From Emory University Athletics
Four Emory University golfers have been recognized with the release of the Golf Coaches Association of America's Division III Ping All-America teams.
Junior Matt Organisak was tabbed as a Second Team All-American while recently graduated Connor Yakubov, sophomore Eric Yiu and freshman Logan Ryan were named honorable mention selections.
For Organisak, it is the third straight campaign that he has landed on the second team. He closed out the 2018-19 campaign pacing the team with a school-record average of 72.62 strokes over 24 rounds of play. Organisak chalked up a squad-leading 13 rounds of par or better and produced four top-five finishes including medalist honors at the CMU Tartan Invitational. Named the UAA Co-Player of the Year, he was named one of 30 semifinalists in Division III for the Jack Nicklaus Award for a third consecutive year. The Sudbury, Mass., native will head into his final season in the No. 1 spot on the program's all-time scoring average list, posting a mark of 73.29 strokes over 72 rounds.
Yakubov earned his second consecutive honorable-mention nod and third overall All-America berth (Third Team in 2016) after logging an average of 74.1 strokes over 24 rounds, good for 10th place on the school's seasonal ladder. A First Team All-UAA performer, he registered a pair of top-10 finishes including a sixth-place effort in the 150-field player at Jekyll Island. He wrapped up his four-year stint in the No. 4 spot on the Eagles' all-time scoring average list at 74.7 strokes over 90 rounds.
Yiu enjoyed an outstanding second, competing in all nine tournaments and tying Ryan for second on the team and fourth on the school's seasonal list with an average of 73.3 strokes over 24 rounds. He dialed up 11 rounds of par or better, second most on the squad, including a program-record tying 66 that he carded at the Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational. Yiu was named the Most Valuable Player of the University Athletic Association Championships after helping Emory to a first-place finish.
Ryan had an immediate impact as freshman with his 73.3 stroke average over 24 rounds tying for the No. 2 position on the squad and for fourth on the Eagles' seasonal chart. He recorded four top-five overall finishes and ranked as Emory's No. 1 performer at the Gordin Classic, Golfweek DIII Fall Invitational and the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational. Named the UAA Rookie of the Year, he was the recipient of the Division III Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award.
Division III Golf All-Americans
First Team
Jacob Arnett, Oglethorpe
Josh Gibson, Hope
Sam Goldenring, Williams
Jason Li, Carnegie Mellon
Drew Mathers, Huntingdon
James Mishoe, Guilford
Brian Peccie, Washington & Lee
Stephen Shephard, Huntingdon
Second Team
Josh Hill, Guilford
Ben Johnson, Illinois Wesleyan
Colin Laszlo, Wittenberg
Matt Organisak, Emory
Cade Osgood, Southwestern (TX)
Drew Pershing, Illinois Wesleyan
Cameron Willis, Wittenberg
Rob Wuethrich, Illinois Wesleyan
Third Team
Andrew Abel, Illinois Wesleyan
Henry Gee, Huntingdon
Larkin Gross, Methodist
Daniel Harcourt, Gettysburg
Emmet Herb, St. Thomas (MN)
Ken Kong, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Will Rosenfield, Trinity (CT)
Colin Uecker, Texas Lutheran
Honorable Mention
Zane Brownrigg, Methodist
Reid Buzby, Middlebury
Scott Campell, Greensboro
Mason Chiu, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Matthew Christl, Southwestern (TX)
Mark Connelly, Huntingdon
Preston DeSantis, Berry
Julian Gonzalez, Goucher
Jake Hollander, Redlands
Seger Howell, Concordia (TX)
William Kim, Concordia (TX)
Ben Kramer, Hope
Brendon Lowrance, McMurry
Ryan Mallette, Wittenberg
Addison Manring, Guilford
Logan Ryan, Emory
David Schneider, Saint John's (MN)
Dan Shepherd, Methodist
Mariano Silvestri, NC Wesleyan
Luke Smith, Hardin-Simmons
Alex Wrenn, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Connor Yakubov, Emory
Eric Yiu, Emory