From Carnegie Mellon Athletics
Two Carnegie Mellon University men's golfers have been
recognized for their play on the course his past season.
Senior Ian Bangor (Moon Township, Pa./Sewickley Academy)
and freshman George Qian (Bettendorf, Iowa/Montverde
Academy) were both named to the 2014 PING Mid-Atlantic Region
team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. This marks
Bangor's fourth straight season accomplishing the honor. The senior
also was named a Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America
Scholar for the second straight season while Qian was named to the
All-Freshman Team given to the top first-year golfer in each of the
six regions.
Bangor, who has a grade-point average of 3.85, ended the regular
season with an average score of 75.2 through 18 rounds with one
tournament win, three top-three finishes and seven top-ten
finishes. He had a season-low round of 70 at the Carnegie
Mellon Fall Invitational and was a second-team All-UAA honoree
after placing ninth at the Association Championships.
For his career, Bangor is a two-time All-UAA member and ranks first
on the school's all-time charts with 10 tournament wins and 18
top-three finishes. He holds a career average of 75.2 in 75
rounds and set the Tartan record for the best two-round score his
freshman campaign of 141 (3-under par) at the Guy Kuhn Invitational
at Meadville Country Club and recorded the top three-round score
last season of three-under par 211 (69-69-73) at the Vulcan
Invitational. He also is the school's single-season leader
with seven top-three finishes his sophomore season.
Qian finished the season with an average round of 75.8 through 18
rounds, the second lowest on the team. The freshman was also
second for the Tartans with four top-10 finishes while shooting a
career-low round of one-under-par 71 during the second round of the
Jekyll Island Invitational. The freshman placed eighth at the
UAA Championships which garnered him second-team accolades.
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically and
compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level,
participate in 70 percent of his team's competitive rounds or
compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke average under 79.0
in Division III and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point
average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character
and be in good standing at his college or university.