Men's Golf team lands another academic honor

Four Tiffin University men's golfers were named to the Srixon/Cleveland All American Scholar team.
Four Tiffin University men's golfers were named to the Srixon/Cleveland All American Scholar team.

Four Tiffin University men's golfers were named to the Srixon/Cleveland All American Scholar Division II team.

Landing the honors for TU were Tomas Krivanec, Cameron McCloskey, Samuel Reig, and Julian Bartucca.

Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars were named for Divisions I, II, NAIA, and NJCAA. It was a record setting year for the award as 540 student-athletes earned the title of All-America Scholar, the most since the awards inception in 1982. Out of the 540 honorees, 266 players were Division I selections, 112 in Division II, 23 NAIA recipients, and 18 NJCAA award winners.  

To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically in Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in there last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 78.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, 77.0 in NJCAA, 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.

Earlier this season the Golf Coaches Association of America announced the 2018-19 Academic Awards for men's golf, with Tiffin also receiving All-Academic Team honors for their efforts in the classroom. The Dragons were one of 193 schools nationwide, and just 32 in Division II, to receive the recognition, which is given to teams that post a combined GPA of 3.0 or better.