Hughes, Miller amp; Conners Represent Kent State On Academic All-MAC Squad
6/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Golden Flashes' three selections the most in the MAC
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Success on the course has followed the Kent State men's golf team into the classroom. Earlier this month the Golden Flashes' trio of senior Mackenzie Hughes (Dundas, Ontario), junior Kevin Miller (Dover, Ohio) and sophomore Corey Conners (Listowel, Ontario) were selected for the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team. The Kent State student-athletes represent three of the seven individuals selected for the honor across the conference.
A business management graduate with a 3.58 GPA Hughes was also named all-region and all-conference for a third straight season this spring. On the course he produced five top 10s and three top 5 finishes in 14 events. The 2011 Canadian Men's Amateur Champion closed out his collegiate career this season by posting a career best .773 winning percentage and a 72.82 scoring average.
Miller is a computer information systems major with a 3.26 GPA. He is a two-time first team All-MAC pick and earned his first All-Region nod this year. In his third year with the Golden Flashes this season he recorded four top 10s and eight top 20 finishes. For the third consecutive year he finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Regional placing a team best T-11th at the University of Michigan Golf Course this May.
A mathematics major with a 3.42 GPA, Conners earned a spot on the Academic All-MAC team following one of the finest seasons ever by a Kent State golfer. Named the MAC Golfer of the Year and to the all-region team he posted the third best single season average in school history behind only Ben Curtis (2000) and Jon Mills (2000) averaging 71.74 per round this year. The 2012 MAC Championship medalist, he also had the best individual performance ever by a Golden Flash at the NCAA Championship where he tied for 4th in the nation with a one-under 212 (68-75-69). Conners ended the year with a .867 finish percentage and a No. 48 nationally ranking.
2012 Men's Golf Academic All-MAC Team
Tyler Merkle, Ball State
Alex Stinson, Ball State
Corey Connors, Kent State
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
Kevin Miller, Kent State
Paul Grauer, Ohio
Paul Hammerschmidt, Northern Illinois
