Michigan State University Athletics
Heinze and Netzel Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars
7/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State men's golfers Charlie Netzel and Josh Heinze have been named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars, as announced by the GCAA. In total, now just 14 MSU golfers have earned this prestigious honor.
A total of 218 players in Division I, 91 in Division II and 12 in NAIA earned the honor.
Netzel, from Western Springs, Illinois, was also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar this season. The junior, who is majoring in management, is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. On the course, Netzel competed in all 12 events this season for the Spartans. In his best finish of the season, Netzel finished tied for fourth in the Challenge at Champions Dual.
Heinze, a junior from Canton, Michigan, is in his first season as a Spartan. Heinze and senior Mitch Rutledge were the first Spartans to earn All-Midwest Region honors since Matthew Moseley in 2013 and current assistant coach Dan Ellis in 2012.
In his first season with the Spartans after transferring from Eastern Michigan, Heinze captured the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate in Columbus in April. He had three top five finishes this season.
Both Netzel and Heinze helped guide the Spartans to the 2016 Big Ten Match Play Championship title in February. The duo also helped Michigan State win the Fossum Memorial with a school record 54-hole score of 31-under 833 (279-275-279).
The duo of golfers were the first to be honored with the award since Ellis in 2013. Ellis earned the recognition for the two-straight seasons, becoming the fourth Spartan to win the award twice.
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon 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, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, 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.
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