April 22, 2003
Texas A&M junior Parker Briley has been named to the 2003 Men's Golf Academic All-Big 12 Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
Briley is a finance major from Abilene. He has played in six tournaments this season and ranks fifth on the team in scoring. He is among 31 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the men's golf academic all-league squad consisted of 23 first team members combined with eight on the second team. First team members are those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible.
Many of these student-athletes will compete at the Big 12 Conference Men's Golf Championships next Monday and Tuesday at Southern Hills Golf Course in Tulsa, Okla., site of the 2001 U.S. Open. Texas is the defending Big 12 champion after winning the 2002 event by one stroke over second-place Oklahoma State and three strokes over third-place Oklahoma. OSU's Anders Hultman and OU's John Kidwell shared medalist honors, with Hultman winning a playoff.
Last year's men's golf title was the first for Texas in the Big 12. Four different schools have won Big 12 men's golf championships. OSU captured the 1997, 1998 and 2000 tournaments, Kansas won the 1999 crown and Baylor the 2001 event.
Complete results for the championships will be available at the league's web site at www.big12sports.com.
2003 Men's Golf Academic All-Big 12
First Team (3.20-plus grade point average; *indicates nominated with a 4.00
GPA)
Name, School Class Major
Hometown
Trevar Matheson, Baylor Sr. Accounting
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Jon Antunes, Baylor Jr. Management
Belton, Texas
Will McDonald, Baylor So. Recreation
Birmingham, Ala.
Kevin Oswald, Iowa State Sr. MBA
Duluth, Minn.
Greg Stephanson, Iowa State Sr. Finance
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jeremy Lyons, Iowa State Jr. Management
Glenwood City, Wis.
Greg Douglas, Kansas State Jr. Social Sciences
Cooper, Texas
Aaron Watkins, Kansas State Jr. Social Sciences
Mesa, Ariz.
J.C. DeLeon, Oklahoma State Sr. Broadcast Journalism
Tulsa, Okla.
Alex Noren, Oklahoma State So. Undeclared
Alta, Sweden
*Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State So. Political Science
Fort Worth, Texas
Parker Briley, Texas A&M Jr. Finance
Abilene, Texas
Trey Pyka, Texas Tech Sr. Finance
San Antonio, Texas
Brian Smith, Texas Tech Jr. Finance
Lubbock, Texas
Stephen Carroll, Colorado Sr. Finance
Sydney, Australia
Pete Krsnich, Kansas RS-Fr. Sports Management
Wichita, Kan.
Ryan Rainer, Kansas RS-Fr. Accounting
Norman, Okla.
Michael Radek, Missouri Jr. Finance
Chicago, Ill.
J.J. Sullivan, Nebraska Jr. Finance
Omaha, Neb.
Matt Cohn, Oklahoma Sr. Psychology
La Jolla, Calif.
Parker Foster, Oklahoma Sr. Finance
Tulsa, Okla.
*Doug Manor, Oklahoma Jr. Finance
Garland, Texas
Blake Martin, Oklahoma Jr. Public Relations
Stigler, Okla.
Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 grade point average)
Name, School Class Major
Hometown
P?r Nilsson, Oklahoma State Jr. Marketing
Ljungsbro, Sweden
Dayton Rose, Oklahoma State So. Marketing
Midwest City, Okla.
Shawn Flemming, Missouri Sr. Marketing
Village of Golf, Fla.
Chris Happ, Missouri Sr. Journalism
Winnetka, Ill.
Kevin Bryson, Nebraska Sr. Finance
Kearney, Neb.
Martin Flores, Oklahoma Jr. Marketing
Mansfield, Texas
Tim Sanchez, Texas Sr. Corporate
Communications Austin, Texas
Robert Kennedy, Texas Jr. Economics
Phoenix, Ariz.