FRISCO, Texas – Ryan O’Neil of Nicholls has been named the Southland Conference’s Men’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, as the annual All-Academic Team was announced Tuesday.
O’Neil carries a 3.51 grade point average in Business Administration and was named to the All-Southland Second Team. He was twice named Southland Golfer of the Month and posted a 74.13 stroke average for the year, claiming two top 5 finishes in the spring. Lasr season, was named Southland Men's Golf Student-Athlete of the Year, Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar, All-Southland First Team, Southland All-Academic First Team and All-Louisiana Second Team.
He is joined on the all-academic first team by first team all-conference selections Braxton Kuntz of Nicholls and Carl Hardin of Lamar, as well as Jacob Lindh of Lamar and Henry Augenstein of New Orleans.
Lamar has three total all-academic selections, with HCU and Nicholls having two picks each. Francis Marion, New Orleans, and A&M-Commerce each have one selection.
The all-academic teams are voted on by a head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA and completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
Student-Athlete of the Year: Ryan O’Neil, Nicholls
First Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Ryan O’Neil |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
3.51 |
Business Administration |
| Henry Augenstein |
New Orleans |
Gr. |
Columbia, S.C. |
3.89 |
Master’s – Business Administration |
| Carl Hardin * |
Lamar |
Jr. |
Loddekopinge, Sweden |
3.04 |
Business Education |
| Braxton Kuntz * |
Nicholls |
So. |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
4.00 |
Finance |
| Jacob Lindh |
Lamar |
R-Sr. |
Skanor, Sweden |
3.91 |
Industrial Engineering |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Braeden Barnett |
Francis Marion |
R-Fr. |
Gallivants Ferry, S.C. |
3.81 |
Physics |
| Ben Caton |
HCU |
Sr. |
St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
3.94 |
Finance |
| Hugo Hellman |
Lamar |
Gr. |
Salem, Sweden |
3.80 |
Finance |
| Kittiphong Phaituncharoensuk |
A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
Phuket, Thailand |
3.70 |
Sport & Recreation Management |
| Michael Townsend |
HCU |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Texas |
4.00 |
Management |
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