May 15, 2009
(release courtesy of Larry Happel, Central College sports information, and Dave Blanchard, Luther College sports information)

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Five Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) men's golfers have been named 2009 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for the NCAA III. The 42-member team was announced by the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) at the Division III Men’s National Golf Tournament held May 13-16 at the PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida and hosted by Methodist University.

Central College’s Andy Petersen and Andrew Townsend were recognized, as were Luther College's Ross Jacobucci, Tom Lantzy and Paul Soener.

Petersen, a two-time Iowa Conference MVP, is a physics major with a 3.29 grade point average. Townsend, also an academic all-Iowa Conference honoree, carries a 3.51 GPA with an accounting major. Lantzy and Soener, both two-time all-conference performers, became the fifth and sixth golfers in Luther history to be named a Scholar All-America twice during their careers.

Central’s men’s golfers have received All-America Scholars recognition 36 times since 1984, the most of any Iowa school. This is the first season that Luther head coach Scott Fjelstul, an eight-time Iowa Conference Coach of the Year, has had three golfers receive this distinguished honor in a single year. During his 22-year career he has coached 12 golfers who have earned 18 Scholar All-America Honors.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically and competed in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participated in 70-percent of his teams competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA championship, have a stroke average of 79.0 or lower in Division III and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.

Complete list of Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars

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