University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Paul Apyan Named First Team All-Conference USA
5/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 4, 2010
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss redshirt senior Paul Apyan was named to the Men's Golf All-Conference USA First Team in a vote by the league's 11 coaches announced today by the league office in Irving, Texas.
It is the first all-conference selection for the Golden Eagles since Justin Elliott was named to the team in 2006, as well as the first first team selection since 2002.
Apyan was one of two golfers to participate in at least 10 of 11 tournaments this year. He led the team with a 73.2 stroke average over 30 rounds.
The Chattanooga, Tenn. native had one top five finish, four top ten finishes and seven top 20 finishes. At the Louisiana Classics, Apyan put together consecutive rounds of 73-69-72 to earn a fourth-place finish. His performance earned him his first career Conference USA Men's Golfer of the Week honor.
A month later, Apyan shot 68-76-71 to close in a tie for 10th-place at the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate.
Most recently, the redshirt sophomore earned a tie for 12th-place at the Conference USA Championships.
Joining Apyan on the first team was Golfer of the Year Kelly Kraft of SMU, Rice's Christopher Brown, Jonathan Fly of Memphis and David Watkins of East Carolina.
The second team consisted of Rice's Michael Buttacavoli, Nuno Henriques and Brad Schneider UCF, Tulsa's Rob Laird and Harold Varner of East Carolina.
2010 C-USA MEN'S GOLF AWARDS Golfer of the Year Kelly Kraft, SMU Freshman of the Year Jade Scott, Rice Newcomer of the Year Jonathan Fly, Memphis Coach of the Year Drew Scott, Rice
All-Conference First Team Paul Apyan, Southern Miss Christopher Brown, Rice Jonathan Fly, Memphis Kelly Kraft, SMU David Watkins, East Carolina
All-Conference Second Team Michael Buttacavoli, Rice Nuno Henriques, UCF Rob Laird, Tulsa Brad Schneider, UCF Harold Varner, East Carolina
All-Freshman Team Carlson Cox, Memphis Lexus Keoninh, Memphis Reid Martin, UCF Jade Scott, Rice Chris Worrell, Tulsa
