MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Academic awards have been rolling in for the Blue Raider men's golf program of late, as Middle Tennessee was named an 18Birdies All-Academic Team while rising senior James Beckner has been named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.
Middle Tennessee was one of 127 teams in Division I men's golf to be named an All-Academic Team with four others from Conference USA joining the list. In order to be named an all-Academic Team by 18Birdies, programs must carry a team GPA of 3.0 or better during the current academic year.
Meanwhile, Beckner made the cut as one of 265 golfers in Division I to be named All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America, a record number for the GCAA.