Monday, May 21st, 2007

Andy Cartwright Named Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar

Piedmont College senior golfer Andy Cartwright was named to the Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars list for Division-III, which was announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Tuesday. The NGCA All-American honor is one of only 43 in the entire nation and the first-ever for the Piedmont College men's golf program.

Cartwright, a native of Acworth, GA, graduated Cum Laude this semester with a degree in Business Administration. He carried a career GPA of 3.68 grade point average and was a four-time Dean's Scholar. Cartwright finished the year with a team-best 77.3 scoring average and four top-20 finishes.

At the golf team's annual awards night, Cartwright was voted the team's Low Medalist.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically and competed in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70% of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 79.0 in Division-III and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. The recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university and come recommended from his school's head coach.