Conference Carolinas Sees Four Earn GCAA Division II All-America Scholar Honors
NORMAN, Okla. - The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released the 2022-23 Men’s Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division II and four Barton student-athletes represented Conference Carolinas.
Daniel Adkins, Kris Jackson, Mitchell Soma and Harrison Wierse were the honorees for the Bulldogs. Jackson and Wierse both earned the same honor last season.
Barton captured the 2023 Conference Carolinas tournament title this season with both Wierse and Soma being named to the all-tournament team as top-10 finishers.
To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate’s Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50 percent of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, under 78.0 in NCAA Division II, under 79.0 in NCAA Division III, under 78.0 in NAIA, and under 77.0 in NJCAA, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
In total, 214 NCAA Division II athletes from 80 schools earned 2022-23 GCAA All-America Scholar honors.
Read the full GCAA release here.