Illinois States Kyle Vasel was one of 10 golf scholar-athletes honored on the 2005 Missouri Valley Conference Mens Golf Scholar-Athlete team.
Vasel, a senior from Greenville, was one of four players earning honorable mention status behind a six-player first team which included three repeat selections. The teams were elected by the Valleys golf media relations representatives in elections are similar to those carried on in ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American balloting.
The 2003 D.A. Weibring Endowed Scholar at Illinois State carries a 3.02 grade average majoring in marketing while his 74.00 stroke average helped the Redbirds earn the 2005 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference team championship.
Vasel and four of his teammates are preparing to play in the NCAA West Regional May 19-21 at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif.
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2005 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete Team
FIRST TEAM, School Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Chris Bouchard, Evansville So. 3.18 Engineering Zion, Ill.
Matt Brooks, Drake^ Sr. 3.17 Finance Mesa, Ariz.
Ty Cline, Wichita State+ Sr. 3.90 Entrepreneurship Valley Center, Kan.
David Dupy, SMS Sr. 4.00 Chemistry Salina, Kan.
Nick Eilertson, UNI* Sr. 3.65 Biomedical/Chemistry Garner, Iowa
Brian Norman, Southern Illinois Sr. 3.11 Commercial Recreation
Henderson, Ky.
Honorable Mention Yr. GPA Major Hometown
Michael Daum, Evansville So. 3.43 Pre-Med Tell City, Ind.
Nick Pyatt, SMS So. 3.47 Finance Eureka, Mo.
Kyle Teeling, UNI So. 3.77 Marketing Sumner, Iowa
Kyle Vasel, Illinois State Sr. 3.02 Marketing Greenville, Ill.
+first-team selection in 2003 and 2004; *first-team selection in 2004;
^honorable mention in 2004
