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Men’s Golf Trio Named MVC Scholar-Athletes

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A trio of Bradley Men's Golfers were named First-Team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete selections, with senior Zach Jewell along with juniors Drake Bushong and Michael Mounce earning the distinction according to an announcement by the league office Wednesday morning.

Bradley had three individuals earn First-Team Valley Scholar-Athlete honors in the same season for the first time in program history and the Braves are the first team in the league to boast three first-team selections since Wichita State in 2012. The only team in the conference to have multiple First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete picks in each of the last three years, Bradley has had a Valley best 10 First-Team Valley Scholar-Athlete selections over the last six seasons.