Army West Point Athletics
Turner Named Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of Year
May 03, 2018 | Men's Golf
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Army West Point junior Nick Turner was selected the Patriot League Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, when it was announced by the league office on Thursday.
Turner earned a spot on the five-man Patriot League Golf Academic All-League team as well.Â
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
Turner fired a 7-over par 223 to earn First-Team All-Patriot League honors with a fifth-place finish, while helping the Black Knights tie for second-place overall at the conference championship.Â
The Reno, Nevada native is an electrical engineering major, carrying a 3.734 cumulative GPA, having earned a spot on the Dean's List in each of his five semesters at West Point. Turner has been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll twice throughout his career.
The junior led the Cadets in four tournaments this year, and finished as Army's first or second best golfer in all of its tournaments this past season.
The Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each individual sport comprises the pool of nominees for the Corvias Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards given out over the summer. One male and one female are selected for this honor.
2017-18 Patriot League Men's Golf Academic Honors
Patriot League Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Nick Turner, Army West Point (Jr.)
Patriot League Men's Golf Academic All-League Team: Nick Turner, Army West Point (Jr.), J.P. Raftery, Bucknell (Jr.), Connor O'Brien, Bucknell, Owen Quinn, Lehigh (So.), Ethan Wall, Loyola Maryland (Sr.)
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