FORT WAYNE, IN - Francis Marion University sophomore Jacob Tveit is among 13 golfers named to the 2005-06 Division I Independent Men's Golf All-Academic Team announced on Tuesday.
The cumulative grade point average of the 13-member team is 3.62.
Tveit, a biology major, appeared in eight tournaments this past year and compiled a 75.4 stroke average for 23 rounds. He recorded two top-20 finishes, including a 14th-place showing at the recent Division I Independent Championships. Francis Marion completed its first year of transitioning from NCAA Division II to Division I affiliation with a 67-63-5 team record.
Junior Chris Shuford of Longwood University, who is majoring in chemistry, physics, and mathematics, owns the team’s highest GPA at 3.956.
Nominations for the squad were accepted for student-athletes who had at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA, had reached sophomore athletic standing, and had participated in 50 percent of their team’s matches for the 2005-06 school year.
2005-06 Division I Independent Men’s Golf All-Academic Team
Player, School (Hometown) Yr. GPA Major
Louie Bishop, UC Davis (Murrieta, Calif.) Jr. 3.70 Managerial Economics
Wallace Booth, Augusta State (Perthshire, Scotland) Jr. 3.40 Business
Matt Fry, IPFW (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Jr. 3.60 Business
Zac Gelow, Savannah State (Brunswick, Ga.) So. 3.70 Marketing
Tom Gempel, Northern Colorado (Parker, Colo.) So. 3.49 Business
Kevin Johnson, Longwood (Forest, Va.) Sr. 3.444 Business Administration
Patrick Leffers, IPFW (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Sr. 3.85 Chemistry
Anthony Molitor, Idaho State (Pocatello, Idaho) Sr. 3.799 Physical Education
Colin Norris, Texas Pan American (Calgary, AB, Canada) Jr. 3.349 Psychology
Jordan Rogers, Utah Valley State (Spanish Fork, Utah) So. 3.69 Education
Chris Shuford, Longwood (Fredericksburg, Va.) Jr. 3.956 Chemistry/Physics/Math
Jon Stecher, Northern Colorado (Fargo, N.D.) Jr. 3.63 Business Marketing
Jacob Tveit, Francis Marion (Romelanda, Sweden) So. 3.407 Biology
