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Lucas named Recipient of 2022 NCAA Division III Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award presented by StrackaLine

NORMAN, Okla. — Pearse Lucas of Sewanee has been named the recipient of the 2022 NCAA Division III Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award presented by StrackaLine.

Lucas, a Charlotte, North Carolina, native, starred this season. The Southern Athletic Association Player and Newcomer of the Year led the Tigers in scoring average and had four top-five finishes in 22 rounds this season, including winning medalist honors at the Savannah Invitational on March 8. He also won Sewanee Athletics’ Men’s Rookie of the Year and finished the regular season ranked 10th in Golfstat’s individual rankings. 

As previously announced, Andrew Baucum of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Benjamin Boyd of Trinity (CT), Braeden Duncan of Aurora, Shane Lawler of Franklin & Marshall, Kevin McGough of Skidmore, and Armand Ouellette of Kenyon joined Lucas on the All-Freshman team.