Lakers’ Wilcox Selected GCAA Division II
Honorable Mention All-American
June 5, 2007
MORROW, Ga. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released its All-American teams for Division II on Friday, and Clayton State’s Will Wilcox was selected honorable mention All-American. He was one of nine golfers from the Peach Belt Conference that were honored as All-American this season (first team, second team, third team, honorable mention).
Wilcox, a sophomore from Pell City, Ala., is the first Clayton State golfer to be selected Division II All-American since 1999 after a stellar spring season following his transfer to Clayton State from Division I Alabama-Birmingham.
He is also the third Laker ever to earn All-American honors in men’s golf. The son of UAB women’s head golf coach Kim Wilcox was previously selected last week as Division II All-Southeast Region.
"I am excited for Will," said Clayton State head coach Barry Harwell. "This is a reward for his hard work and outstanding play this spring. It will also give the rest of the team some added encouragement to put in the time it takes to elevate their own games"
Wilcox was the first Clayton State golfer to qualify for the NCAA Tournament since 2005. He competed in the Atlantic/Southeast Super Regional at the Savannah Quarters Country Club in Savannah, Ga., on May 7-9, finishing eighth overall and missing qualifying for the NCAA Division II National Tournament by one stroke.
Despite not qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament, Wilcox finished the season on a hot streak. After finishes of 37th and 25th in the Lakers’ first two tournaments of the spring, he had six straight Top 10 finishes.
In addition to his eighth-place finish at the NCAA Regionals, Wilcox also finished tied for eighth at the Rendleman Invitational, tied for seventh at BMW Collegiate, tied for fourth at the Bobcat Invitational and had second-place finishes at both the North Alabama Spring Classic and the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
Wilcox was one of only two players to post a sub-par score at the North Alabama Spring Classic, and he finished one stroke off the final lead at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. That was enough for him to qualify for NCAA Regionals.
Wilcox’s 74.2 scoring average is tied for the best ever in a season at Clayton State. He’s currently ranked 16th in the nation in Division II in scoring average, and will compete in the Alabama State Amateur on June 7-10 in Mobile.
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