USU Golf Team Earns Golf Coaches Association of America Academic Award

Utah State's [University] golf team has received the all-academic team award from the Golf Coaches Association of America for the second-straight year it was announced Wednesday [July 30, 2014].

In all, Utah State was one of just 11 Division I men's golf programs to earn President's Special Recognition status for having a team grade point average of 3.4 or better.

During the 2013-14 academic year, Utah State's golf team had an overall grade point average of 3.402 led by senior Tanner Higham (Shelley, Idaho) who was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar for the second time in as many years as he has a 3.93 GPA majoring in nutrition, dietetics and food sciences.

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