addition to academic honors from the GCAA, Murray was named Academic All-MAC in June.
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.
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70-percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke-average under 76.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative 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.
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