Todd Drexler

Hitting The Books

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas men’s golf team wrapped up a great year on the links and also excelled in the classroom in 2017-18.

Head coach Brad McMakin and his team earned 15 Razorbacks Athletics Department honors and had six selections to Southeastern Conference Academic teams.

Freshman Landon Ernst found his name on four of the academic lists, earning selection to the SEC First Year and SEC Spring Academic Honor rolls. He was also a two-time Razorback Athletics Academic Honor Roll member.

Mason Overstreet, Noah Edmondson, Luis Garza, Dylan Naidoo and Alvaro Ortiz were all honored by the SEC on the 2017-18 Spring Honor Roll. Overstreet paced the team in the spring semester with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in finance, financial management and investment while leading the Razorbacks to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championship.

To be selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must meet a number of criteria including a GPA of 3.0 or better and have a minimum number of completed coursework hours that apply toward a degree.

Arkansas recently announced its 2018-19 schedule highlighted by hosting the 2019 Men’s and Women’s NCAA Championships at Blessings. McMakin enters his 13th season as the head coach of the Razorbacks and he will guide a seasoned lineup. This year’s team features one senior, Noah Edmondson, and four juniors in Mason Overstreet, Tyson Reeder, William Buhl and Luis Garza. All four members of the junior class were part of Arkansas’ NCAA Championship travel party a year ago.

Lone sophomore Landon Ernst also traveled to the postseason as an alternate. The Razorbacks welcome newcomers Wil Gibson, Julian Perico and Thomas Critch this year.

In The Classroom
SEC Academic Honor Roll
Noah Edmondson, Business Economics
Landon Ernst, Recreation & Sport Management
Luis Garza, Recreation & Sport Management
Dylan Naidoo, Business Economics
Alvaro Ortiz, Supply Chain Management
Mason Overstreet, Finance Financial Management /Investment

SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
Landon Ernst, Recreation & Sport Management

Fall 2017
Arkansas Athletics Department Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA)
Noah Edmondson
Landon Ernst
Dylan Naidoo
Charles Kim
Alvaro Ortiz
Kyle Robinson

Arkansas Athletics Department AD’s List (3.5-3.99 GPA)
Luis Garza
Mason Overstreet

Spring 2018
Arkansas Athletics Department Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA)
William Buhl
Luis Garza
Dylan Naidoo
Tyson Reeder
Landon Ernst

Arkansas Athletics Department AD’s List (3.5-3.99 GPA)
Noah Edmondson

Arkansas Athletics Department Academic Champion (4.0 GPA)
Mason Overstreet