May 17, 2004

Three West Texas A&M University golfers received Academic Lone Star Conference honors, the conference office announced.

Junior Meredith Easley from the women's team was named to the LSC All-Academic Team, while freshman teammate Beth Ann Nussbaum was named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Junior Chris Washburn from the men's team was also selected to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Easley, an Amarillo, Texas native, has a 3.547 GPA as a social studies/social science major. She qualified to the NCAA-II West Regional for the second-consecutive year, finishing fourth this year, just missing a second-straight trip to the National Championships. Easley earned first-team All-LSC honors for the second year in a row, by finishing second at the LSC Championships last month.

Nussbaum, also an Amarillo, Texas native, has a 3.667 GPA as a marketing major. Nussbaum, WTAMU's No. 3 golfer, finished 22nd at the LSC Championships, helping the Lady Buffs to a fourth-place finish.

Washburn, a Midland, Texas native, has a 3.343 GPA as an accounting major. He finished 38th at the LSC Championships, helping WTAMU to a sixth-place finish and a spot in the NCAA-II South Central Regional as a team for the first time in school history. Washburn tied for 22nd-place at the Regional, as the Buffs finished tied for third in the team standings.

-WT-