Lincoln Memorial's Harries and Carson-Newman's MacGregor Headline 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Award Winners

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lincoln Memorial's Luke Harries was voted the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golfer of the Year, while Carson-Newman's Elliot MacGregor was named the Conference's Freshman of the Year and Lincoln Memorial's Travis Muncy was named the Coach of the Year as voted on by the men's golf head coaches, the SAC office announced today. 

Harries, a graduate student from Dyred, Wales, posted a 71.00 stroke average for the year and is currently ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II.  He picked up two tournament wins, had three top-five finishes, two top-10 finishes, and two top-20 finishes this season, all while helping lead the Railsplitters to a No. 3 national ranking and three tournament victories as a team. 

MacGregor, a freshman from Shepperton, Middlesex, carded a 73.65 scoring average this season, while leading the Eagles to a No. 2 national ranking. He won the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with a nine-under-par performance for the week, including a season-low 67 (-5) in the final round. In addition to winning medalist honors once this season, MacGregor also earned one top-20 finish.

Muncy earned his fourth consecutive SAC Coach of the Year honor in 2022 after leading the Railsplitters to a No. 3 national ranking in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II poll. Muncy's men's team captured nine top-10 finishes in 2021-22, including three tournament titles and one runner-up finish.

Harries also earned first team All-SAC honors for his performance this season and he is joined on the first team by Limestone's Kristoffer Larsson and Levi Moody, Carson-Newman's Jonathan Nielson, and Queens' Ollie Smith. 

The 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championship will run from Sunday, April 10 through Tuesday, April 12, at the Graysburg Hills Golf Club in Chuckey, Tenn.  Tee times will begin at 8:30 a.m. all three days with 18-holes being played each day. Live results for all three rounds can be found online at www.thesac.com.

2022 SAC Men's Golf All-Conference

First Team

Luke Harries, Lincoln Memorial
Kristoffer Larsson, Limestone
Levi Moody, Limestone
Jonathan Nielsen, Carson-Newman
Ollie Smith, Queens

Second Team
Reece Coleman, Anderson
Alex Hodge, Carson-Newman
Harry Lord, Lincoln Memorial
Jake Mynatt, Carson-Newman
Drake Wilcox, Queens

Third Team
Tom Bueschges, Newberry
Alex James, Lincoln Memorial
Matthew Raybould, Lenoir-Rhyne
Killian Ryan, Coker
Pontus Samuelsson, Limestone

Men's Golfer of the Year
Luke Harries, Lincoln Memorial

Men's Golf Freshman of the Year
Elliot MacGregor, Carson-Newman

Men's Golf Coach of the Year
Travis Muncy, Lincoln Memorial

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