Three Men’s Golfers Named to Golf Coaches All-America Scholar Team
7/25/2024 12:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – A trio of Michigan State men's golfers were selected to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) 2023-24 All-America Scholar Team.
The Spartans recognized are recent graduates Drew Hackett and Bradley Smithson and rising senior Ashton McCulloch.
Hackett, who was selected to the Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators last month, carried a 3.704 grade-point average while completing his master's of business administration.
Smithson, who earned his degree in advertising management, carried a 3.314 grade-point average and McCulloch, an applied engineering science major, enters his senior year at Michigan State with a 3.317 grade-point average.
To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA. In addition, they must participate in 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a scoring average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.20.
There were 532 Division I athletes from 180 schools recognized this year. Michigan State was one of seven schools in the Big Ten Conference to have at least three golfers honored.
The Spartans recognized are recent graduates Drew Hackett and Bradley Smithson and rising senior Ashton McCulloch.
Hackett, who was selected to the Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators last month, carried a 3.704 grade-point average while completing his master's of business administration.
Smithson, who earned his degree in advertising management, carried a 3.314 grade-point average and McCulloch, an applied engineering science major, enters his senior year at Michigan State with a 3.317 grade-point average.
To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA. In addition, they must participate in 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a scoring average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.20.
There were 532 Division I athletes from 180 schools recognized this year. Michigan State was one of seven schools in the Big Ten Conference to have at least three golfers honored.
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