Tenpas and Lang Named to Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
5/17/2018 11:32:00 AM | Men's Golf
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Davidson's Nathan Tenpas and Jack Lang have been named to the Atlantic 10 Men's Golf All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office Thursday morning.
"I'm very proud of Nathan and Jack," said A-10 Coach of the Year Tim Straub. "Their hard work both in the classroom and on the golf course shows their commitment to being stellar student athletes."
A senior from Chevy Chase, Md., Tenpas has received a number of academic awards during his four-year career, including the 2018 William Gillespie McGavock Mathematics Award, the 2016 William D. Vinson Mathematics Award, and 2015 Alumni Association Award, given annually for the top-academic average during the first-year of study.
In addition to being tied for the best GPA in the Class of 2018, Tenpas is one of eight seniors apart of Phi Beta Kappa.
On the course, Tenpas worked his way into the lineup late last season after battling an injury as a freshman and sophomore. In 10 career events, he posted a 77.82 career stroke average, highlighted by an even-par 71 at the Marshall Invitational.
A two-time all-conference performer, Lang led the Wildcats with a 73.93 stroke average, including 10 rounds of par of better, two Top-5 finishes and three Top-10s.
Lang, a Psychology major from Lexington, Mass., finished tied for fourth at the Firestone Invitational with a 54-hole total of 215 (-1). His second Top-5 showing of 2017-18 and sixth of his career came at the 2018 Seahawk Intercollegiate where his placed second out of 81 competitors.
A year ago, Lang captured the 2017 Atlantic 10 Individual title, which earned him a spot in the NCAA College Grove Regional.
Davidson, the 2018 Atlantic 10 Champions, is coming off its first-ever NCAA Regional appearance as a team. The Wildcats' conference title was their first since the 1968 campaign.
2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf All-Academic Team
Jack Lang, Davidson
Nathan Tenpas, Davidson
Eric Edwards, George Mason
Brock Kovach, George Mason
Logan Lowe, George Washington
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Davidson's Nathan Tenpas and Jack Lang have been named to the Atlantic 10 Men's Golf All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office Thursday morning.
"I'm very proud of Nathan and Jack," said A-10 Coach of the Year Tim Straub. "Their hard work both in the classroom and on the golf course shows their commitment to being stellar student athletes."
A senior from Chevy Chase, Md., Tenpas has received a number of academic awards during his four-year career, including the 2018 William Gillespie McGavock Mathematics Award, the 2016 William D. Vinson Mathematics Award, and 2015 Alumni Association Award, given annually for the top-academic average during the first-year of study.
In addition to being tied for the best GPA in the Class of 2018, Tenpas is one of eight seniors apart of Phi Beta Kappa.
On the course, Tenpas worked his way into the lineup late last season after battling an injury as a freshman and sophomore. In 10 career events, he posted a 77.82 career stroke average, highlighted by an even-par 71 at the Marshall Invitational.
A two-time all-conference performer, Lang led the Wildcats with a 73.93 stroke average, including 10 rounds of par of better, two Top-5 finishes and three Top-10s.
Lang, a Psychology major from Lexington, Mass., finished tied for fourth at the Firestone Invitational with a 54-hole total of 215 (-1). His second Top-5 showing of 2017-18 and sixth of his career came at the 2018 Seahawk Intercollegiate where his placed second out of 81 competitors.
A year ago, Lang captured the 2017 Atlantic 10 Individual title, which earned him a spot in the NCAA College Grove Regional.
Davidson, the 2018 Atlantic 10 Champions, is coming off its first-ever NCAA Regional appearance as a team. The Wildcats' conference title was their first since the 1968 campaign.
2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf All-Academic Team
Jack Lang, Davidson
Nathan Tenpas, Davidson
Eric Edwards, George Mason
Brock Kovach, George Mason
Logan Lowe, George Washington
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