SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—The NCAA Division III PING All-America Teams were finalized on Tuesday afternoon, as Sam Stilwell was named to the second team, and Garrett Brickley to the third team.
Stilwell, the 2017 NCAC Individual medalist averaged a 73.55 per round in 2016-17. A three time GCAA All-Great Lakes Region selection, the Sterling, Virginia native helped lead the Tigers to their 2017 National Championship with a four-round total of 298, good enough for T24.
The 2017 NCAC Golfer of the year recorded his best round at the Gordin Collegiate Classic, carding an opening round 66.
In 29 rounds, Brickley averaged rounds of 73.83. A 2015-16 Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist, Brickley finished in the top five in three tournaments, and finished in the top-ten in five more.
Brickley saved his best for last, as the senior tied for first in the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championship, carding rounds of (74-70-75-68=287), leading Wittenberg to its first National Championship.
At the national championship, Brickley shot up the leaderboard in the third round, and continued to trend upward in round number four. After a three-over 75 that landed the senior tied for sixth place after the third round, Brickley went up to second place individually after finishing the front-nine one-under.
The back nine was kind to the senior, helping him climb to four-under after recording three birdies and six pars. The final two birdies for Brickley came on 17 and 18, securing the National Title for the Tigers.
The 2017 Men's Golf National Championship is the first for Wittenberg in the sport, as Brickley's share of first place at the end of 72 holes is the highest finish by a Wittenberg men's golfer in program history.
Stilwell and Brickley become the 32nd and 33rd GCAA All-Americans in Wittenberg history, as Brickley was a 2015-16 second team All-American.
Under head coach Jeff Roope, Wittenberg finished third in the country in 2015 and 2016, and fifth in 2014. The 2017 NCAC Conference Championship was the Tigers eighth consecutive under Roope's guidance.