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Golf coaches name 97 athletes to All-America Scholars roster

Criteria for selection include a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.200 (4.000 scale) for Division I players and 3.000 in Divisions II and III, academic standing as a junior, a season stroke average of 78 or lower for Division I players and 80 or lower for players in Divisions II and III, and participation in at least 75 percent of a school's scheduled competitive rounds.

In addition, the GCAA named Mark Wilson of North Carolina as the recipient of the 1996 Ben Hogan Award, which honors the top scholar-athlete based upon athletics accomplishment and academic performance. The award is presented by the Friends of Golf and is sponsored by the Ben Hogan Company.

Wilson was the medalist in this year's Atlantic Coast Conference championships and posted seven top-15 finishes during the season.

The GCAA also named its "Grand Slam" Scholar/Players of the Year in Divisions II and III. Chris Kolesnik of Lincoln Memorial University was recognized in Division II, while Kelly W. Karmazin of Nebraska Wesleyan University earned the honor in Division III.

Following are this year's GCAA All-America Scholars, with school and grade-point average. Those who competed in NCAA championships are are indicated with an asterisk:

Division I

John Barrington, Fresno State, 3.880; Jason R. Bartschy, Toledo, 3.310; Kristinn G. Bjarnason, Northeast Louisiana, 3.460; Eric J. Boehlert, Drake, 3.650; Laine Brantner, Iowa, 3.760; Juan Cruz Caceres, Jacksonville State, 3.240; Christian Caulum, Wisconsin, 3.550; Jason B. Compton, Ball State, 3.340; *Kris Cox, Oklahoma State, 3.380; Mike Cushing, Illinois State, 3.450; Scott Gibson, Tulsa, 3.260; Chris Gilbert, Morehead State, 3.650.

Mark Chadwick Hall, Liberty, 3.420; Troy Halterman, Kansas State, 3.270; Mark Halverson, Minnesota, 3.200; *Christopher Lars Hanell, Arizona State, 3.320; Brian Timothy Harper, Stephen F. Austin, 3.610; Bob Hayes, Dayton, 3.820; Matt Heick, Charleston (South Carolina), 3.560; J. T. Jones, Idaho, 3.360; *Michael Kemper, Indiana, 3.370; Bradford Kittsley, Penn State, 3.400; *Trip Kuehne, Oklahoma State, 3.600; David Lawrence, Rice, 3.270; John D. Lawrence, Rice, 3.560; *Ryan M. Mainey, Pacific (California), 3.320; *Chris Mathis, Texas Tech, 3.300; Chip McDonald, LSU, 3.610; Philip Meadows, Southern Mississippi, 3.470; William Moore, Notre Dame, 3.380; *Ryan Murphy, New Mexico, 3.350.

Jacques Paiement, Nebraska, 3.370; David Patrick, Charleston (South Carolina), 3.330; Jon Paupore, Eastern Michigan, 3.480; Jack Pieratt, Memphis, 3.250; Joel John Radtke, Harvard, 3.600; Ken Rizvi, Yale, 3.400; Jeremy Schmidt, Dayton, 3.400; Dan Sjostrom, Southwest Texas State, 3.560; *James Madden Skinner, Southern Methodist, 3.400; Alex L. Sleeker, William and Mary, 3.420; *Alan Stearns, Kansas, 3.200; *Mark Wilson, North Carolina, 3.610; Stephen Martin Woodard, Southern Methodist, 3.240; Jim Zettler, Xavier (Ohio), 3.280.

Division II

Jason Bangild, Charleston (West Virginia), 3.410; *Brandon M. Bowling, Cal State Stanislaus, 3.910; Jonathan Hays Burnett, Francis Marion, 3.150; *Jason Christy, Indianapolis, 3.220; Chad Clayton, Catawba, 3.900; Tony Daggett, Saginaw Valley State, 3.360; *Christopher M. Drake, Ferris State, 3.020; *Jason Freeman, Central Oklahoma, 3.100; Keith Mark Gilkes, Tampa, 3.530; *Jonathan D. Good, Valdosta State, 3.120; John D. Holling, Nebraska-Kearney, 3.810; Currie Tee Howell, Barton, 3.690; *Jukka Huuska, South Carolina-Aiken, 3.660; Richard Janski, Lewis, 3.650; *Justin K. Japour, Valdosta State, 3.040.

*Michael S. Kamber, Bellarmine, 3.230; James Andrew Kent, Presbyterian, 3.140; Chris Kolesnik, Lincoln Memorial, 4.000; Stephen L. Kuhn, Pfeiffer, 3.650; *Christian Mattfolk, Valdosta State, 3.360; William B. McArthur, Elon, 3.160; *Brian Paul Merrill, Southern Indiana, 3.490; Derek Nannen, Grand Canyon, 3.430; *Darin Newhouse, Abilene Christian, 3.780; Brian Panka, Missouri-Rolla, 3.980; Chris Rogers, East Texas State, 3.410; Anthony Romani, High Point, 3.250; Michael K. Rowland, Bellarmine, 3.680; *Gary Stewart, Rollins, 3.230; Brad Van Stavern, Abliene Christian, 3.000; *Chad Willis, Cameron, 3.560; Brian D. Zoeller, Bellarmine, 3.540.

Division III

*Brian Bazzel, UC San Diego, 3.140; *Ryan Bogan, Claremont-M-S, 3.300; *Hunt McDonald Cairns, UC San Diego, 3.030; *Stephen D. Davey, Emory, 3.290; *Jared Fryer, Methodist, 3.290; Robert B. Garrett, Augustana (Illinois), 3.180; Kelly W. Karmazin, Nebraska Wesleyan, 3.920; *Michael Korenoski, Allegheny, 3.380; Gregg Lassan, Carnegie Mellon, 3.420; Jason McDonald, Nebraska Wesleyan, 3.340; Justin McKinney, Principia, 3.370; *Michael Porter, Skidmore, 3.160; *Chris Rittberger, Ohio Wesleyan, 3.240; *Peter Justin Roberts, UC San Diego, 3.390; *Brett Robison, Luther, 3.270; Mason Ross, Upper Iowa, 3.050; Dirk Thomas Saubier, Babson, 3.350; *Paul D. Snyder, Ohio Wesleyan, 3.560; *Cory Super, Gustavus Adolphus, 3.660; *Brian Unk, John Carroll, 3.450.