GLIAC — Wayne State senior Brendan Seys has been named 2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of the Year announced by the conference office on Wednesday (April 15), while Grand Valley State freshman Charles Delong was named GLIAC Freshman of the Year. The 2020 All-GLIAC Men's Golf Team has also been announced.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brendan Seys - Wayne State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Charles Delong - Grand Valley St.
Charles Delong (DeWitt, Mich.) has been named the 2020 GLIAC Freshman of the Year it was announced by the league office. Delong turned in an outstanding freshman campaign in which he won twice and finished among the top two three times in five tournaments played. His scoring average of 71.69 for 13 rounds played ranks third all-time in GVSU annals for a season. Delong opened his career by taking medalist honors in his first collegiate tournament (Don Underwood Invite) with a -3 (210) and closed the fall with a second-place finish at the Northwood Invitational and a win in record-setting fashion at the Davenport Panther Invitational. Delong carded a two-round 134 (-8), including an opening round 66 (-5) which is tied for second all-time in the GVSU record books for a low round. Delong is the fifth Laker to be named GLIAC Freshman of the Year.
A complete list of the 2020 All-GLIAC Men's Golf teams are listed below:
2020 GLIAC All-Conference Men's Golf Teams |
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First Team | |||
Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/High School |
Brendan Seys | Wayne State | Sr. | Port Lambton, Ont. ./ Ursuline College Chatham |
Charles Delong | Grand Valley St | Fr. | DeWitt, Mich./ DeWitt High School |
Cameron Lippoldt | Northwood | Sr. | Midland, Mich./ Midland High School |
Grant Haefner | Wayne State | Sr. | Berkley, Mich./ Bloomfield Hills |
Benjamin Jones | Ashland | Jr. | Strongsville, Ohio / Padua Franciscan |
Nick Winiarski | Wayne State | Sr. | Flushing, Mich./ Flushing High School |
Second Team | |||
Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/High School |
Nick Krueger | Grand Valley St. | Fr. | Spring Lake, Mich./ Spring Lake High School |
Andrew Kolar | Ashland | Fr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern |
Thomas Hursey | Ferris State | So. | Suttons Bay, Mich. / Suttons Bay |
Austin Alexander | Wayne State | Sr. | Farmington Hills, Mich./ North Farmington |
Matt Prince | Wayne State | Sr. | Oxford, Mich./ Oxford High School |
Austin Deiters | Northwood | Sr. | Midland, Mich./. Dow High School |
Honorable Mention | |||
Name | School | Yr. | Hometown/High School |
Nathan Kraynyk | Ferris State | Fr. | Buffalo Point, Manitoba / Shattuck-St. Mary's |
Danny Sanicki | Parkside | Fr. | Menomonee Falls, Wis./ Menomonee Falls |
Gunnar Stein | Saginaw Valley St. | Jr. | Houghton, Mich. / Houghton HS |
Drew Coble | Grand Valley St. | Fr. | Lake Orion, Mich./ Lake Orion High School |
Jagger Richard | Northwood | Sr. | Laingburg, Mich. / Laingsburg High School |
James Staab | Northwood | Jr. | Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview High School |