Sargent Named Golf Coach of the Year

 

NORFOLK, VA—The University of Virginia’s head men’s golf coach Bowen Sargent

has repeated as the Virginia Coach of the Year by the Virginia State Golf Coaches Association.

2010 VaSID University Division Men's Golf All-State Team

The 2010 first team All-State squad includes: Ben Kohles (Virginia), Will Collins (Virginia), Robert Karlsson (Liberty), Eric Onesi (Old Dominion) and Lanto Griffin (VCU).

Sargent’s Cavaliers ranked 19^th nationally and capped off its finest showing at the NCAA Championships with an 11^th place finish.  Virginia has received an NCAA bid each of the past three years.

Virginia sophomore Ben Kohles (Cary, NC.), the ACC Co-Player of the Year was named honorable mention All-America by Golfweek and 2010 Ping All America by the Golf Coaches Association of America.  Kohles led the Cavaliers with a 71.32 stroke average this year.

Will Collins (Salisbury, NC.) was second on the team with a 72.26 stroke average, finished 25^th at the NCAA National Championships, and second at the ACC Championships.  He was named to the ACC All-Academic team and both Kohles and Collins were named to the All-ACC golf squad.

 

VCU’s senior Lanto Griffin(Blacksburg, Va.) led the way for the Rams with a 72.97 stroke average after leading the Rams to the NCAA Regionals in Bremerton, WA.

where he tied for fifth. Griffin was also an All-CAA first team selection.

Liberty’s sophomore Robert Karlsson (Kalmar, Sweden) was named to the PING All-Region team as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Karlsson led the Flames with a 72.4 stroke average this past season, which culminated with the 2010 individual medalist honors at the Big South Championship and capturing the Big South Golfer of the Year honors.   He also competed in the NCAA New Haven Regional.

ODU’s senior Eric Onesi earned All-CAA honors for the fourth straight year and finished second at the CAA Championships for the second straight year. The Bear, DE. native compiled a 72.9 season stroke average and was named to the CAA’s 25^th anniversary All-Time men’s golf squad. Onesi won two tournament titles and had six top ten finishes.

The second team All-State consisted of Mikey Moyers and Marshall Bailey of Virginia Tech, Max Mckay of Liberty, Kyle Stough of Virginia and Vincent Nadeau of VCU.