FRISCO – Bo Blanchard of Augusta has been named the Southland Conference’s Men's Golf Student-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Thursday.
Blanchard won the 2025 Southland Men's Golf Individual Championship and participated in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, where they eventually advanced to the NCAA Championships.
Blanchard is ranked 196th in the nation with a stroke average of 70.9 on the season. Blanchard has six top 25 finishes on the year and 19 rounds where he shot 72 or better. At the SLC Men's Golf Championship, Blanchard was outstanding with a 66-67-67 to shoot 16 under par and win the individual title by four strokes. In addition to Player of the Year, Blanchard was also named Newcomer of the Year.
He possessed a 3.81 GPA with a major in Business Administration.
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: Bo Blanchard, Augusta
First Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Bo Blanchard |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
3.81 |
Business Administration |
| Janis Erll |
East Texas A&M |
So. |
Lich, Germany |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Matt Walters |
East Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Ballito, South Africa |
4.00 |
General Studies |
| Ken-Marten Soo |
UIW |
Sr. |
Tallinn, Estonia |
3.40 |
Kinesiology - Coaching and Leadership |
| Francisco Toboada Diaz |
UIW |
Jr. |
Pueblo, Mexico |
3.83 |
Business Administration - Accounting |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Xavier Schwarz |
Francis Marion |
Sr. |
Virigina Water, Surrey, England |
3.54 |
Marketing |
| Leander Neuhaus |
Francis Marion |
Fr. |
Hamburg, Germany |
3.91 |
Management |
| Joe Buenfeld |
UIW |
Sr. |
Southampton, England |
3.76 |
Business Administration - Sport Management |
| David Schneider Jerez |
Lamar |
Jr. |
Fuengirola, Spain |
3.55 |
Finance |
| Esteban Gonzalez |
UTRGV |
So. |
Edinburg, Texas |
3.32 |
Management |