Escalera Garners All-Conference Honors
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Honors for the 2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Golf Season have been announced.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Honors for the 2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Golf Season have been announced.
The All-Conference Team for 2023-24 was voted on by the coaches at the conclusion of the season and considers the entire season of results.
The top ten are considered first team, with the next five (including ties) being named second team. An honorable mention list was also created based on minimum votes from the coaches.
Jackson Laven from Northwestern was named the GPAC Men's Golf Player-of-the-Year, while Edgar Eriksson from Morningside was selected as the Newcomer-of-the-Year. Aaron Aberson from Northwestern was named Coach-of-the-Year.
The top-ten from the GPAC Tournament were considered the GPAC All-Tournament Team for 2024, with the medalist (Jackson Laven) the captain of the All-Tournament Team.
The 2024 GPAC Men's Golf Championship was played at the Beatrice Country Club on April 29-30.
First Team:
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Jackson Laven |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
Okoboji, Iowa |
|
Gabe Escalera |
Hastings |
Jr. |
Sahaurita, Ariz. |
|
Drew D'Ercole |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Papillion, Neb. |
|
Braden Bernaldo |
Morningside |
So. |
Indio, Calif. |
|
Qwenton Caldwell |
Northwestern |
So. |
Littleton, Colo. |
|
Ryan Weiss |
Doane |
Sr. |
Franklin, Neb. |
|
Ethan Blair |
Midland |
Gr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
|
Jackson Worner |
Jamestown |
Sr. |
West Fargo, ND |
|
Pablo Colin |
Morningside |
So. |
Monterrey, Mexico |
|
Max Noffsinger |
Jamestown |
Jr. |
Fort Collins, Colo. |
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Second Team:
|
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
|
Ben Ngelingkong |
Midland |
Jr. |
Kuching, Malaysia |
|
Sam Arnold |
Doane |
Jr. |
Elkhorn, Neb. |
|
Andrew Arndorfer |
Briar Cliff |
Sr. |
Algona, IA |
|
Edgar Eriksson |
Morningside |
Fr. |
Vjaxo, Sweden |
|
Philip Mangset |
Morningside |
So. |
Lommendalen, Norway |
Honorable Mention: Peyton Bettcher (Dakota Wesleyan), Blake Skoumal (Doane), Caleb Dokter (Dordt), Gehrig Geiss (Jamestown), Connor Calahan (Dakota Wesleyan), Juan Florez (Dakota Wesleyan)
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Jackson Laven, Morningside
NEWCOMER-OF-THE-YEAR: Edgar Eriksson, Morningside
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Aaron Aberson, Northwestern
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