Norman, Okla. – Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Divisions I, II and the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA. A total of 152 players in Division I, 57 in Division II and 18 in NAIA earned the honor.  University of Evansville men's golfer Quinn Vilneff earned a spot on the list on the strength of his efforts over the course of his collegiate career.
 
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-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, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative 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.
 
In his junior campaign at UE, Vilneff posted the second-lowest average on the squad with a 75.70.  After averaging 76.31 strokes per round in the fall of 2012, he stormed through the spring with a 75.14 average to go along with four top ten finishes.  At the Benbow Invitational, he tied for tenth with a 5-over 147 before tying for third place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
 
The native of Amherstburg, Ontario finished second behind teammate Alex Turner at the UE/Butler Challenge before making his presence known at the MVC Championship.  Following rounds of 73 and 77 to open up the championship, he shot a season-low 68 in the final round to finish in sixth place.  His performance, coupled with a 3.941 GPA, helped him to earn the Elite 18 Award, which is given to the student-athlete with the top GPA who finished in the top 18 of the tournament.   Vilneff was also named an All-Conference golfer and earned a berth on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
 
Vilneff's honor is the eighth for the Purple Aces since 2006.  Others who have received recognition include: Chris Bouchard (twice), Matt Hunsaker, Michael Sainz (twice) and Griffin Wood (twice).  Sainz and Wood received the award in 2012.