NORMAN, Okla. -- Under the director of head coach Matt Kluck, the Washington & Jefferson College men's golf team earned recognition from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Friday when they released the 2020-21 Outstanding Team Academic Award Recipients. 

W&J earned Presidents Special Recognition (3.5+ GPA) as the team performed well on the course and in the classroom during the 2020-21 academic year. The program was just one of 13 in Division III Men's Golf to earn the distinction on the Presidents Special Recognition list. A total of 32 Division III programs were honored, as 19 additional programs received mention as All-Academic Teams (3.0+ GPA). 

Recent graduates Garrett Barilar (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) and Ben Peticca (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) were recently selected to the Academic All-District At-Large Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for their academic suceesses.