University of Memphis Athletics
Harris, Bawden, Jackson named All-America Scholars
Jul 24, 2019 | Men's Golf
Tigers' trio recognized by Srixon/Cleveland Golf for academic and athletic success
NORMAN, Okla. — University of Memphis golfers Chase Harris, Bradley Bawden and Isaiah Jackson were named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars Wednesday.
Harris and Bawden, who completed their careers with the 2018-19 season, were repeat recipients and Jackson was a first-time honoree in his first season with the men's golf team.
Harris, from Jackson, Tenn., posted three top 20 finishes last season and averaged 73.2 strokes per round. He fired a career-best 66 at the 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate.
Bawden, from Hockley, England, narrowly missed setting a single-season UofM scoring average mark. He averaged 71.4 strokes per round -- just shy of the school record (71.16) -- and had seven top 20 finishes, including medalist honors at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate at Hilton Head, S.C., in February.
Jackson, from Golden, Miss., had six top 20 finishes and averaged 72.5 strokes per round, in addition to placing first in the East Bay Deli Classic at Kiawah, S.C., in November.
It was a record setting year for the award as 540 student-athletes earned the title of All-America Scholar, the most since the awards inception in 1982. Out of the 540 honorees, 266 players were Division I selections, 112 in Division II, 23 NAIA recipients, and 18 NJCAA award winners. 2019 marks the first year in which NJCAA players are eligible for the award.
To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically in Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in there last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 78.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, 77.0 in NJCAA, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
