2016-17 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S GOLF 2017 #WCCchamps Preview

Contact: Ryan McCrary (650) 873-3614 | @RyMac_26 @WCCsports | @TheWtv Senior Director Communications [email protected] WCCsports.com | TheW.tv WCC BY THE NUMBERS 4 7 3 6 Number of tournament WCC Individuals have Teams that rank currently in the WCC student-athletes rank in titles for WCC programs. captured medalist honors top-60 in the GolfStat rankings the top-125 in GolfStat 2016-17 WCC GOLF QUICK HITS 2017 WCC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS H Two WCC programs won four tournament titles this year. BYU won a league-high three and Pepperdine was the other winner, winning the Southwestern Invitational. H Three WCC programs rank in the top-60 in the current GolfStat rankings. Pepperdine sits at No. 22 nationally, BYU is currently at No. 47, while defending WCC champion Saint Mary’s is No. 57. H Seven WCC student-athletes recorded medalist honors in 2016-17. Saint Mary’s Eduardo Carrete, Perry Cohen, and Pavan Sagoo, BYU’s Patrick Fishburn and Rhett Rasmussen, Pepperdine’s Sahith Theegala, Loyola Marymount’s Blake Meek all posted wins. H Four WCC student-athletes rank in the top-100 nationally ac- cording to GolfStat: Pepperdine’s Sahith Theegala (18) and Roy Cootes (97) and BYU’s Patrick Fishburn (40) and Rhett Rasmus- sen (73). H How the league performed in final tune-ups for the 2017 West The 2017 West Coast Conference Golf Championships will be Coast Conference Golf Championship at Riverside Country Club. held at the Riverside Country Club in Provo, Utah. The event Team Place Event (Dates) runs from Thursday April 20 through Saturday April 22. BYU 1st (-22) PING Cougar Classic (4/10-11) Last season, Saint Mary’s won its third championship in the past Gonzaga 17th Wyoming Cowboy Classic (4/10-11) five years. The Gaels blew away the competition, leading the LMU 2nd (-14) PING Cougar Classic (4/10-11) tournament throughout en route to a 23-shot victory. Pacific 10th PING Cougar Classic (4/10-11) Pepperdine 4th Western Intercollegiate (4/8-9) The Gaels shot a 839, followed by Pepperdine (862), BYU Saint Mary’s T4th (-9) PING Cougar Classic (4/10-11) (868). Jonathan De Los Reyes shot the lowest score in WCC San Diego 14th Duck Invitational (2/28-29) tournament history at 19-under (197) and was followed by San San Francisco 6th (-3) PING Cougar Classic (4/10-11) Francisco’s Seb Crookall-Nixon (208) and Santa Clara’s Hayden Santa Clara T4th (-9) PING Cougar Classic (4/10-11) Shieh (209). *All rankings used are via GolfStat and current as of 4/15/17.

2016-17 MEN’S GOLF PRESEASON POLL / ALL-WCC PRESEASON TEAM Team (First Place Votes) Points Player School Year 2016-17 West Coast Conference BYU (7) 63 Connor Blick Saint Mary’s Jr. Golfers of the Month Saint Mary’s (1) 55 Henry Chung San Francisco Jr. MARCH: Pepperdine (1) 53 Perry Cohen Saint Mary’s Jr. Sahith Theegala, Pepperdine San Francisco 41 Roy Cootes Pepperdine So. FEBRUARY: Spencer Dunaway BYU So. Loyola Marymount 33 Sahith Theegala, Pepperdine Gonzaga 27 Riley Elmes Pepperdine So. OCTOBER: Santa Clara 26 Patrick Fishburn BYU Jr. Pacific 13 Kraig McLeod San Francisco Sr. Patrick Fishburn, BYU San Diego 13 Hayden Shieh Santa Clara Jr.. Sahith Theegala Pepperdine So.

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