Golf: Cameron's Svajlen leads men's academic honors
For the second consecutive year Cameron's Peter Svajlen was named Academic Player of the Year to top the list of men's golf academic honorees announced by Lone Star Conference officials Sunday night at the championship awards banquet.
Svajlen, a junior business management major from Bratislava, Slovakia,
earned the league's top academic honor and was joined by Northeastern State's Jeff Cox and Brady Wood along with Abilene Christian's Patrick Hanauer and Curtis Harris and Southwestern Oklahoma's Scott Kulczycki.
Cox, Hanauer and Harris were all repeat selections on the All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.20 grade point average and be at least a sophomore, both academically and athletically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement. All qualifying student-athletes not selected for the All-Academic Team are then named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
In addition to the six players on the All-Academic Team, eight more garnered LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll acclaim.
2008 Men's Golf All-Academic Team
Player Team Year Major Hometown
Peter Svajlen Cameron Jr. Business Mgmt. Bratislava, Slovakia
Jeff Cox Northeastern State Jr. Accounting Norman, Okla.
Patrick Hanauer Abilene Christian Jr. Management Aachen, Germany
Scott Kulczycki Southwestern Oklahoma Jr. Finance Saskatchewan, Canada
Curtis Harris Abilene Christian Sr. Exer.&Sports Science Eastland, Texas
Brady Wood Northeastern State Sr. Management Broken Arrow, Okla.
LSC Men's Golf Academic Player of the Year: Peter Svajlen, Cameron
COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL
AbileneChristian: Michael Andruchek, Jr.; Cameron: Brett Leavell, So.;
East Central: Matt Charlson, So.; Michael Vassella, So.; Northeastern State: Colby Ricks, So.; Southeastern Okla.: Jordan Sullivan, Jr.; Weslee Vance, So., Southwestern Okla.: Luke Phillips, Jr.
