CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team was recently recognized nationally for strong academic work. Rising senior
Lake Johnson led the squad earning Golf Coaches Association of America Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar honors.
The GCAA requires a 3.2 grade point average, junior in competition, 50 percent participation in team events and maintaining better than a 76.0 stroke average at the NCAA DI level. Johnson is one of 265 claiming the award in 2017-18.
He joins Derek Rende (2009-10), Stephan Jaeger (2011-12) and former teammates
Wes Gosselin (2016-17),
Phillip Hickam (2017) and
Stuart Thomas (2017).
The program was honored on the 18Birdies Team Academic Award list. The Mocs are an All-Academic Team with a 3.0 or better team GPA. Chattanooga is one of four Southern Conference members on the list joined by ETSU, Furman and UNCG.
"We are proud to share the strong academic performances by our student-athletes and teams," Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics
Mark Wharton shared. "You want to see every squad excel in competition, in the classroom, as well as in the community. The national leadership on an academic level by the team is an outstanding achievement."
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won six Southern Conference Championships (1987, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) since joining the league in 1977-78. The Mocs have twice been ranked No. 1 in the nation during the falls of 2008 and 2009. It boasts:
- 4 NCAA Championships Appearances: 1993 (Individual-Neil Connolly), 2009, 2012, 2014 (Individual-Chris Robb).
- 3 All-Americans: Jonathan Hodge (2008), Stephan Jaeger (2012) and Chris Robb (2014).
- 1 NCAA Regionals Team Title: 2012 Bowling Green.
- 1 NCAA Regionals Medalist: Stephan Jaeger (2012 Bowling Green).
- 8 NCAA Regionals Team Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- 3 NCAA Regionals Individual Appearances: Neil Connolly (1992, 1993) and
Wes Gosselin (2016).
- 2 Top 25 season-ending rankings: 2008 (12) and 2009 (25).
- 1 PGA TOUR Member: Stephan Jaeger (2018).
- 1 United States Amateur Champion: Steven Fox (2012).
- 1 Scottish Amateur Champion: Chris Robb (2014).
- 9 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars: Derek Rende (2009, 2010), Jaeger (2011, 2012), Gosselin (2016, 2017),
Phillip Hickam (2017),
Stuart Thomas (2017) and
Lake Johnson (2018).
- 2 SoCon Champions: Donnie Green (1978) and Jaeger (2012).
- 5 SoCon Golfers of the Year: Hodge (2007, 2008) and Jaeger (2010, 2011, 2012).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years – Rende (2007), Jaeger (2009) and
Andrew Weathers (2015).
