Four Men’s Golfers Merit All-Conference Mention

First Look: The Chattanooga Mocs placed four on the Southern Conference postseason awards list for 2024-25. Camden Braidech, Garrett Engle and Braedon Wear all claimed All-SoCon honors with Ethan Whitaker earning a spot on the All-Freshman squad.

Coaches Corner: “Well deserved honor for each of these four guys, especially in a conference where golf has been very deep over the last few years. All four picked up an individual win this year. Having four honorees for the 3rd straight year just shows how much these guys value the standard of excellence that is expected in our program. I’m proud of each of them. They’ve earned this recognition for their efforts.” – Coach Blaine Woodruff

 

2024-25 All-Southern Conference Team

Camden Braidech, So., Chattanooga

Garrett Engle, Sr., Chattanooga

Braedon Wear, Sr., Chattanooga

Kristian Bressum, Sr., ETSU

Yannick Malik, Jr., ETSU

Clark Akers, Jr., Furman

Harris Barth, Jr., Furman

Will Morlan, Sr., Furman

Colin Dutton, Sr., UNCG

Jack Marcotte, Gr., UNCG

2024-25 All-Freshman Team

Ethan Whitaker, Chattanooga

Gavin Tiernan, ETSU

Ludvig Josefsson, Furman

Jake Lewis, UNCG

Chase Cline, Western Carolina

 

Player of the Year: Kristian Bressum, Sr., ETSU

Freshman of the Year: Jake Lewis, UNCG

Coach of the Year: Matt Davidson, Furman 

What to Know

• Chattanooga and Furman led the league with three All-SoCon members.
• The Mocs and Paladins also matched for total honorees with four apiece.
• Third straight year with four total mentions and 6th time in program history.
• Second All-SoCon mention for Engle. Also made the team in 2023.
• Second SoCon honor for Wear. He was All-Freshman in 2022.
• This is the first mention for Braidech who transferred from Liberty to the program this season. He’s the first Mocs sophomore since Engle in 2023 to claim a spot.
• Whitaker follows Ward Harris who was a Mocs All-Freshman pick a year ago. First time with back-to-back selections since Wes Gosselin and Ewan Scott in 2014 and Andrew Weathers in 2015.
• Whitaker is the 12th Chattanooga All-Freshman selection.
• The trio makes it 67 All-SoCon honors all time.
• Engle is the 20th Moc to earn All-SoCon recognition in multiple years.
• Wear is the seventh to net both All-Freshman and All-SoCon during their UTC careers.

 
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