TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati men's golfers senior Davis Baxter (Nolensville, Tenn./Ravenwood High School) and junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) were honored as all-conference team selections by American Athletic Conference coaches Thursday.
Baxter posted his best finish of the year at the American Championship, tying for second a 3-under 210 on Apr. 24. It marked the highest individual finish by a Bearcat in the five-year history of the event. On the season, Baxter posted five Top 30 finishes, including a 14th place result (1-over 217) at the Firestone Invitational on Oct. 3. The 2017-18 AAC Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year, Baxter completed the season with a 73.66 stroke average.
Squires posted seven Top 20 finishes in 2017-18, recording a school-record low 71.91 stroke average. He posted par or better scores during 17 of his 32 rounds. He claimed medalist honors at the Firestone Invitational (8-under 208) for the second consecutive year and tied for 13th place at the American Championship (4-over 217).
It marks the second consecutive year Squires has been named an all-conference performer. He earned AAC Player of the Year accolades and was a unanimous All-AAC team selection in 2016-17.
// 2017-18 AAC MEN'S GOLF HONORS
Player of the Year: Claudio Correa, USF
Freshman of the Year: Mac Meissner, SMU
Coach of the Year: Steve Bradley, USF
Team Academic Award: Memphis (3.604 GPA)
All-Conference Team*:
Bobby Bai, UCF
Manuel Elvira, UCF
Kyler Tate, UCF
Davis Baxter, Cincinnati
Austin Squires, Cincinnati
Jimmy Hervol, UConn
Patrick Stephenson, ECU
Blake Taylor, ECU
Michael Perras, Houston
Zach Tracy, Houston
Claudio Correa, USF
Cristian DiMarco, USF
Jimmy Jones, USF
Mac Meissner, SMU
Gray Townsend, SMU
* - 10 players and ties, as voted on by coaches. Any player who finished Top 7 at The American Championship and not voted to the team is also included
Baxter posted his best finish of the year at the American Championship, tying for second a 3-under 210 on Apr. 24. It marked the highest individual finish by a Bearcat in the five-year history of the event. On the season, Baxter posted five Top 30 finishes, including a 14th place result (1-over 217) at the Firestone Invitational on Oct. 3. The 2017-18 AAC Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year, Baxter completed the season with a 73.66 stroke average.
Squires posted seven Top 20 finishes in 2017-18, recording a school-record low 71.91 stroke average. He posted par or better scores during 17 of his 32 rounds. He claimed medalist honors at the Firestone Invitational (8-under 208) for the second consecutive year and tied for 13th place at the American Championship (4-over 217).
It marks the second consecutive year Squires has been named an all-conference performer. He earned AAC Player of the Year accolades and was a unanimous All-AAC team selection in 2016-17.
// 2017-18 AAC MEN'S GOLF HONORS
Player of the Year: Claudio Correa, USF
Freshman of the Year: Mac Meissner, SMU
Coach of the Year: Steve Bradley, USF
Team Academic Award: Memphis (3.604 GPA)
All-Conference Team*:
Bobby Bai, UCF
Manuel Elvira, UCF
Kyler Tate, UCF
Davis Baxter, Cincinnati
Austin Squires, Cincinnati
Jimmy Hervol, UConn
Patrick Stephenson, ECU
Blake Taylor, ECU
Michael Perras, Houston
Zach Tracy, Houston
Claudio Correa, USF
Cristian DiMarco, USF
Jimmy Jones, USF
Mac Meissner, SMU
Gray Townsend, SMU
* - 10 players and ties, as voted on by coaches. Any player who finished Top 7 at The American Championship and not voted to the team is also included