GOLF | Hathcoat, Hakim, Kao Named WCC All-Academics
6/4/2020 2:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced their men's golf All-Academic Team today and for the third time in his career, Blake Hathcoat has made the list. The senior posted a 3.60 GPA while studying business administration.
Two other Gaels were named All-Academic honorable mentions: Kent Kao and Ash Hakim. Kao had a 3.95 GPA while earning his master's degree in business analytics this year while the junior Hakim recorded a 3.87 GPA in business administration.
Hathcoat has been named to the All-Academic Team every year he has been eligible while at Saint Mary's. To be eligible for the award this spring, student-athletes were required to have at least a 3.20 GPA and be in sophomore standing.
In addition to excelling in the classroom, Hathcoat was one of the Gaels' top performers this season with a 72.10 stroke average, one top-10 finish, and three top-20 places. His best showing of the season came at the Arizona Intercollegiate in January where he wrapped up play tied for ninth in a field of 83.
Hakim competed in all but one of the team's tournaments this year and recorded a 73.29 stroke average with two top-20 finishes. He posted the team's best score in the first tournament of the season at the Husky Invitational. Kao competed as an individual at the Saint Mary's Invitational and shot a 73 in the final round.
The full list of recipients can be seen below...
2019-20 WCC MEN'S GOLF ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
BYU: Austin Banz, Chad Hardy
GONZAGA: Charlie Magruder, Nick Nolan
LMU: Justin Egelske, Kyle Kinnane, Cameron Meeks, Raymond Navis, Samuel Su
PACIFIC: Alex Barclay, Petr Janik, Griffin Long, Maverick Pavletich
PEPPERDINE: Austin Murphy
SAINT MARY'S: Ash Hakim, Kent Kao
SAN DIEGO: Will Grattan, Remington Hirano, Donald Kay, Harrison Kingsley, Yash Majmudar
SAN FRANCISCO: Matthew Anderson, Alex Chin
SANTA CLARA: Jack Avrit, Wil Del Biaggio
Two other Gaels were named All-Academic honorable mentions: Kent Kao and Ash Hakim. Kao had a 3.95 GPA while earning his master's degree in business analytics this year while the junior Hakim recorded a 3.87 GPA in business administration.
Hathcoat has been named to the All-Academic Team every year he has been eligible while at Saint Mary's. To be eligible for the award this spring, student-athletes were required to have at least a 3.20 GPA and be in sophomore standing.
In addition to excelling in the classroom, Hathcoat was one of the Gaels' top performers this season with a 72.10 stroke average, one top-10 finish, and three top-20 places. His best showing of the season came at the Arizona Intercollegiate in January where he wrapped up play tied for ninth in a field of 83.
Hakim competed in all but one of the team's tournaments this year and recorded a 73.29 stroke average with two top-20 finishes. He posted the team's best score in the first tournament of the season at the Husky Invitational. Kao competed as an individual at the Saint Mary's Invitational and shot a 73 in the final round.
The full list of recipients can be seen below...
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Gavin Cohen | LMU | Jr. | 3.64 | Finance |
| Beau Forest*** | Pacific | Sr. | 4.00 | Computer Science |
| Austin Fox** | Pacific | Sr. | 3.57 | Business Administration - Finance |
| Blake Hathcoat*** | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.60 | Business Administration |
| Kelton Hirsch | BYU | Jr. | 3.70 | Strategic Management |
| Derek Hitchner | Pepperdine | So. | 3.78 | Political Science |
| Soren Lind** | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.69 | Economics |
| RJ Manke** | Pepperdine | Jr. | 3.63 | Business Administration |
| Matt McCarty** | Santa Clara | Sr. | 3.35 | Finance |
| Matthew Ruel | Gonzaga | Jr. | 3.64 | Sport Management |
2019-20 WCC MEN'S GOLF ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
BYU: Austin Banz, Chad Hardy
GONZAGA: Charlie Magruder, Nick Nolan
LMU: Justin Egelske, Kyle Kinnane, Cameron Meeks, Raymond Navis, Samuel Su
PACIFIC: Alex Barclay, Petr Janik, Griffin Long, Maverick Pavletich
PEPPERDINE: Austin Murphy
SAINT MARY'S: Ash Hakim, Kent Kao
SAN DIEGO: Will Grattan, Remington Hirano, Donald Kay, Harrison Kingsley, Yash Majmudar
SAN FRANCISCO: Matthew Anderson, Alex Chin
SANTA CLARA: Jack Avrit, Wil Del Biaggio
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