FRISCO, Texas – Ben Caton of HCU has been named the Southland Conference’s Men’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Year per the conference's announcement Friday. This marks Caton's third time earning academic all-conference honors.
Caton carried a 4.0 graduate grade point average in his pursuit of a Master's in Data Analytics and was named to the All-Conference Second Team. He led HCU with a 73.42 scoring average this season and had seven rounds below par with five par rounds, shooting a low round of 66. Caton helped lead the Huskies to a fourth place finish at the SLC Championships, tying for 10th in the individual table.
He is joined on the all-academic first team by first team all-conference selection Carl Hardin of Lamar along with Jacob Lindh of Lamar, Xavier Schwarz of Francis Marion and Thomas Artigas of New Orleans.
Lamar has three total all-academic selections, with New Orleans having two. Francis Marion, UIW, Southeastern, 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 3.25 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 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
Student-Athlete of the Year: Ben Caton, HCU
First Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Carl Hardin * |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Loddekopinge, Sweden |
3.60 |
Finance and Economics |
| Ben Caton |
HCU |
Gr. |
St. Andrew's, Fife, Scotland |
4.00 |
Master’s - Data Analytics |
| Jacob Lindh |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Skanor, Sweden |
3.94 |
Industrial Engineering |
| Xavier Schwarz |
Francis Marion |
Sr. |
Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
3.69 |
Marketing |
| Thomas Artigas |
New Orleans |
R-Sr. |
Alicante, Spain |
3.87 |
Master's - Finance |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Carson Hunsucker |
UIW |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
3.94 |
Businesss Administration |
| Grayson Glorioso |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
3.51 |
Communication |
| David Schneider Jerez |
Lamar |
So. |
Fuengirola, Spain |
3.63 |
Finance |
| Kyle Bennett |
New Orleans |
Sr. |
Zachary, La. |
3.55 |
Finance |
| Chance Mulligan |
A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
Dallas, Texas |
3.80 |
Business Administration |
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