NORMAN, Okla. -- Recent graduate Washington & Jefferson College graduate
Juan Caputi (Bogota, Colombia/Colegio Los Nogales) and rising senior
Colin Robinson (Inverness, Ill./William Fremd) were among those named to the 2021-22 NCAA Division III Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
A total of 140 NCAA Division III athletes from 56 schools earned 2021-22 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar honors.
Robinson averaged a score of 74.38 during the 2021-22 season. Robinson earned a pair of medalist honors during his junior season and finished the campaign as the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Player of the Year. He carded a 54-hole total of 215 to earn his second PAC Player of the Year award (2019-20). Additionally, Robinson earned All-PAC First Team honors with his first place finish. Robinson earned Division III PING All-America (Honorable Mention) status and GCAA Division III PING All-Region 3 honors following his junior campaign. In the classroom, Robinson who is a Communication Arts major, earned a spot on the PAC Spring Academic Honor Roll last month.
Caputi, who received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Psychology in May, was twice honored on the PAC Academic Honor Roll. Caputi finished as the runner-up in a pair of tournaments in 2021-22. He logged second place finishes in the Saint Vincent Fall Invite and the Westminster College Fall Invite. Caputi earned All-PAC First Team honors for a fifth place in the 54-hole PAC Championship event. This marks the second straight year that Caputi was named an All-American Scholar by the GCAA.
To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA.
In addition, they must participate in 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, under 78.0 in NCAA Division II, under 79.0 in NCAA Division III, under 78.0 in NAIA, and under 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.