Four Gators receive SEC honors
Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Men's Golf
Andy Zhang and Gordon Neale named to All-SEC teams
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Four Gators received SEC honors, as announced by the league office Thursday afternoon.
Sophomore Andy Zhang and junior Gordon Neale were named All-SEC with Zhang chosen as a first team member as Neale picked up second team honors. The Gators have had at least one All-SEC selection in each of head coach J.C. Deacon's four seasons at the helm.
Zhang becomes the 45th player in program history to be voted to the All-SEC First Team. He won his first collegiate title at the conference championship in late April, winning after three playoff holes.
This is the second consecutive year Neale has garnered All-SEC honors. The California native has improved his stroke average by more than a shot this season, leading the team at 70.92 entering NCAA Regional play.
For the fourth straight season, a Florida player has landed on the all-freshman team. This year, John Axelsen was selected as one of six members on the squad. The previous three Gator honorees, Zhang (2017), Sam Horsfield (2016) and Alejandro Tosti (2015), all garnered All-SEC honors in their second seasons in Gainesville.
Axelsen is currently sixth in the conference in stroke average with a 71.81.
Redshirt sophomore Blake Dyer represents Florida on the community service team. Dyer participated in Climb for Cancer which helps children whom have fought or are fighting cancer and gives them the opportunity to participate in a sports clinic. During the event, he helped facilitated games for youth and helped walk them around to different stations.
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Andy Zhang, Florida (SEC Championship Medalist)
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss
Lorenzo Scalise, Tennessee
Lee Hodges, Alabama
Davis Riley, Alabama
Luis Gagne, LSU
Hayden Buckley, Missouri
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas
Gordon Neale, Florida
Spencer Ralston, Georgia
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
COACH OF THE YEAR
Nick Clinard, Auburn
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
Trey Winstead, LSU
Wells Padgett, Auburn
John Axelsen, Florida
Jacob Bergeron, LSU
Cecil Wegener, Ole Miss
COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Alex Green, Alabama
Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas
Ben Schlottman, Auburn
Blake Dyer, Florida
Matthew Beringer, Georgia
Cooper Musselman, Kentucky
Luis Gagne, LSU
Beau Briggs, Ole Miss
Taylor Grant, Mississippi State
Hayden Buckley, Missouri
Ben Dietrich, South Carolina
Nolan Ray, Tennessee
Brandon Smith, Texas A&M
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
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Sophomore Andy Zhang and junior Gordon Neale were named All-SEC with Zhang chosen as a first team member as Neale picked up second team honors. The Gators have had at least one All-SEC selection in each of head coach J.C. Deacon's four seasons at the helm.
Zhang becomes the 45th player in program history to be voted to the All-SEC First Team. He won his first collegiate title at the conference championship in late April, winning after three playoff holes.
This is the second consecutive year Neale has garnered All-SEC honors. The California native has improved his stroke average by more than a shot this season, leading the team at 70.92 entering NCAA Regional play.
For the fourth straight season, a Florida player has landed on the all-freshman team. This year, John Axelsen was selected as one of six members on the squad. The previous three Gator honorees, Zhang (2017), Sam Horsfield (2016) and Alejandro Tosti (2015), all garnered All-SEC honors in their second seasons in Gainesville.
Axelsen is currently sixth in the conference in stroke average with a 71.81.
Redshirt sophomore Blake Dyer represents Florida on the community service team. Dyer participated in Climb for Cancer which helps children whom have fought or are fighting cancer and gives them the opportunity to participate in a sports clinic. During the event, he helped facilitated games for youth and helped walk them around to different stations.
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Andy Zhang, Florida (SEC Championship Medalist)
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss
Lorenzo Scalise, Tennessee
Lee Hodges, Alabama
Davis Riley, Alabama
Luis Gagne, LSU
Hayden Buckley, Missouri
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas
Gordon Neale, Florida
Spencer Ralston, Georgia
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
COACH OF THE YEAR
Nick Clinard, Auburn
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
Trey Winstead, LSU
Wells Padgett, Auburn
John Axelsen, Florida
Jacob Bergeron, LSU
Cecil Wegener, Ole Miss
COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Alex Green, Alabama
Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas
Ben Schlottman, Auburn
Blake Dyer, Florida
Matthew Beringer, Georgia
Cooper Musselman, Kentucky
Luis Gagne, LSU
Beau Briggs, Ole Miss
Taylor Grant, Mississippi State
Hayden Buckley, Missouri
Ben Dietrich, South Carolina
Nolan Ray, Tennessee
Brandon Smith, Texas A&M
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
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