MELBOURNE, Fla. – A total of 21 student-athletes earned 2017 Sunshine State Conference golf All-Conference honors announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Among the 21 selected, the Nova Southeastern University men's and women's golf teams earned two honors with senior
Richard Mansell earning his third straight, while junior
Michelle Ruiz picks up her first all-conference award.
Ruiz was among the 10 women selected as an All-SSC honoree, earning a spot on the Second Team. Throughout the 2016-17 season, Ruiz has led the team with a 75.15 stroke average. She finished tied for third at the Sunshine State Conference tournament leading the team to their fifth conference title since 2008 and earning a spot on the SSC All-Tournament team. She also led the team to two other tournament wins during the regular season and earned individual medalist honors at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational in March.
On the men's side, Mansell picked up his third straight All-SSC honor earning a spot on the First Team. He was a 2016 All-SSC Honorable Mention and a 2015 First Team All-SSC selection. Mansell has been one of the more consistent performers on the links this year for the men's team leading the team with a 71.27 stroke average. The senior posted seven top-five finishes in 2016-17 which included individual medalist honors at the Armstrong Pirate Men's Invitational in February. Perhaps his biggest honor, aside for earning SSC Player of the Week honors three times this season, was being selected to represent Team Europe in the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup that is schedule for this upcoming summer in Atlanta.
Both the men's and women's teams are completing the final round of their respective NCAA regional tournaments on Wednesday. A complete list of the 21 All-SSC honors including SSC Players of the Year, SSC Freshmen of the Year and SSC Coaches of the Year is detailed below.
Golfer of the Year: Marie Coors, Saint Leo
Freshman of the Year: Charlotte Puts, Barry
Coach of the Year: Shannon Sykora, Barry
WOMEN'S GOLF
| 2017 All-SSC First Team |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Marie Coors*$ |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Gross-Zimmern, Germany |
| Tilda Larsson*$& |
Barry |
So. |
Emmaboda, Sweden |
| Brittany LaPadula* |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Port St. Lucie, Florida |
| Charlotte Puts |
Barry |
Fr. |
Weert, The Netherlands |
| Paola Ortiz |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Morelia, Mexico |
| - |
|
|
|
| 2017 All-SSC Second Team |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Amanda Jakobsson# |
Saint Leo |
Jr. |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Michelle Ruiz |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Lexie Toth^% |
Rollins |
Jr. |
Dublin, Ohio |
| Paige Lyle |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Orlando, Florida |
| Sam Barber |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Cape Town, South Africa |
* = 2016 All-SSC First Team
^ = 2016 All-SSC Second Team
# = 2016 All-SSC Honorable Mention
$ = 2016 Player of the Year
& = 2016 Freshman of the Year
% = 2015 All-SSC Second Team
1Jessica Bradley, Lynn (2014-15), Sandra Changkija, Nova Southeastern (2010-11), Charlotte Campbell, Rollins (2004,2006), and Jennifer Beames, Rollins (2000, 2003) have all been named Golfer of the Year twice.
2Tilda Larsson of Barry was named Freshman of the Year in 2016
3Barry women won the Lady Moc Classic, World Golf Invitational, and Flagler Fall Slam in 2016-17.
MEN'S GOLF
| 2017 All-SSC First Team |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| John VanDerLaan^%@ |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Southbury, Connecticut |
| Richard Mansell#~ |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Staffordshire, England |
| Niclas Weiland^& |
Barry |
So. |
Linkoping, Sweden |
| John Coultas*$% |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Valrico, Florida |
| Manuel Torres* |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Caracas, Venezuela |
| - |
|
|
|
| 2017 All-SSC Second Team |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Mateo Gomez*~ |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Cali, Colombia |
| Mario Beltran*%!= |
Barry |
Sr. |
Valencia, Spain |
| Kyle Brey |
Barry |
Jr. |
Farmingdale, New York |
| Felix Kvarnstrom |
Lynn |
Fr. |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Ryan Gendron |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Tampa, Florida |
| - |
|
|
|
| 2017 All-SSC Honorable Mention |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Jakob Van De Flierdt |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Munich, Germany |
* = 2016 All-SSC First Team
^ = 2016 All-SSC Second Team
# = 2016 All-SSC Honorable Mention
$ = 2016 Player of the Year
& = 2016 Freshman of the Year
~ = 2015 All-SSC First Team
% = 2015 All-SSC Second Team
@ = 2015 Freshman of the Year
! = 2014 All-SSC First Team
= = 2014 Freshman of the Year
1Jude Eustaquio of Florida Southern and Adam Svensson of Barry also won Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in their career
2Ricardo Gouveia was named Freshman of the Year in 2010
3Chris Greenwood (2006, 2008) and Eric Abreu (2004)
4Chris Greenwood at Lynn (2006, 2008), Doug Gordin of Florida Southern (1999, 2001, 2010), and Kyle Frakes of Rollins (1993, 2000, 2002, 2003)
