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CHATTANOOGA---Two Chattanooga Mocs men's golfers received the highest academic honors in the sport. The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced it 2023 All-America Scholars list Wednesday featuring seniors to be Paul Conroy and Samuel Espinosa.
 
The duo are the 15th and 16th honorees in school history joining Derek Rende (2009, 2010), Stephan Jaeger (2011, 2012), Wes Gosselin (2016, 2017), Phillip Hickam (2017), Stuart Thomas (2017), Lake Johnson (2018, 2019), Leon Bader (2020, 2021) & A.J. Lintunen (2020, 2021).
 
"Happy for Paul and Sam to get some recognition for their accomplishments both on and off the course," Coach Blaine Woodruff shared. "One of our culture pillars is how you do anything is how you do everything. These guys have been a great example of that and are well deserving of this honor."
 
To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 (NCAA Division I) and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university. There were 548 total at the DI level in 2022-23.
 
Both Conroy and Espinosa fit the bill in every way. They are Dean's List students and were two of three student-athletes – joined by fellow senior John Houk – to play ALL 39 competitive rounds for the Mocs helping lead their team to the 2023 NCAA Championships, just the third team trip to the event in program history and first since 2012. Conroy led the squad with a 71.26 scoring average, while Espinosa's 71.87 ranked third.
 
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