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Three Men's Golfers Earn Academic All-MAC Accolades
June 15 | Men's Golf
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CLEVELAND – For just the second time in program history, three Akron men's golfers have been named to the Academic All-MAC team, the Mid-American Conference office announced on Monday.
The Zips also had a program-best three selections during the 2012-13 season. Akron's three selections tied Eastern Michigan for the most among the league's nine programs. A total of 16 student-athletes were named to the academic team.
Juniors Louis Birchall and Ryan Harris were named Academic All-MAC for the second-straight year while Zach Gollwitzer earned his first honor.
Birchall, who owns a 3.810 GPA in biology, appeared in all 11 events for the Zips, posting a team-best 75.15 scoring average over 33 rounds. He posted one top-five and three top-25 finishes this season while carding four rounds of par or better this season. In addition to being named Academic All-MAC, Birchall was named MAC Golfer of the Week on October 8 after finishing in second place at The Firestone Invitational, nearly winning the event.
Harris appeared in 10-of-11 events this season, posting a 75.53 scoring average over 30 rounds. He posted two top-25 finishes. Harris finished the season with five rounds of par or better, and 20-of-30 rounds scored at 76 or better. Harris is a business administration major with a 3.400 cumulative GPA.
Gollwitzer, a marketing management major with a 3.881 GPA, appeared in eight events during his sophomore campaign. He posted a 77.30 scoring average over 23 rounds played. He posted two rounds of par or better, including career-low rounds of 72 at the Golfweek Program Challenge and Fall Preview at Sagamore, and recorded 12 rounds of 77 or better.
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.
Name, School, Class, GPA
Louis Birchall, Akron, Jr., 3.810
Zach Gollwitzer, Akron, So., 3.881
Ryan Harris, Akron, Jr., 3.400
McCormick Clouser, Ball State, Sr., 3.711
Ryan Triller, Bowling Green, Sr., 3.447
Jose Narro, Bowling Green, So., 3.444
Michael Blair, Eastern Michigan, Sr., 3.21
Kyle Rodes, Eastern Michigan, So., 3.78
Brett White, Eastern Michigan, Jr., 3.43
Sebastian Bendsen, Kent State, Jr., 3.865
Taylor Zoller, Kent State, Sr., 3.683
Joo-Young Lee, Northern Illinois, So., 3.334
Andrew Mlyarski, Ohio, Sr., 3.517
Peyton White, Ohio, So., 3.610
Chris Selfridge, Toledo, Sr., 3.368
Mike Lancaster, Toledo, Sr., 3.581
