WINTER PARK, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern men’s golf team swept the 2012 All-Sunshine State Conference awards, capturing the top honors, as announced by the conference office, May 1st. A total of 12 student-athletes have been named to the All-SSC Men's Golf Team.
A sophomore from Leatherhead, England,
Benjamin Taylor was selected as SSC Golfer of the Year. This season, Taylor posted a 71.19 stroke average over 27 rounds. He collected seven top-five finishes and two individual wins. One of his first-place finishes came at the SSC Championship, where he tallied a three-round, even-par score of 216 on a challenging course at The Concession in Bradenton, Fla. His other medalist honor came at the Otter Invitational. Taylor additionally finished second in three other events.
In his debut season from Helsingborg, Sweden, freshman
Oscar Lengdèn had a particularly strong finish to his spring season and has been tabbed SSC Freshman of the Year. Lengden logged a top-10 finish in each of the Sharks' last four tournaments. Lengden was the individual champion at Barry's Buccaneer Invitational. He then finished second at the SSC Championship, completing 54 holes just one stroke behind medalist Taylor. He concluded the spring season with a 72.96 stroke average over 27 rounds.
After assuming the helm of the NSU men's golf program heading into the fall season,
Garrett Runion led his squad to a stellar campaign and was selected as SSC Coach of the Year. The Sharks placed in the top five in all nine of the events in which they competed. The Sharks won the team title at the Queens Invitational and the St. Edward's Invitational. Runion's squad made quite a statement at the SSC Championship, posting a dominating 37-stroke win.
NSU is currently ranked No. 1 according to the Golfstat.com national rankings, heading into the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Super Regional, which will be held in Conover, N.C., May 7-9.
2012 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE MEN'S GOLF TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Ricardo Celia, Nova Southeastern, Sophomore
Marcelo Rozo, Lynn, Senior
Daniel Stapff, Barry, Senior
Ben Taylor, Nova Southeastern, Sophomore
Daniel Young, Lynn, Junior
Golfer of the Year - Ben Taylor, Nova Southeastern
Freshman of the Year - Oscar Lengden, Nova Southeastern
Coach of the Year - Garrett Runion, Nova Southeastern
SECOND TEAM
Nick Brothers, Saint Leo, Junior
Spencer Cole, Rollins, Senior
Case Gard, Florida Southern, Junior
Oscar Lengden, Nova Southeastern, Freshman
Marcus Segerstrom, Barry, Junior
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