EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville men’s golfers Michael Sainz and Griffin Wood have been named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. A total of 138 players in Division I, 49 in Division II and three in NAIA earned the honor.

Sainz, who completed his junior year in the spring of 2011, is on target to produce UE’s second lowest career stroke average since 1990. The native of Elgin, Ill. was the Aces’ number one player for the second straight season with a 74.16 average and ranked number one in the Missouri Valley Conference in the fall with a 71.4 average. Sainz, a mechanical engineering major with a cumulative 3.28 grade point average, was also an honorable mention selection to the 2011 MVC Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete Team.

Wood, who will also enter his senior year this fall, was Evansville’s number two golfer overall with a 74.30 average, but led the squad in the spring season with a 73.92 average. The Boonville, Ind. native qualified for the USGA's U.S. Public Links Championship in both 2010 and 2011 and is on target for the Aces’ lowest career stroke average since 1990. A management major with a 3.35 cumulative GPA, Wood was also a 2011 first team MVC Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70-percent of his team’s competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II and NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 in Division I, II and III and 3.5 in NAIA. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.

Derek Adams, Utah   
Troy Anderson, Denver   
John Apple, George Mason   
Nate Barbee, Kansas   
Keith Becker, UALR   
Lee Bedford, Wake Forest   
Jake Belote, Memphis   
Christian Blanchet, South Alabama   
Logan Blondell, Georgia Southern   
Scott Brace, San Diego   
Chris Brant, Iowa   
Zahkai Brown, Colorado State   
Nicholas Brown, Southern Miss   
Max Buckley, SMU   
Thomas Buran, Arizona State   
Nicholas Carbary, Eastern Michigan   
Bud Cauley, Alabama   
Colin Chapman, UNC-Greensboro   
Sam Chavez, New Mexico   
Jeff Clarridge, Detroit Mercy   
Eli Cole, TCU   
Richard Conlin, Saint Mary’s (Calif.)   
Michael Cress, Ohio State   
Ian Dahl, Seattle   
Chad Day, NC State   
Herbert Day, Xavier   
Johan de Beer, TCU   
Gaston De La Torre, New Mexico State   
Matt Deal, Georgia Southern   
Trey Del Greco, Vanderbilt   
Preston Dembowiak, Liberty   
Nicklaus Despain, Weber State   
Justin Dorward, Louisville   
Brendan Doyle, Columbia   
Lloyd du Preez, Arkansas State   
Tyler Duncan, Purdue   
Josh Dupont, Northwestern   
Andres Echavarria, Florida   
Anders Engell, Saint Mary’s (Calif.)   
Harris English, Georgia   
David Erdy, Indiana   
Jeff Evans, Southern Utah   
Arie Fauzi, Tulsa   
Brian Fister, Eastern Kentucky   
Kevin Fitzgerald, UC Riverside   
Nils Floren, Texas Tech   
Alan Fowler, Georgia State   
Andrew Frame, Northern Illinois   
Dylan Frittelli, Texas   
Linus Gillgren, UALR    William Golden, Charlotte   
Clark Granum, Columbia   
Mitch Gray, Campbell   
Austin Gray, Longwood   
Tony Grillo, Harvard   
Rafael Guerrero, Charlotte   
Austin Gutgsell, LSU   
Luke Guthrie, Illinois   
John Hahn, Kent State   
Stephen Hale, California   
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama   
Ryan Haselden, Vanderbilt   
Bo Hoag, Ohio State   
Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State   
Tom Hoge, TCU   
Henrik Holm, Saint Mary’s (Calif.)   
Warren Hood, Arkansas State   
Brad Hopfinger, Iowa   
Mark Hubbard, San Jose State   
Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
Kyle Huus, Gonzaga
Vince India, Iowa
Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga
Mark Jargren, VCU
Alex Johnson, Pacific
Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State
Jeff Katz, Binghamton
Jeff Kellen, Illinois State
Devin Komlin, East Tennessee State
Kyle Kopsick, Auburn
Scott Landreth, Akron
Scott Langley, Illinois
Olafur Loftsson, Charlotte
Timothy Madigan, New Mexico State
Michael Marks, Oakland
Nyasha Mauchaza, Towson
Thomas McCarthy, Yale
Eric Meier, Illinois State
C.G. Mercatoris, Robert Morris
Joakim Mikkelsen, Baylor
Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee
Bosten Miller, Marshall
Brad Miller, Richmond
Mat Miller, San Francisco
Kent Monas, Cleveland State
Matt Moot, Campbell
Christopher Mory, Michigan State
Jonnie Motomochi, Oregon State
Lucas Murray, Akron
Henrik Norlander, Augusta State
Paul O’Kane, East Tennessee State
Peter O’Neill, Xavier
Kurt Owen, Weber State
Tomaz Pinheiro, IPFW
Chris Piumelli, South Alabama
Mark Pollak, Harvard
Riley Pumphrey, Oklahoma
Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine
Peter Reilly, Navy
Darren Renwick, Tennessee
Kyle Robbins, Stephen F. Austin
Travis Ross, New Mexico
Scott Roudebush, TCU
Samuel Ryder, Stetson
Michael Sainz, Evansville
Matthew Schovee, SMU
Lorenzo Scotto, Baylor
Cedric Scotto, Southeastern Louisiana
Michael Shrader, Richmond
Scott Smith, Nevada
Brad Smith, Ohio State
Dan Smith, Belmont
Brian Sunker, Fresno State
Nicholas Tarasiewicz, Utah Valley
Tom Usher, Notre Dame
Felipe Velazquez, UALR
Bank Vongvanij, Florida
Ben Westley, DePaul
James White, Georgia Tech
Michael Whitehead, Rice
Brent Whitehead, Wofford
Scotty Williams, Penn
Peter Wilson, East Tennessee State
Griffin Wood, Evansville
Keaton Woodland, Weber State
Sang Yi, LSU
Michael Young, Longwood
Steve Ziegler, Stanford