April 27, 2016 SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Gonzaga men's golfers Ryan Gaske and Sean Walsh were selected to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team Wednesday.
Walsh is in the midst of the best season in program history and has a 3.33 GPA. His 71.50 season average is the lowest in program history by nearly two strokes. The lone senior on this season's roster also owns the lowest career average in program history at 73.17. He has finished at par or better in 18 of the 30 rounds he has played this season.
Walsh, a Business Administration major, has finished in the top-20 in each of the 10 events he has played in this season. He became the first Bulldog in eight years to take medalist honors at a tournament, winning the Saint Mary's Invitational early in the season. The Keller, Texas native later won the Wyoming Desert Invitational. He has four top-10 finishes and three top-five finishes this season.
The regional rounds of the NCAA Championships are May 16-18. A live selection show of this year's field of golfers will be revealed on the Golf Channel on May 5 at 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Gaske appeared in nine events and played 27 rounds. His season average of 75.48 was the second-lowest on the team. The junior's relative to par was four-over. He had two top-20 finishes. Gaske ended the season by going four-over, a 220 total, at the West Coast Conference Championships. He tied for 17th at the WCC Championships. The Sport Management major boasts a 3.75 GPA.
Will Brueckner, David Ganz and Angus Montgomery were all named Academic All-WCC honorable mention.
Loyola Marymount senior Connor Campbell headlines the list as a three-time Academic First Team selection. Four student-athletes make their second straight all-academic first team: San Francisco's Max Alcorn, Santa Clara's Tyler Kertson, Saint Mary's Hunter Rappleye and Walsh. Seven men's golf student-athletes honored posted a GPA of 3.50 or better.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team.
2015-16 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S GOLF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
Max Alcorn | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.87 | Business Finance |
Connor Campbell | Loyola Marymount | Sr. | 3.26 | Finance |
Geoff Fry | Pacific | Jr. | 3.51 | Business Administration |
Ryan Gaske | Gonzaga | Jr. | 3.75 | Sport Management |
Jesper Kasanen | Pacific | So. | 3.92 | Business Administration |
Tyler Kertson | Santa Clara | Jr. | 3.71 | Finance |
Hunter Rappleye | Saint Mary's | Jr. | 3.49 | Mathematics |
Hayden Shieh | Santa Clara | So. | 3.48 | Accounting |
Sean Walsh | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.33 | Business Administration |
Mathias Wentjarvi | San Francisco | So. | 3.89 | Business Finance |
2015-16 WCC MEN'S GOLF ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Will Brueckner, Gonzaga; David Ganz, Gonzaga; Blake Meek, Loyola Marymount; Angus Montgomery, Gonzaga
