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Chris Cunningham Named 2009 Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
July 22, 2009
(Norman, OK) - USF junior Chris Cunningham was one of 108 NCAA Division I men's golfers to be named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America. A 2009 West Coast Conference All-Academic Team selection, Cunningham is the second Don to capture All-American honors in the last two seasons after senior Kurt Nino was named to the list in 2008.
A business major, Cunningham posted a 3.21 GPA in 2008-09 and was named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the third consecutive year. In addition the San Diego native was named to the WCC Spring All-Academic Team for the second time.
Cunningham turned in a strong junior campaign for USF, helping the Dons capture the 2009 WCC Championship, the first for the team since 1990 and advance to the NCAA Regionals for the second time in school history and first since 1991. His eagle on No. 18 in the final round of the WCC Championship at Hiddenbrooke helped secure USF's 10th league title.
An honorable mention All-WCC selection in 2009, Cunningham posted a third place showing at the 2008 Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills, carding a 2-under 211. For the season, Cunningham ranked third on the team in stroke average at 73.49. With 11 rounds at par or better during the 2008-09 campaign, Cunningham ranks tied for fourth in USF single-season history dating to 1993.
A total of 108 players in Division I, 37 in Division II and 11 in NAIA earned the national honor. To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, 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 under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II and NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 in Division I, II and III and 3.5 in NAIA. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
Division I Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars Vinenzo Amorini-Salina, Georgetown Danny Amundsen, Belmont Paul Apyan, Southern Mississippi Ben Bastel, Miami (Ohio) Michael Beausejour, Xavier Bradley Benjamin, Memphis Cory Blenkush, DePaul Knut Borsheim, Arizona State Daniel Bowden, Furman Jonathan Bowers, Northwestern Zen Brown, Colorado State George Bryan IV, South Carolina Scooter Buhrman, Longwood Kent Bulle, Middle Tennessee Marc-Etienne Bussieres, South Alabama Michael Buttacavoli, Rice Zack Byrd, Coastal Carolina David Byrne, Detroit Mercy Matthew Carvell, SE Louisiana Ryan Castanet, Seton Hall Derek Cheney, Gonzaga Scott Clayton, UC Riverside Scott O'Brien, Belmont Taylor Coffman, Nevada Ross Cosat, Ball State Drew Creighton, Canisius Christopher Cunningham, San Francisco Andy DeKeuster, Northwestern Gregory Doherty, DePaul David Dragoo, Georgia Tech Jordan Ensrud, Michigan State Robert Fillmore, BYU Andrew Frame, Northern Illinois Spence Fulford, Georgia Southern Josh Gallman, USC-Upstate George Gandranata, California Nick Geyer, New Mexico Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest Noah Goldman, Mississippi State Pat Grady, Colorado Matt Grush, UC Santa Barbara Adam Hadwin, Louisville Timothy Hager, Georgetown Bryce Hanstad, Colorado State Brian Harman, Georgia Brian Hollenbeck, UC Santa Barbara David Holmes, Tennessee Cameron Hooper, Coastal Carolina Stewart Jamieson, Ohio Brady Johnson, BYU Bill Jones III, Mercer Brett Kanda, UNLV Tim Kay, Northern Illinois Dodge Kemmer, Stanford Nathan Kinker, Marshall Armen Kirakossian, UTPA Walt Koelbel, Kansas Espen Kofstad, Denver Jeff Koprivetz, Denver Robert Laird, Tulsa Markus Leandersson, East Carolina Robert Lindstrom, Richmond Garrett Logan, Georgetown Adam Long, Duke Peter Malnati, Missouri Ben Martin, Clemson Nick Martin, DePaul Matthew McArthur, Southern Utah Nathan McMullen, UL-Monroe Robert McRae, Saint Mary's (Calif.) Garrett Medeinos, Wofford Ross Millman, Michigan Tim Morrow, Youngstown State John Murphy, California Corey Nagy, Charlotte Glenn Northcutt, Auburn Brennan Payne, St. Bonaventure Shane Pearce, UTPA Nathan Peck, St. Bonaventure Trent Peterson, South Dakota State Patrick Rada, South Carolina Toby Ragland, Florida Derek Rende, Chattanooga Matthew Ryan, Fresno State Michael Saari, Davidson David Sampson, Seton Hall Jon Sauer, New Mexico Steve Saunders, New Mexico Michael Schegelberger, UMKC Seamus Power, East Tennessee State Will Shambley, UNC-Wilmington Mark Silvers, South Carolina Mark Stevens, Rhode Island Scott Stiles, Oral Roberts Matthew Swan, Alabama Andre Thorsen, East Carolina Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech Michael van de Venter, UTA Mike Van Sickle, Marquette Charles Van Sicklen, Pacific Conrad Von Borsig, Virginia Chris Ward, Texas Tech Drew Weaver, Virginia Tech Tom Whitney, Air Force Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte Ben Wood, Miami (Ohio) Travis Woolf, TCU John Zur, Seton Hall
