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Olafur Loftsson earned his second GCAA all-America Scholar award.
NORMAN, Okla. - Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Divisions I, II and the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA. A total of 146 players in Division I, 52 in Division II and 14 in NAIA earned the honor. For the seventh straight year, the Charlotte 49ers landed at least two golfers on the list of Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Division I. Seniors Olafur Loftsson (Gardabaer, Iceland) and Tyler Mitchell (Cadiz, Ky.) both earned all-America Scholar honors. Loftsson is named for the second time while Mitchell earned his first honor. Loftsson, a two-time all-Atlantic 10 choice, was second on the team with a 73.26 stroke average as a senior and had a 3.60 GPA as a Finance major. during his four-year career with the 49ers, he helped Charlotte to four NCAA Tournaments and three Atlantic 10 Championships. He also qualified for 2011 PGA Wyndham Championship, competing as an amateur. Loftsson becomes the sixth 49er to earn two awards. Mitchell, a 3.60 Marketing major, owned a career-best 73.97 stroke average as a senior. He posted three top 25 finishes as a senior while helping the 49ers to a runner-up finish in the Atlantic 10 Championship and an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. 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 70-percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I 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. Charlotte 49ers Named GCAA Scholar all-America 2012: Olafur Loftsson; Tyler Mitchell 2011: Will Golden; Rafael Guerrero; Olafur Loftsson 2010: Will Golden; Corey Nagy 2009: Corey Nagy, Stefan Wiedergruen 2008: Andrew DiBitetto, Jonas Enander Hedin, Stefan Wiedergruen 2007: Andrew DiBitetto; Jonas Enander Hedin 2006: Matt Mincer, Ray Sheedy
2012 Division I Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Abraham Ancer, Oklahoma Troy Anderson, Denver Spencer Anderson, Duke Josh Apple, George Mason Nicholas Austin, Richmond Sebastian Backlund, Francis Marion Philip Bagdade, Arizona Blayne Barber, Auburn Thomas Bass, UNCW Evan Beck, Wake Forest Lee Bedford, Wake Forest Jack Belote, Memphis Russel Boring, UC Santa Barbara Christopher Brant, Iowa Matt Brown, Furman Tom Brown, Mississippi Nicholas Brown, Southern Miss Zahkai Brown, Colorado State Hunter Brown, UTA Max Buckley, SMU Russell Budd, DePaul Chris Burger, Xavier TJ Carpenter, Ball State Bruno Carvalho, IPFW John Catlin, New Mexico Derek Chang, Augusta State Daniel Charen, Ohio State David Chung, Stanford Anthony Conn, Youngstown State Chad Day, NC State John De Beer, TCU Trey DelGreco, Vanderbilt Breandon Doyle, Columbia Tyler Duncan, Purdue Miguel Echavarria, Michigan Alex Edfort, Pacific Dan Ellis, Michigan State David Ellis, Michigan State Anders Engell, Saint Mary's (Calif.) Rhys Enoch, East Tennessee State David Erdy, Indiana Jeff Evans, Southern Utah Finley Ewing IV, Texas Tech Benjamin Feld, Drexel Preston Fielding, Penn Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA Brian Fister, Eastern Kentucky Hank Frame, Washington State Dylan Frittelli, Texas Joe Gasser, Ball State Ben Geyer, Saint Mary's (Calif.) Brendan Gillins, Augusta State Joshua Granger, UC Davis Paul Grauer, Ohio Kristopher Gray, Gardner-Webb Austin Gray, Longwood Mitch Gray, Campbell Ben Greene, Kennesaw State Antonio Grillo, Harvard Eric Grimberg, Saint Mary's (Calif.) Luke Guthrie, Illinois Hunter Hamrick, Alabama Charlie Harrison, Wake Forest Ricky Hearden, Illinois State Michael Hebert, Auburn Robert Hoadley UNCG David Holtgrewe, Oral Roberts John Duke Hudson, College of Charleston Charlie Hughes, Washington Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State Drew Imel, IPFW Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State Daniel Kim, Gardner-Webb Leon Knoll, San Diego Richard Lamb, Tennessee Scott Landreth, Akron Tony Lazzara, Ball State McLain Leberte, South Alabama Steve Lee, Memphis Kenny Leech, Longwood Martin Liu, George Washington Olafur Loftsoon, Charlotte Nicholas Losole III, Northwestern Chris Malec, Louisville Ryan McCarthy, Loyola (Md.) Patrick McCormick, Loyola (Md.) Brian McKenna, St. Bonaventure Joakim Mikkelsen, Baylor Mat Miller, San Francisco Bosten Miller, Marshall Brad Miller, Richmond Kevin Miller, Kent State Tyler Mitchell, Charlotte Chris Mory, Michigan State Johnnie Motomochi, Oregon State Mark Mumford, Tulsa John Dawson Neufeld, Seton Hall Alfonso Otoya, Jacksonville State Brinson Paolini, Duke Brandon Park, Seton Hall Ben Peacock, Miami Mark Pollak, Harvard Brock Pompeani, Robert Morris Andrews Pumariega, George Washington Riley Pumphrey, Oklahoma Scott Rainaud, Fairfield Peter J. Reilly, Navy Simon Reyers, Detroit Mercy Stefan Richardson, Idaho Tom Robson, Jacksonville State James Ross, Houston Sam Ryder, Stetson Michael Sanz, Evansville Matt Schovee, SMU Lorenzo Scotto, Baylor Justin Shin, New Mexico State Cameron Simmons, Akron John Skeadas III, Davidson David Smith, South Dakota State Sebastian Soderberg, Coastal Carolina Tyler Spinella, North Texas Alex Stinson, Ball State Brian Sunker, Fresno State Julian Suri, Duke Tom Usher, Notre Dame Daniel Walker, Richmond David Watkins, East Carolina Andrew T. Wegeng, Butler Rhys West, Southeastern Louisiana Ben Westley, DePaul James White, Georgia Tech Thomas Wilde, Old Dominion Scotty Williams, Penn Peter Williamson, Dartmouth Cory Williamson, Arkansas State Pat Wilson, St. John's Charlie Winegardner, Coastal Carolina Brad Winters, Valparaiso Griffin Wood, Evansville Chris Worrell, Tulsa Curtis Yonke, Kansas State Daily S. Young, Missouri State Andrew Yun, Stanford |























