Emory Golf Places Trio On All-America Scholars Team

Emory University seniors Jeremy Evans (Palm Harbor, FL) and Patrick Cohn (St. Louis, MO), along with junior John Ross (N. Barrington, IL), have earned spots on the 2008-09 Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar Team.  The announcement was made by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It marks the second straight year that Evans and Cohn have landed berths on the All-Scholars Team.

A dual major in history and religion, Evans claims a 3.57 grade-point average and completed the year with a 77.3 strokes per-round average, good for the No. 2 spot on the team.  He either ranked or tied as the squad's top performer in four of 10 competitions including the recently concluded NCAA Championships where he tied for 44th out of 120 players. 

Cohn, a dual major as well in history and economics, competed in all of Emory's competitions during the year and finished with a 77.8 strokes per-round mark. He was the team's top finisher at the Rhodes College Fall Classic. A second-team member of the All-University Athletic Association Team, Cohn posts a 3.46 GPA.

Ross, the owner of a 3.78 GPA, played a total of 13 rounds over five spring events and averaged 78.5 strokes per outing. He was the team's No. 2 scorer and finished 37th out of 150 entries at the Jekyll Island Invitational.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically and compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70 percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke average of under 79.0 in Division III and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2.