NORMAN, Okla. – Nine Southern Conference student-athletes were among the 206 Division I golfers named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Wednesday.

ETSU’s Tom Heggarty, Chris Hickman, Gudmundur Kristjansson, Adrian Meronk and Rhys Pugh; Furman’s Preston Cole and Wehman Hopke; UNCG’s Roy Dixon and Western Carolina’s J.T. Poston all earned the distinction.

The Bucs’ five golfers were the most by any Division I school to receive All-America Scholar honors, while Whitworth (Division III) also had five of its student-athletes earn the accolade in May.

A total of 206 players in Division I, 91 in Division II and 17 in NAIA earned the honor. Additionally, 34 honorees were added to the previously released Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50 percent of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative 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.